leave the band and was replaced by Jökull Úlfsson, and the band was extended once more with the addition of Gunnar Rafnsson on keyboards. Internal conflicts led the band to break up but, having signed a contract under which they were obliged to release another album, they did not split up until after releasing their final work in 1984. Bubbi left Iceland and the musicians continued along different paths. In 2001, Egó reunited to release a compilation under the title of Frá upphafi til enda. In Das Kapital Later in 1984, Bubbi returned to Iceland and formed a rock and roll band called Das Kapital and released an album called Lili Marlene; the band broke up afterwards. Solo In 1985, he signed with Swedish record label Mistlur, and released Frelsi til Sölu (Freedom for Sale) which brought further commercial success. Dögun (Dawning), was released in 1987, and became a smash success. Bubbi's popularity was finally established in 1990 with the release of Sögur af Landi, which received good reviews. In MX-21 Towards 1987 Bubbi joined guitarist Þorsteinn Magnússon (former member of Þeyr), Jakob Smári Magnússon (former bassist of Tappi Tíkarrass), drummer Halldór Lárusson and keyboardist Tómas Magnús Tómasson to form a new group called MX-21. The band collaborated with Megas and Sykurmolarnir (later known as The Sugarcubes) on Skytturnar, the soundtrack to the film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. Solo By the early 1990s, Bubbi was planning to record a Spanish-language album; this work was consolidated with the release of Von (Hope), which was recorded in Cuba with the band Sierra Maestra. In 1993, Bubbi moved towards a mellower country music style with the release of Lífið er Ljúft (Life is Good), and in 1994 experimented with rap music in the album 3 Heimar (3 Worlds). In G.C.D. In the 1990s, Bubbi joined Rúnar Júlíusson to form a rock band called G.C.D. He recorded a tribute album for his beloved crooner uncle, Haukur Morthens, and a spoken word album of original poetry in 1996. In 1998, Arfur (Heritage), an album featuring traditional Icelandic rhymes and ballads, was released. Discography With Utangarðsmenn, (1980–1981) EPs 1980 – Ha ha ha (Rækjureggae) (Steinar) 1981 – 45 RPM (Steinar) Albums 1980 – Geislavirkir (Steinar) 1981 – Í Upphafi Skyldi Endinn Skoða (Steinar), compilation release 1994 – Utangarðsmenn (Japís), Live 2000 – Fuglinn Er Floginn (Skífan), compilation release Collaborations 1981 – Flugur (Steinar) Icelandic compilation