Revisiting Reykjavik: Nick Warren’s Global Underground legacy captured in short film

A short documentary brings focus to one of the most beloved entries in the Global Underground series—GU024: Reykjavik—featuring progressive house pioneer Nick Warren. The film revisits his unforgettable journey to Iceland in the early 2000s, where an icy, surreal landscape became the unlikely backdrop for one of the most emotionally resonant mix albums in the GU catalogue.

The documentary is a nostalgic trip through hazy club nights, dramatic fjords, and the quirky charm of Reykjavik’s music scene. It blends rare behind-the-scenes footage, personal reflections from Warren, and stunning visuals of Iceland’s raw, cinematic beauty. The album itself, released in 2003, stood out for its unique duality: a chilled, atmospheric disc one that mirrored the stark, ambient isolation of the landscape and a deeper, club-driven disc two that pulsed with the heartbeat of Reykjavik’s underground.

More than two decades on, the film doesn’t just document a moment in time; it taps into the lasting legacy of a DJ who helped define a generation of melodic progressive house. For fans of the GU series and for anyone who remembers the days when mix CDs were cultural events, this is a must-watch tribute to a golden era.

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