Jakob Magnússon (born May 4, 1953) is a Danish/Icelandic keyboardist, composer, and arranger who released a string of jazz-rock albums and shortplayers on Steinar between 1976 and 1986. In 1982, he teamed with American film composer Alan Howarth in the synthpop one-off The Magnets. The following year, he joined L.A.-based synth combo Bone Symphony.
Discography:
- Horft í roðann (1976)
- Og Dýrin Í Sveitinni (EP, 1978)
- Special treatment (1979)
- Jack Magnet (1981)
- Tvær Systur (1982)
- Timezone (1986)
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Mánar
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Pelican
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Mezzoforte
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Icecross
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Eik
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