Aurora
Aurora is a newly formed Icelandic jazz quartet consisting of:
Mengi
Óðinsgata 2101, Reykjavík
Viðburðir
Aurora
Helgi Rúnar Heiðarsson - tenór saxófónn / tenor saxophone Tómas Jónsson - píanó & elektróník / piano & electronics Sigmar Þór Matthíasson – kontrabassi / double bass Óskar Kjartansson – trommur / drums Aurora is a newly formed Icelandic jazz quartet put together by bassist Sigmar Matthiasson in 2014. In addition to Matthiasson on double bass, Aurora consists of Helgi R. Heidarsson on tenor saxophone, pianist Tomas Jonsson and Oskar Kjartansson on drums - all young, emerging artists on the Icelandic music scene. The members first met at The F.Í.H. School of Music and have been playing together in various settings for few years. The quartet plays original compositions by all members of the band, music filled with high energy, colorful melodies and odd-meter rhythms. The band gets its name from Iceland's signature northern lights, which are as colorful and unpredictable as Aurora's music. “It’s a pretty diversified quartet,” says Matthiasson descriptively. “I wanted to put together a band of my young colleagues from Iceland to play my music. They are all great players and the energy and chemistry in the band is very good. The real core foundation is hardcore groove, colorful melodies, instense rhythms and a little bit of avant-garde. Part of that is because Helgi and Tomas are so well-rounded and willing to go to so many places, that I can’t help but want to play my heart out with them and me and Oskar make a great rhythm duo.” Sigmar Þór Matthíasson, bass. Sigmar started playing the bass around the age of 15, studying at a local music school called Tónlistarskóli Árbæjar. Later on he studied at the FÍH Music School and graduated from there in 2012. In his last year he was offered a scholarship for his outstanding performance at the school and spent one semester as an exchange-student in Denmark, studying at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Today Sigmar is currently furthering his jazz studies at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, USA. Sigmar has been a very active performer on the Icelandic music scene for few years. Including Nordic folk/jazz group Silfurberg and pop/rock band Hvar er Mjallhvít?, which both have released records in Iceland. In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with many of the most in- demand pop and jazz musicians in Iceland. As well as being an active performer, Sigmar has worked as a music teacher for several years. Now resident in New York City, he is also beginning to make a name for himself out there in the big world of music by performing and recording with artists in the US. Helgi Rúnar Heiðarsson, tenor saxophone. Helgi Rúnar is an Icelandic saxophonist who graduated from the Music School of FÍH in Iceland in the year of 2012. He has recorded and performed with many Icelandic and Nordic bands mainly playing jazz and improvised music, including the Reykjavík Big Band, Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, Orphic Oxtra, Blæti, Eyjafjalla Experience and Skver. Tómas Jónsson, piano/electronics. Tómas is one of the most promising young pianists in Iceland today. He graduated from The FÍH School of Music in 2012 and was nominated for the Icelandic Music Prize as the most promising jazz artist that same year. Matthiasson had his eye out for 21-year-old pianist Tomas Jonsson ever since hearing him in a student concert at F.I.H. School of Music a few years back. “I knew who he was but I had never played with him. But when I heard him he floored me. It was amazing hearing a 16-year-old playing with such intensity. Plus he has a deep understanding of the blues,” says Matthiasson. Tómas is one of the most sought-after keyboard players in Iceland in the field of pop, blues and jazz music and has played with bands like Ásgeir Trausti, ADHD, Hjálmar and Fjallabræður. Óskar Kjartansson, drums. Drummer Oskar Kjartansson is the final puzzle to the piece: “Oskar and I have a closely formed musical relationship, where we know one another’s time and feel very well,” Matthiasson says. “I love his combination of traditional and free jazz playing.” Óskar started playing drums when he was 12 years old but lost interest for a few years and it wasn't until he discovered jazz that he really started to be interested in playing music. When he was eighteen years old he started his studies in the FÍH Music School and graduated in the spring of 2013, by playing a concert with his compositions and arrangements. Óskar mostly plays jazz orientated music but also all kinds of diverse music, for example his balkan big band Orphic Oxtra, which has released two albums. www.facebook.com/auroraquartet www.soundcloud.com/auroraquartet www.facebook.com/sigmarmatthiasson www.sigmarmatthiasson.com - Coming Soon! /// Hljómsveitin Aurora kemur fram á tónleikum í Mengi fimmtudagskvöldið 25.júní næstkomandi. Tónleikarnir hefjast kl. 21:00 en húsið opnar kl. 20:00. Aðgangseyrir er einungis 2000 kr. Á tónleikunum verður flutt frumsamin jazz tónlist meðlimanna sem einkennist oft á tíðum af ævintýralegri tilraunamennsku, fjölbreytilegum rythma, litríkum laglínum en fyrst og fremst mikilli spilagleði. Hljómsveitin Aurora er jazz kvartett stofnaður af bassaleikaranum Sigmari Þór Matthíassyni á vormánuðum 2014. Hljómsveitin fór fyrir Íslands hönd til Helsinki í Finnlandi síðastliðið haust og tók þar þátt í hinni árlegu norrænu ungliða jazz keppni/hátíð "Young Nordic Jazz Comets". Á hátíðinni koma fram norrænar hljómsveitir sem skipaðar eru efnilegustu jazzleikurum Skandinavíu. Auk þess kom Aurora fram á Jazzhátíð Reykjavíkur í ágúst 2014 og á tónleikum á vegum Jazzklúbbsins Múlans í maí 2015 við góðan orðstíl. Allir meðlimir hljómsveitarinnar eru útskrifaðir úr Tónlistarskóla FÍH og hafa þegar getið sér gott orð á tónleikasviðum bæði hér heima og erlendis. Aurora leikur frumsamdar tónsmíðar meðlimanna, kraftmikla tónlist sem einkennist af litríkum laglínum, fjölbreyttum rhythma en fyrst og fremst mikilli spilagleði. Nafn hljómsveitarinnar má rekja til hinna íslensku norðurljósa sem eru, líkt og tónlist Áróru, litrík og óútreiknanleg. Aurora skipa: Helgi Rúnar Heiðarsson - tenór saxófónn Tómas Jónsson - píanó & elektróník Sigmar Þór Matthíasson - kontrabassi Óskar Kjartansson - trommur Vefslóðir: www.facebook.com/auroraquartet www.soundcloud.com/auroraquartet www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fS09RTIUfw www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2qZi5znl3o http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-finland-festival-european-jazz-conference-verneri-pohjola-by-ian-patterson.php?&pg=2#.VDNsqildWAM - hér má finna umsögn um tónleikana í Finnlandi á alþjóðlegu jazz tónlistarsíðunni All About Jazz: "Icelandic quartet Aurora's rhythmically elastic acoustic jazz veered between feather-light grooves, catchy group vamps of contemporary hue and headier, more intense rhyhms. The final song of its set proved it can also pen a damn fine tune; Helgi Rúnar Heiðarsson stood out as one of the more impressive saxophonists of the entire Jazz Finland Festival."
Goodbye Menghai: Óskar Guðjónsson, Magnús T. Eliassen & Andras Halmos featuring Olga Nyári as TJ (Tea Jockey)
On this last weekend of our Pop Up Teahouse Menghai, Andras Halmos and Olga Nyari our in house tea experts will be having a music and tea event where we bid them farewell for the time being. As well as being a tea expert Andras is also a drummer and will be joined by Óskar Guðjónsson & Magnús T. Eliassen to play together before Andras flies off on Sunday. Olga Nyári, our TJ will serve different (any free) teas during the concert. https://soundcloud.com/andrashalmos https://www.youtube.com/user/halmosandras http://thepowerofju.com/ Entrance fee is 2000 kronur. /// Næsta helgi er síðasta helgin sem Pop Up Tehúsið okkar Menghai Tea House verður í gangi og í tilefni þess munu umsjónarmenn þess Andras Halmos og Olga Nyari slá upp tónlistar og teviðburði þar sem við kveðjum þau að sinni. Auk þess að vera te-sérfræðingur er Andras trommuleikari og mun hann spila með Óskari Guðjónssyni og Magnúsi T. Eliassen á þessu síðasta kvöldi áður en hann flýgur af landi brott. https://soundcloud.com/andrashalmos https://www.youtube.com/user/halmosandras http://thepowerofju.com/ Miðaverð er 2000 krónur.
Woodpigeon
A solo performance of new songs recorded recently with producer/collaborator Sandro Perri. There will be loops and some falsetto. Mark Andrew Hamilton is Woodpigeon, a Canadian-born and based performer specializing in acoustic loops and self-harmonizing. Woodpigeon solo appeared at the 2012 Airwaves Festival and Hamilton is also a proud and happy member of EMBASSYLIGHTS alongside Benni Hemm Hemm (who made their Airwaves debut in 2014). Woodpigeon was coined in 2005 to shelter a revolving cast of Mark Hamilton’s musician comrades as they coalesced around his first songs. Since then, five full-length albums and at least a dozen other recordings have been released into the wild under the Woodpigeon banner. Hamilton, sometimes with guests but often alone, has toured Europe and North America alongside several artists (including Withered Hand, Jose Gonzalez, Iron & Wine, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, and Calexico), and been on the bill at a few festivals (Sled Island, The End of the Road, Haldern Pop, Field Day, Pop Montreal). The Woodpigeon entity has been involved in theatrical, cinematic, and performance events and featured on productions by many purveyors of fine musical exposure (CBC Radio, BBC, Radio France, Le Blogotheque, Black Cab Sessions, Bandstand Busking, Southern Souls, XFM and more). In 2010, Woodpigeon completed its first residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. While all of this has been wonderful, Hamilton wishes with all his heart that Woodpigeon could have had a Peel Session. Alas. http://www.woodpigeon-songbook.com/ http://www.facebook.com/woodpigeonmusic http://woodpigeon.bandcamp.com/ http://www.blogotheque.net/2012/01/30/woodpigeon/ /// Mark Andrew Hamilton heldur einstaklings tónleika með efni sem hann er nýbúinn að taka upp með framleiðanda/samstarfsaðila Sandro Perri. Það verða lykkjur og eitthvað um falsettur. Mark Andrew Hamilton er Woodpigeon, fæddur og búsettur í Kanada. Hann sérhæfir sig í órafmögnuðum lykkjum og að sjá um eigin raddanir. Woodpigeon einstaklingsverkefnið hófst á Iceland Airwaves hátíðinni en Mark er einnig stoltur og kátur meðlimur í EMBASSYLIGHTS með Benna Hemm Hemm sem þreyttu frumraun sína á Airwaves 2014. Woodpigeon varð til árið 2005 til að halda utan um síbreytilegan hóp tónlistarmanna sem Mark Hamilton starfaði með og komu saman í kringum fyrstu lögin hans. Síðan þá hafa komið út fimm plötur í fullri lengd og a.m.k. tólf aðrar upptökur hafa sloppið út í óvissuna undir merkjum Woodpigeon. Hamilton hefur ferðast og spilað víða um Evrópu og Norður Ameríku, stundum einn en oft með gesti með sér og komið fram með fjölmörgu listafólki (þar á meðal Withered Hand, Jose Gonzalez, Iron & Wine, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, and Calexico) og verið á dagskrá nokkurra hátíða (s.s. Sled Island, The End of the Road, Haldern Pop, Field Day, Pop Montreal). Woodpigeon merkið hefur þróast yfir í leikhús, myndbands og gjörninga viðburði og verið hluti af mörgum verkefnum hjá aðilum sem koma gæða tónlist á framfæri (CBC Radio, BBC, Radio France, Le Blogotheque, Black Cab Sessions, Bandstand Busking, Southern Souls, XFM o.fl.). Árið 2010 kláraði Woodpigeon sitt fyrsta listamannaseturs tímabil hjá banff Centre for the Arts. Þrátt fyrir að allt þetta hafi verið dásamlegt, óskar Mark með öllu sínu hjarta að Woodpigeon hefði getað haft Peel Session. Svona er þetta. http://www.woodpigeon-songbook.com/ http://www.facebook.com/woodpigeonmusic http://woodpigeon.bandcamp.com/ http://www.blogotheque.net/2012/01/30/woodpigeon/
Duo Harpverk
Duo Harpverk will be premiering work by Ruud Wiener, Aki Asgeirsson, Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Sketches for a new piece by Jeffrey Mumford, and of course On Heaven and Earth from the ballet Englajól by Elin Gunnlaugsdóttir. Duo Harpverk was formed in 2007 by harpist Katie Buckley and percussionist Frank Aarnink. The duo’s intention is to commission and perform music for harp and percussion. Since beginning they have commissioned over 80 pieces from composers in Iceland and all over the world. (see works list for a complete list of commissioned pieces performed by Duo Harpverk.) Although they have many works from more experienced composers, the main focus of Harpverk is to commission and perform the music of both young Icelandic composers and young composers worldwide. Harpverk has performed at the Listahátið in 2012/2014, Tectonics Festival in 2013, Dark Music Days Festival 2007- 2012, the 2009 Iceland Airwaves festival with Ísafold ensemble, Kírkjulistahátið 2010, Ung Nordic Music Days 2007, 100 year birthday festival of Hafnarfjörð 2008, Sólheimar summer concert series 2008, and several concerts on the 15:15 music series at the Nordic House. They have toured Denmark, the Netherlands and the Faroe Islands and taken part in the Danish OpenDays festival, the Icelandic Music Days in Amsterdam, and the Summartónar Festival in the Faroe Islands (2012, 2014). They performed in Washington D.C.‘s Kennedy Center in March 2013 as a part of the Nordic Cool Festival. In June of 2015 they will premiere Stewart Copeland’s Poltroons in Paradise with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Harpverk released their first CD, The Greenhouse Sessions, in April 2012. It is available on bandcamp (duoharpverk.bandcamp.com) itunes, and amazon and CD’s are available from Frank or Katie, music stores around Reykjavik, The Atlanta Harp Center and Broekmans en van Poppel in Amsterdam. The Duo released their second CD, Offshoots, in October, 2014. It is also available in music stores around Reykjavik, bandcamp (duoharpverk.bandcamp.com), itunes, or you can contact Frank or Katie directly to order a copy from them. www.duoharpverk.com Admission fee is 2000 kronur /// Duo Harpverk heldur tónleika þar sem verða frumflutt verk eftir Ruud Wiener, Áka Ásgeirsson, Guðmund Stein Gunnarsson. Drög að nýju verki eftir Jeffrey Mumford og að lokum verkið Á himini og jörðu sem er svíta úr ballettinum Englajólum eftir Elínu Gunnlaugsdóttur. Duo Harpverk var stofnað árið 2007 af hörpuleikaranum Katie Buckley og slagverksleikaranum Frank Aarnink. Ætlun Dúosins er að panta og flytja tónlist fyrir hörpu og slagverk. Frá upphafi hafa þau pantað yfir 60 verk eftir tónskáld frá Íslandi, Danmörku, Englandi, Ástralíu og Bandaríkjunum. Þótt þau hafi flutt mörg verk eftir reynd tónskáld hefur dúettinn lagt áherslu á að panta og að flytja tónlist ungra íslenskra tónskálda. Harpverk hefur leikið á Myrkum Músíkdögum 2007 - 2010, Iceland Airwaves hátíðinni árið 2009, með kammersveitinni Ísafold, Kirkjulistahátíð 2010, Ung Nordisk Musik 2007, 100 ára afmælishátíð Hafnarfjarðar 2008, Sumartónleikaröð Sólheima 2008, og nokkra tónleikar á 15:15 tónleikaröðinni í Norræna húsinu. Þau flytja verk Daníels Bjarnasonar, Skelja á hljómplötunni Processions sem Daníel gaf út nýverið. Þar sem þau eru virk í að hvetja ung tónskáld til dáða, kenndu Katie og Frank námskeið í Listaháskóla Íslands þar sem ungum tónskáldum var kennt að skrifa fyrir hörpu og slagverk árið 2009. Fimm af tónskáldunum sem tóku þátt í námskeiðinu fengu verkin sín flutt á Myrkum Músíkdögum 2010. Í kjölfarið af góðum árangri tónleikanna var þeim boðið að gera slíkt hið sama á Myrkum Músíkdögum 2011. Á Myrkum Músíkdögum 2010 fluttu þau einnig tónlist eftir Önnu Þorvaldsdóttur og verkið Skelja eftir Daníel Bjarnason. Í mars 2010 lék dúettinn verk Áskells Mássonar á Háskólatónleikum. Dúó Harpverk hefur ferðast um Holland, Færeyjum, Danmörku og Bandiríkjunum.Dúóið hefur komið fram á tónlistarhátíðinni Open Days í Danmörku, Iceland Music Days í Hollandi, Nordic Cool í Bandiríkjunum, og á tónlistarhátíðum vítt og breitt um Ísland. www.duoharpverk.com Miðaverð er 2000 krónur
Brumes & Just Another Snake Cult
The bands Brumes and Just Another Snake Cult will unfurl their respective soundscapes for your listening pleasure. BRUMES Brumes hails from Portland, Oregon. Expanded from a solo performance project, Brumes has evolved into a trio taking the original ambient, experimental songs evolving into an orchestrated atmospheric affair. Dalton Long and Desireè Rousseau are ending their summer tour in Reykjavik and will be joined by special guest Þórir Bogason on keys. "Soundings in Fathoms is 7 compositions that float among expertly, full of warmth and soaring vocals. They're pieces that slowly open, expand, pass along something wise or hard to express and then disappear" JUST ANOTHER SNAKE CULT Just Another Snake Cult is an eclectic, lo-fi, psychedelic pop project. It was formed by multi-instrumentalist Þórir Bogason shortly after moving from California to Reykjavík as an outlet for his bedroom recording experiments. The first album was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards, and the second, most recent album won a Kraumur Award. The live incarnation of the band has taken quite a few forms, but in the last couple years it has settled on Þórir playing a smorgasbord of instruments, augmented by computer processing and playback, accompanied by Helga Jónsdóttir on cello+synthesizer and often Pétur Eggertsson on violin. /// Hljómsveitirnar Brumes og Just Another Snake Cult munu hvor deila sínum hljóðheim ykkur til yndisauka. BRUMES Brumes er upprunin í Portland í Oregon. Upphaflega var Brumes einstaklingsverkefni, en hefur þróast út í að vera tríó í gegnum tíðina. Upphaflegu tilraunakenndu ambient lögin hafa þróast yfir í að andrúmsloft verkanna hefur orðið útfærðara. Dalton Long og Desireè Rousseau munu binda lokahnútinn á sumar tónleikaferðalag sitt í Reykjavík og fá til liðs við sig Þóri Bogason sem sérstakan gest kvöldsins. "Soundings in Fathoms eru 7 verk sem líða áfram á fagmannlegan hátt, uppfull af hlýju og flæðandi röddum. Þau eru verk sem opnast rólega, breiða úr sér, skilja eftir sig eitthvað gáfulegt eða eitthvað sem erfitt er að tjá og hverfa svo." JUST ANOTHER SNAKE CULT Just Another Snake Cult er fjölbreytt, lo-fi, "sækadelik" popp verkefni. Það var mótað af fjöl-hljóðfæraleikaranum Þóri Bogasyni stuttu eftir að hann flutti til Reykjavíkur eftir dvöl sína í Kaliforníu og þjónaði sem útrás fyrir þeim tilraunum við upptökulistina sem hann stundaði í svefnherbergi sínu. Holdgerving hljómsveitarinnar hefur tekið margvíslegar myndir, en síðustu ár hefur það tekið bólfestu með Þóri að spila á aragrúa hljóðfæra, sem hafa svo fengið liðsauka frá tölvuvinnslu og upptökum, auk þess að Helga Jónsdóttir hefur spilað á selló og hljómborð og Pétur Eggertsson oft spilað með á fiðlu.
Empty Taxi
Wanna get out of this homogeneous little city? Join Empty Taxi for the night. It’s the moniker of Brussels-based French/Northern Irish musician Zoë McPherson. Her music has been described as “indigenous electronic,” and her latest EP ‘IRIZAJN’ takes listeners around the world, from Slovenia to the Congo. While the sound of each track varies widely based on its global inspiration, Empty Taxi’s music has a smooth and crisp feeling, and features samples from the sounds of several cultures and locales. Come expand your worldview, no red-eye flight required.
Empty Taxi
Empty Taxi is a ready to travel inside and around sound, an iridescent cabinet of curiosities. Empty Taxi is a new project by French/Northern - Irish producer and vocalist Zoë McPherson now based in Brussels. Originally a percussionist and jazz drummer, she works with field - recording material, keyboards, beats and her own voice. Her compositions reveal influence from electronics, techno, ethnical and folkloric music. Some songs integrate her anthropological research about different tribes of our world (Inuit, Pygmy) and lead her to call her music ‘Indigenous electronic’. Debut cassette/EP Irizajn was self-released in October 2014 on limited handcrafted cassette edition and download. It received encouraging reviews notably on No Fear of Pop and The Quietus: “IRIZAJN demonstrates McPherson's deft and already highly intriguing songwriting. [...] It's a late addition, but IRIZAJN deserves to be up there with the best tapes - and most instantly lovable debuts - of 2014. WEBPAGE http://www.emptytaxii.com/ SOUNDCLOUD http://www.soundcloud.com/emptytaxi FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/emptytaxii The entrance fee is 2.000 krónur. // Empty Taxi er í stakk búin til að flakka um alla áfangastaði hljóðheima og er forvitin um alla þá regnbogans liti sem í þeim er að finna. Empty Taxi er nýtt sólóverkefni fransk - norður írsku söngkonunnar Zoë McPherson sem lifir og starfar í Brussel. Hún vinnur með umhverfishljóð, hljómborð, takta og eigin rödd. Tónsmíðar hennar sækja áhrif sín í raftónlist, teknó, og þjóðlagatónlist. Hún á það til að flétta bakgrunn sinn í mannfræði inn í tónlist sína sem og rannsóknir á mismunandi ættbálkum heimsins, svo sem Inúíta og Pygmy. Þar af leiðandi kallar hún tónlist sína "Frumbyggja raftónlist". Hún gaf sjálf út sína fyrstu snældu, Irizajn, í október 2014 í takmörkuðu upplagi. Útgáfan hlaut uppörvandi dóma á No Fear of Pop og The Quietus: “IRIZAJN sýnir dýpt McPherson og afar forvitnilega textagerð hennar. [...] IRIZAJN verðskuldar gæðastimpil meðal bestu snældna og ástsælustu frumraunum ársins 2014”. HEIMASÍÐA http://www.emptytaxii.com/ SOUNDCLOUD http://www.soundcloud.com/emptytaxi FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/emptytaxii Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur.
KRÍA BREKKAN / KRISTÍN ANNA
Í minningu Myrkurs Þetta sumarkvöld mun Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir halda tónleika í Mengi þar sem hún mun flytja frumsamin lög á píanó í minningu um Myrkur sem lést fyrr í sumar. Kristín Anna mun flytja verk af plötu sem hún hefur verið að vinna að sem er væntanlega í lok ársins hjá Bel Air Glamour og Vinyl Factory. Eftir tónleikana heldur hún til Bandaríkjanna þar sem hún mun syngja og leika í sviðsverki eftir Ragnar Kjartansson í samstarfi við Gyðu tvíburasystur sína og tvíburabræðurna í The National. Verkið er opnunarverk tónlistarhátíðarinnar Eaux Claires sem Bon Iver og félagar standa fyrir í Wisconsin. The Oceanwave Rocks My Kneeshell In Poem Bee Xlaura Clay And Vapour Spinning Diamond Broken Light Like The Others In the Air Place Of You --- In the memory of Darkness On this summer evening Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir will play a concert at Mengi where she will perform original compositions on the piano in the memory of Darkness who died earlier this summer. Kristín Anna will be performing pieces from the record she is currently working on which can be expected to be released at the end of the year with Bel Air Glamour and Vinyl Factory. After the concert she will be heading straight to the US where she will be singing and acting in a performance piece by Ragnar Kjartansson in collaboration with her twin sister Gyda and the twin brothers in The National. The piece will be the Opening Act for the Eaux Claires festival hosted by Bon Iver and co. in Wisconsin. Program: The Oceanwave Rocks My Kneeshell In Poem Bee Xlaura Clay And Vapour Spinning Diamond Broken Light Like The Others In the Air Place Of You
Orchestral Summer Music and Friends
Ólöf Arnalds and Skúli Sverrisson will be celebrating summer, performing music and poetry, supported by friends and surprise orchestral guests. Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur /// Ólöf Arnalds og Skúli Sverrisson fagna sumrinu með tónlistar og ljóða dagskrá, með aðstoð vina og óvæntu samspili gesta. Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
PoetryFilm
A screening of short poetry films curated by British artist Zata Banks. Zata Banks will introduce a curated selection of film artworks, chosen for their alignment with poetry, with poetic structures, with poetic experiences, and with the visual, verbal and aural languages of poetry in various forms. PoetryFilm is the highly influential research art project founded by British artist Zata Banks in 2002, celebrating poetry films and other experimental text/image/sound material. Since 2002, PoetryFilm has presented over 70 events at venues including Tate Britain, The ICA, FACT Liverpool, Cannes Film Festival, CCCB Barcelona, O Miami, The Royal College of Art, and Curzon Cinemas. Zata Banks has also judged poetry film prizes for the Southbank Centre in London, Zebra Festival in Berlin, and Carbon Culture Review in America. PoetryFilm is supported by Arts Council England, and is an accredited member of Film Hub London, part of the BFI Audience Network. The PoetryFilm Archive, which at present contains c.1000 artworks, welcomes submissions all year round. info@poetryfilm.org Email: info@poetryfilm.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetryfilm.org Twitter: @poetryfilmorg Website: http://www.poetryfilm.org /// Breska listakonan Zata Banks er listrænn stjórnandi PoetryFilm og býður okkur upp á samansafn af stuttum ljóða myndum. Zata Banks mun kynna úrval listakvikmyndaverka, sérstaklega valin fyrir samsvörun sína í ljóðformið, fyrir ljóðræna uppbyggingu, ljóðrænar reynslur og vegna myndrænnar, munnlegrar og hljóðrænnar tjáningarleiða ljóðanna á margvíslegan máta. PoetryFilm er gríðarlega áhrifamikið rannsóknar lista verkefni sem breska listakonan Zata Banks stofnaði árið 2002, til að gera ljóðrænum myndum hátt undir höfði sem og öðru tilraunakenndu texta, mynd- og hljóðefni. Síðan þá hefur PoetryFilm kynnt verk sín á rúmlega 70 viðburðum á sýningarstöðum eins og Tate Britain, The ICA, FACT Liverpool, Cannes Film Festival, CCCB Barcelona, O Miami, The Royal College of Art og Curzon Cinemas. Zata Banks hefur einnig setið í dómnefnd fyrir verðlaun í ljóðrænum kvikmyndum fyrir Soutbank Centre í London, Zebra Festival í Berlín og Carbon Culture Review í Ameríku. PoetryFilm er styrkt af Arts Council England og er viðurkenndur meðlimur í Film Hub London, sem tilheyrir BFI Audience Network. PoetryFilm safnið, inniheldur um 1000 listaverk og tekur á móti efni allan ársins hring. info@poetryfilm.org Email: info@poetryfilm.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poetryfilm.org Twitter: @poetryfilmorg Vefsíða: http://www.poetryfilm.org
Fred Frith
Fred Frith (electric guitar) Heike Liss (live improvised visuals) Fred Frith is a songwriter, composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist. He learned his craft playing in rock bands, notably Henry Cow, and creating music in the recording studio. His work has been performed by Ensemble Modern, Robert Wyatt, Arditti Quartet, Ground Zero, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Concerto Köln, and Rova Sax Quartet, among quite a few others. Fred enthusiastically records and performs all over the place with international icons, young unknowns, and everyone in between. He is currently playing blistering improvisations with Massacre, subtle songs with Cosa Brava, and edgy, psychedelic rock with the Fred Frith Trio. A recipient of the Demetrio Stratos Prize (Milan), the Music on Film/Film on Music Award (Prague), and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in his home county of Yorkshire, Fred teaches improvisation at Mills College in Oakland, California and at the Musik Akademie in Basel, Switzerland. His collaborations with partner Heike Liss date back more than twenty years, and they are both currently acting as visiting faculty at the Universidad Austral in Valdivia, Chile. Fred is the subject of Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel’s award-winning documentary film Step Across the Border. His visits to Iceland date back to concerts with Skeleton Crew in 1986, and include more recent collaborations with members of S.L.A.T.U.R. in the field of experimental and graphic scores. Heike Liss works in a variety of media, including video, photography, drawing, sculpture, site-specific installation and public intervention. Her biggest inspiration is everyday life—the world and the people around her. She studied Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tübingen before attending Mills College, where she received a Master’s degree in Studio Art. Natural curiosity and economic necessity have led Heike to make a living as a bartender, singer, factory worker, PR manager, secretary, radio actor, film extra, cleaning lady, chef, shiatsu therapist, art teacher, trend scout, roller skating cigarette girl, archivist, sex educator, AIDS/HIV counselor, marketing researcher, graphic designer, and portrait photographer. Heike’s award-winning work has been exhibited internationally in museums, galleries and at film festivals. She has collaborated with choreographer François Verret, musicians Ellen Fullman, GAW, Marcus Weiss, Sylwia Zytynska, and Theresa Wong, multi-media artists Ellen Lake, Nomi Talisman, and Michael Trigilio, painter Soffia Saemundsdottir and poet Lyn Hejinian, to name a few. In 2011 she co-founded the dance theater collective this sweet nothing with composer Caroline Penwarden and choreographer Sonsherée Giles. Their first collaboration (Was It a Dream I Loved) was presented to critical acclaim in February 2012 in Oakland, California. Since 2014, Heike is performing live visuals with her long time collaborator and travelling companion Fred Frith, as well as other musical improvisers such as Ikue Mori, Lotte Anker, and Shelley Hirsch. Admission fee is 2.000 krónur. // 17. júlí kl. 21 Föstudagskvöld: Fred Frith (rafmagnsgítar) Heike Liss (skapar myndefni á staðnum) Fred Frith er lagahöfundur, tónskáld, spunalistamaður og fjöl-hljóðfæraleikari. Hann nam sitt fag við að spila í rokk hljómsveitum eins og Henry Cow og við að búa til tónlist í upptökuverinu. Verk hans hafa verið leikin af fjölmörgum aðilum svo sem Ensemble Modern, Robert Wyatt, Arditti Quartet, Ground Zero, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Concerto Köln og Rova Sax Quartet. Fred hefur brennandi áhuga og tekur bæði upp og kemur fram vítt og breitt jafnt með alþjóðlegum goðsögnum, ungum og óþekktum listamönnum og öllum þar á milli. Um þessar mundir er hann að spila sjóðheit spunaverk með Massacre, hljóðlát lög með Cosa Brava og framúrstefnulegt sækadelískt rokk með Fred Frith Tríóinu. Hann hefur hlotið Demetrio Stratos Verðlaunin í Mílanó, Music on Film/Film on Music verðlaunin í Prag og heiðurs Doktorsnafnbót frá University of Huddersfield í heimahéraði sínu, Yorkshire, Fred kennir einnig spunalist við Mills College í Oakland, í Kaliforníu og við Musik Akademie í Basel, í Sviss. Samstarfsverkefni hans við félaga sinn Heike Liss spanna rúmlega tuttugu ár aftur í tímann, og þeir sinna báðir stöðum sem gesta leiðbeinendur við Universidad Austral í Valdivia, í Chile. Fred er viðfangsefni verðlaunuðu heimildarmyndarinnar Step Across the Border eftir Nicolas Humbert og Werner Penzel sem. Heimsóknir hans til Íslands hófust árið 1986 er hann kom með hljómsveitinni Skeleton Crew til að halda hér tónleika, en styttra er þó síðan hann kom til landsins til að vinna með meðlimum S.L.Á.T.U.R. í tilraunakenndum grafískum verkum. Heike Liss vinnur við margs konar miðla, þ.á.m. við myndbönd, ljósmyndun, teikningar, skúlptúr, innsetningar í ákveðnum rýmum og við almennings íhlutun. Stærsti áhrifavaldur hennar er hversdagslífið - heimurinn og fólkið í kringum hana. Hún nam Þjóðhátta og menningarlega mannfræði við Unitversity of Tübingen áður en hún fór í Mills College þar sem hún vann sér inn Mastersgráðu í Stúdíó List. Eðlisleg forvitni og hagkvæm neyð hefur leitt Heike í hinar ýmsu áttir til að vinna fyrir sér og hefur hún m.a. starfað sem barþjónn, söngvari, verksmiðjustarfskraftur, stýringu almannatengsla, ritari, útvarpsleikari, stadisti í bíómynd, ræstitæknir, kokkur, shiatsu ráðgjafi, listakennari, tísku útsendari, sígarettustelpa á hjólaskautum, skjalastjóri, kynlífs leiðbeinandi, AIDS/HIV ráðgjafi, starfað við markaðsrannóknir, sem grafískur hönnuður og ljósmyndari. Heike hefru unnið til verðlauna fyrir verk sín og hefur sýnt þau á alþjóðlegum vettvangi í söfnum, galleríum og á kvikmyndahátíðum. Hún hefur unnið með danshöfundinum François Verret, tónlistarfólkinu Ellen Fullman, GAW, Marcus Weiss, Sylwia Zytynska, og Theresa Wong, marg-miðla listafólkinu Ellen Lake, Nomi Talisman og Michael Trigilio, Soffíu Sæmundsdóttur málara og ljóðskáldinu Lyn Hejinian, svo einhverjir séu nefndir. Árið 2011 stofnaði hún dans leikhús samvinnuhópinn this sweet nothing með tónskáldinu Caroline Penwarden og danshöfundinum Sonsherée Giles. Fyrsta samstarfsverkefni þeirra (Was It a Dream I Loved) var kynnt í Oakland, í Kaliforníu í febrúar árið 2012 og hlaut lof gagnrýnenda. Frá árinu 2014 hefur Heike verið að sýna myndefni í beinni með samstarfsmanni sínum og ferðafélaga til margra ára Fred Frith, sem og öðru tónlista spunalistafólki eins og Ikue Mori, Lotte Anker og Shelley Hirsch. Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
Fred Frith & guests
Fred Frith (electric guitar) Heike Liss (live improvised graphic score) Steini Gunnarsson (guitar, etc) Jesper Pedersen (diy electronics/keyboards) Páll Ivan (bass) Þráinn Hjálmarsson (flute) Fred Frith is a songwriter, composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist. He learned his craft playing in rock bands, notably Henry Cow, and creating music in the recording studio. His work has been performed by Ensemble Modern, Robert Wyatt, Arditti Quartet, Ground Zero, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Concerto Köln, and Rova Sax Quartet, among quite a few others. Fred enthusiastically records and performs all over the place with international icons, young unknowns, and everyone in between. He is currently playing blistering improvisations with Massacre, subtle songs with Cosa Brava, and edgy, psychedelic rock with the Fred Frith Trio. A recipient of the Demetrio Stratos Prize (Milan), the Music on Film/Film on Music Award (Prague), and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in his home county of Yorkshire, Fred teaches improvisation at Mills College in Oakland, California and at the Musik Akademie in Basel, Switzerland. His collaborations with partner Heike Liss date back more than twenty years, and they are both currently acting as visiting faculty at the Universidad Austral in Valdivia, Chile. Fred is the subject of Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel’s award-winning documentary film Step Across the Border. His visits to Iceland date back to concerts with Skeleton Crew in 1986, and include more recent collaborations with members of S.L.A.T.U.R. in the field of experimental and graphic scores. Heike Liss works in a variety of media, including video, photography, drawing, sculpture, site-specific installation and public intervention. Her biggest inspiration is everyday life—the world and the people around her. She studied Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tübingen before attending Mills College, where she received a Master’s degree in Studio Art. Natural curiosity and economic necessity have led Heike to make a living as a bartender, singer, factory worker, PR manager, secretary, radio actor, film extra, cleaning lady, chef, shiatsu therapist, art teacher, trend scout, roller skating cigarette girl, archivist, sex educator, AIDS/HIV counselor, marketing researcher, graphic designer, and portrait photographer. Heike’s award-winning work has been exhibited internationally in museums, galleries and at film festivals. She has collaborated with choreographer François Verret, musicians Ellen Fullman, GAW, Marcus Weiss, Sylwia Zytynska, and Theresa Wong, multi-media artists Ellen Lake, Nomi Talisman, and Michael Trigilio, painter Soffia Saemundsdottir and poet Lyn Hejinian, to name a few. In 2011 she co-founded the dance theater collective this sweet nothing with composer Caroline Penwarden and choreographer Sonsherée Giles. Their first collaboration (Was It a Dream I Loved) was presented to critical acclaim in February 2012 in Oakland, California. Since 2014, Heike is performing live visuals with her long time collaborator and travelling companion Fred Frith, as well as other musical improvisers such as Ikue Mori, Lotte Anker, and Shelley Hirsch. Entrance fee is 2000 kronur. // Laugardagurinn 18. júlí kl. 21 Fred Frith (rafmagnsgítar) Heike Liss (skapar myndefni á staðnum) Steini Gunnarsson (gítar o.fl.) Jesper Pedersen (rafrænar kúnstir og hljómborð) Páll Ivan (bassi) Þráinn Hjálmarsson (flauta) Fred Frith er lagahöfundur, tónskáld, spunalistamaður og fjöl-hljóðfæraleikari. Hann nam sitt fag við að spila í rokk hljómsveitum eins og Henry Cow og við að búa til tónlist í upptökuverinu. Verk hans hafa verið leikin af fjölmörgum aðilum svo sem Ensemble Modern, Robert Wyatt, Arditti Quartet, Ground Zero, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Concerto Köln og Rova Sax Quartet. Fred hefur brennandi áhuga og tekur bæði upp og kemur fram vítt og breitt jafnt með alþjóðlegum goðsögnum, ungum og óþekktum listamönnum og öllum þar á milli. Um þessar mundir er hann að spila sjóðheit spunaverk með Massacre, hljóðlát lög með Cosa Brava og framúrstefnulegt sækadelískt rokk með Fred Frith Tríóinu. Hann hefur hlotið Demetrio Stratos Verðlaunin í Mílanó, Music on Film/Film on Music verðlaunin í Prag og heiðurs Doktorsnafnbót frá University of Huddersfield í heimahéraði sínu, Yorkshire, Fred kennir einnig spunalist við Mills College í Oakland, í Kaliforníu og við Musik Akademie í Basel, í Sviss. Samstarfsverkefni hans við félaga sinn Heike Liss spanna rúmlega tuttugu ár aftur í tímann, og þeir sinna báðir stöðum sem gesta leiðbeinendur við Universidad Austral í Valdivia, í Chile. Fred er viðfangsefni verðlaunuðu heimildarmyndarinnar Step Across the Border eftir Nicolas Humbert og Werner Penzel sem. Heimsóknir hans til Íslands hófust árið 1986 er hann kom með hljómsveitinni Skeleton Crew til að halda hér tónleika, en styttra er þó síðan hann kom til landsins til að vinna með meðlimum S.L.Á.T.U.R. í tilraunakenndum grafískum verkum. Heike Liss vinnur við margs konar miðla, þ.á.m. við myndbönd, ljósmyndun, teikningar, skúlptúr, innsetningar í ákveðnum rýmum og við almennings íhlutun. Stærsti áhrifavaldur hennar er hversdagslífið - heimurinn og fólkið í kringum hana. Hún nam Þjóðhátta og menningarlega mannfræði við Unitversity of Tübingen áður en hún fór í Mills College þar sem hún vann sér inn Mastersgráðu í Stúdíó List. Eðlisleg forvitni og hagkvæm neyð hefur leitt Heike í hinar ýmsu áttir til að vinna fyrir sér og hefur hún m.a. starfað sem barþjónn, söngvari, verksmiðjustarfskraftur, stýringu almannatengsla, ritari, útvarpsleikari, stadisti í bíómynd, ræstitæknir, kokkur, shiatsu ráðgjafi, listakennari, tísku útsendari, sígarettustelpa á hjólaskautum, skjalastjóri, kynlífs leiðbeinandi, AIDS/HIV ráðgjafi, starfað við markaðsrannóknir, sem grafískur hönnuður og ljósmyndari. Heike hefru unnið til verðlauna fyrir verk sín og hefur sýnt þau á alþjóðlegum vettvangi í söfnum, galleríum og á kvikmyndahátíðum. Hún hefur unnið með danshöfundinum François Verret, tónlistarfólkinu Ellen Fullman, GAW, Marcus Weiss, Sylwia Zytynska, og Theresa Wong, marg-miðla listafólkinu Ellen Lake, Nomi Talisman og Michael Trigilio, Soffíu Sæmundsdóttur málara og ljóðskáldinu Lyn Hejinian, svo einhverjir séu nefndir. Árið 2011 stofnaði hún dans leikhús samvinnuhópinn this sweet nothing með tónskáldinu Caroline Penwarden og danshöfundinum Sonsherée Giles. Fyrsta samstarfsverkefni þeirra (Was It a Dream I Loved) var kynnt í Oakland, í Kaliforníu í febrúar árið 2012 og hlaut lof gagnrýnenda. Frá árinu 2014 hefur Heike verið að sýna myndefni í beinni með samstarfsmanni sínum og ferðafélaga til margra ára Fred Frith, sem og öðru tónlista spunalistafólki eins og Ikue Mori, Lotte Anker og Shelley Hirsch. Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur.
6PMYLT at Mengi - After Silence
After Silence is an intimate night of music with Skúli Sverrisson & Óskar Guðjónsson, a duo that has collaborated on music for more than a decade. Their two records, The Box Tree and After Silence both received a warm reception, including the Icelandic Music Award for both releases. Their third record is currently in the making. Visuals will be in the hands of Nicolas Kunysz. This performance will be part of 6PM YOUR LOCAL TIME (6PMYLT), a networked, distributed, one night contemporary art event, taking place simultaneously in different locations, coordinated from one central venue and documented online via a web application…and you can be a part of it! On July 22 at 6 pm, join us at Mengi and help us share this beautiful night of music with the rest of the world. On this day, all posts on Twitter and Instagram that include the hashtag #6pmeu will be featured on www.6pmyourlocaltime.com, capturing a large variety of art events at participating venues happening simultaneously throughout Europe. The collection of posts will also be streamed in real time in an exhibition at the Castle of Brescia in Brescia, Italy. You won’t want to miss out on this…be a part of something global! #6PMEU #6PMEUMengi Mengi will be streaming the event live from their YouTube channel. Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur. // After Silence er kvöldstund með Skúla Sverrissyni & Óskari Guðjónssyni sem bjóða upp á ljúfa tóna í nánum sal Mengis. Skúli og Óskar eru dúet sem hefur starfað saman í tónlist í meira en áratug. Saman hafa þeir gefið út tvær plötur, The Box Tree og After Silence og hafa báðar hlotið gott lof gagnrýnenda og unnið til Íslensku Tónlistarverðlaunanna. Þriðja plata þeirra er nú í bígerð. Myndefnið er í höndum Nicolasar Kunysz. Þessir tónleikar verða hluti af "6 PM YOUR LOCAL TIME" (6PMYLT), nettengdu verkefni sem reiðir á tækni og stöðug viðbröð áheyrenda. Margir viðburðir á vegum 6PMYLT eiga sér stað á sama tíma, sömu kvöldstund í galleríum og fleiri stöðum tengdum nútímalist víðsvegar um heiminn. Tengipunkturinn er veraldarvefurinn þar sem myllumerkið #6pmeu verður notað og tengir verkefnin saman á Instagram, Twitter og heimasíðunni www.6pmyourlocaltime. Vertu velkomin í Mengi þann 22. júlí kl 18.00 og taktu þátt í þessu aljóðlega verki með því að deila fallegum myndum og myndböndum úr Mengi. Myndunum verður einnig streymt stöðugt á sýningu Castle of Bresica í Bresica á Ítalíu. Þú vilt ekki að missa af þessu ... vertu með! Mengi mun streyma tónleikunum í beinni útsendingu af YouTube stöð sinni. Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
Sölvi Kolbeinsson & Magnús Trygvason Eliassen
Sölvi Kolbeinsson: saxófónn Magnús Trygvason Eliassen: trommur og slagverk Magnús Trygvason Eliassen og Sölvi Kolbeinsson leiða saman hross sín í Mengi 23. júlí næstkomandi. Þeir félagar hafa verið áberandi í íslensku tónlistarlífi undanfarin ár en þó aldrei spilað saman og fannst þeim því tími til kominn að halda sína fyrstu tónleika. Á efnisskrá verða ýmsir jazz standardar í nýjum búning! Hlökkum til að sjá sem flest fólk! Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur. // Sölvi Kolbeinsson: saxophone Magnús Trygvason Eliassen: drums and percussion Magnús Trygvason Eliassen and Sölvi Kolbeinsson have never performed together so it was about time that they finally played some music in front of people! They will be playing their own versions of standards from the jazz repertoire. Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur.
Arnljótur Sigurðsson
Arnljótur er tónlistarmaður fæddur og uppalinn í Reykjavík. Hann hefur numið tónlist og myndlist frá unga aldri en er einnig mikill áhugamaður um skák og vísindi. Milli þess að syngja og spila með hljómsveitinni Ojba Rasta tekur hann þátt í ýmsum verkefnum tengdum spuna og nýsköpun. Hann hefur gefið út plöturnar Listauki (2008), Línur (2014) og Til einskis (2015). Á þessum tónleikum ætlar Arnljótur að spila nýja taktdrifna raftónlist í bland við eldra efni. www.soundcloud.com/arnljotur Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur // Arnljótur is a musician born and raised in Reykjavík. Since a child, he has studied music and art as well as being quite fascinated by chess and science. In between playing with his reggae band, Ojba Rasta, he does projects with various people linked to improvisation and innovation. He has released the albums Listauki (2008), Línur (2014) and Til einskis (2015). At the event, Arnljótur will play new upbeat electronic music mixed with older material. www.soundcloud.com/arnljotur Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur
Nicolas Kunysz - Music for Islands
On the 25th of July, Nicolas Kunysz, a Reykjavik based Belgian artist, is self releasing a limited edition one sided 10" record called "Music for Islands", piece that he created in 2011-2012. Co founder of Lady Boy Records and founder of the lowercase nights, member of Pyrodulia, his music takes place in the realm of electro acoustic, experimental, warm ambient drone; He combines lo and hi fi techniques to create his soundscapes, accidental recordings and glitches participate to the multi layering process of making his tracks. Textures generated by both instruments and field recordings build up flowing soundscapes that keeps on building up and collapsing. From ambient to noise, passing by drone, lowercase and discreet music. Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur. // Þann 25. júlí nk. gefur belgíski hönnuðurinn og listamaðurinn Nicolas Kunysz út sjálfur í afar takmörkuðu upplagi plötuna "Music for Islands". Platan en 10" og tekin upp á árunum 2011-2012. Nicolas hefur búið í Reykjavík frá árinu 2009 og er meðstofnandi útgáfufyrirtækisins Lady Boy Records. Hann stofnanði einnig lágstemmdu tónleikaröðina Lowercase Nights sem hefur verið haldin á Húrra og Prikinu síðan í haust. Einnig er hann meðlimur hljómsveitarinnar Pyrodulia. Tónlist hans mætti lýsa sem tilraunakenndri raf-ákústík (e. electro acoustic) með hlýjum blæ af ambíent og drunatónlist (e. drone). Hann blandar saman lo- og hi fi í aðferðum til að mynda hljóðheim sinn. Óvæntar upptökur, það með taldar gallaðar, fá að blandast með í ferlið og nýtir hann þær, lag ofan á lag og myndast áferð tónlistarinnar bæði af hljóðfæraleik og umhverfishljóðupptökum sem magnast í stöðugu flæði - byggist upp og brotnar niður. Frá ambíent til hávaðatónlistar með viðkomu í druna, lágstemmdri og háttvísri tónlist. Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
Útidúr
The chamber pop band Útidúr will perform material from their forthcoming third album, which will be released in Iceland in August. This might be the only chance to see the band perform for a while. Útidúr has been around for about six years now and released two records. The band has toured Germany and Canada extensively in the last four years playing festivals and clubs. In Mengi the band will perform with seven members playing keyboard, drums, bass, accordion, saxophone, guitar and synths as well as singing. utidur.com https://soundcloud.com/utidur https://soundcloud.com/utidur/thin-augu-mig-dreymir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoEVLqLk90 Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur // Útidúr eru í þann mund að klára sína þriðju plötu. Hljómsveitin heldur tónleika í Mengi þar sem lög af komandi plötu verða flutt í bland við gamalt. Þetta eru einu tónleikar sveitarinnar sem planaðir eru í sumar og því mögulega eina tækifærið til að sjá sveitina spila á næstunni. Hljómsveitin Útidúr hefur starfað í sex ár og gefið út tvær plötur en sú þriðja er væntanleg í ágúst. Hljómsveitin hefur verið iðin við tónleikahald í Þýskalandi og Kanada en undanfarið ár hafa meðlimir sveitarinnar unnið hörðum höndum að gerð þriðju breiðskífu sinnar. Í Mengi munu meðlimir hljómsveitarinnar spila á harmonikku, gítar, trommur, bassa, hljómborð, saxófón og syntha ásamt því að raula. utidur.com https://soundcloud.com/utidur https://soundcloud.com/utidur/thin-augu-mig-dreymir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtoEVLqLk90 Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
Jan Kadereit & Mikael Máni
The German drummer Jan Kadereit and the Icelandic guitarist Mikael Máni met in Amsterdam last year. They have played together in many different projects and they decided to form a duo together. Now they will perform their first concert together as a duo at Mengi 30. July at 21:00. The program consists of compositions by the duo, jazz standards and other tunes arranged for guitar and drums. They will be playing jazz, however their compositions and the tunes performed at the concert are influenced by pop, rock and folk melodies. Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur /// Þýski trommarinn Jan Kadereit og íslenski gítarleikarinn Mikael Máni kynntust í Amsterdam á síðasta ári. Þeir hafa spilað saman í alls konar verkefnum og ákváðu að stofna dúett í kjölfarið. Þeir munu halda sínu fyrstu tónleika sem dúett í Mengi 30. júlí kl. 21:00. Á efnisskránni verða frumsamin lög eftir þá félagana, jazz standardar og önnur lög útsett fyrir trommur og gítar. Þetta veður að mestu leyti jazz en lögin sem þeir semja og flytja á tónleikunum eru innblásinn af poppi, rokki og folk melódíum. Hlökkum til að sjá sem flesta! Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur
Hallvarður Ásgeirsson & Jóhann Gunnarsson
Hallvarður Ásgeirsson og Jóhann Gunnarsson hófu að spila saman um 1999-2001 og störfuðu þá undir nafninu Fortral ásamt Finni Hákonarsyni. Eftir nokkurra ára hlé þar sem þeir hafa sinnt tónsmíðum og hljóðfærasmíði hafa þeir tekið upp þráðinn að nýju. Tónlist þeirra mætti lýsa sem sveimkenndum spuna undir áhrifum frá djassi og raftónlist. Jóhann hefur nýverið gefið út plötuna Genematrix perimeterstroke. Hallvarður hefur nýverið gert tónlist við dansverkin Scape of Grace, Predator og Blýkufl eftir Sögu Sigurðardóttur og kvikmyndina The Disadvantages of Time Travel eftir Richard Ramchurn sem var nýverið frumsýnd í Manchester. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vardijoinzky Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur // Hallvarður Ásgeirsson and Jóhann Gunnarsson started working together in 1999-2001 and played under the name Fortral along with Finnur Hákonarson. After a few years break where they have been working on composition and instrument building, they have started playing together again. They're music can be described as an improvised ambient soundscape under influence from jazz and electronic music. Jóhann has recently released the album Genematrix Perimeterstroke. Hallvarður has recently written music to the dance pieces Scape of Grace, Predator and Blýkufl (Leadcloak) by Saga Sigurðardóttir, and the movie The Disadvantages of Time Travel by Richard Ramchurn, which was recently premiered in Manchester. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vardijoinzky Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur
Teitur Magnússon
Í gegnum árin hefur Teitur Magnússon troðið upp með ýmsum t.a.m. Ojba Rasta, Bob Justman og Fallegum mönnum. Þann 6. ágúst mun Teitur hins vegar leika lög af sólóplötu sinni, 27, sem kom út í desember síðastliðinn og hlaut jákvæðar viðtökur. Í bland við þann prísaða bálk laga munu gestir Mengis heyra nýsamin lög sem og gljáfægðar gamlar perlur. Myndband við lagið Staðlaust hjarta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2vLzmMP9lE Miðaverð er 2.000 krónur // Ojba Rasta's singer/guitarist Teitur Magnússon released his long-awaited solo debut, titled '27' last december. We're talking about a diversely influenced indie pop record and you can witness and parttake in its enjoyable laid back'ness Live at Mengi on the 6th of August. You'll hear simple and catchy songs layered with some sweet melodies. Drawing from a wide array of elements, Teitur brings you a fresh slice of Icelandic pop, daring to take you higher! About the album '27': -Peoples choice awards, Album of the year 2014, National Radio 2 Iceland: 8th place -Albums of the year list by Dr Gunni: 6th place -Part of top albums of the year choice by D.V. Magazine. -On the Top 10 list of the best Icelandic releases 2014 by KEXP Jim Beckmann. -“One of the most interesting albums of the year... Teitur Magnússon is a true artist to the core. **** ” (B.T.) Fréttablaðið **** Morgunblaðið -“Get that new Teitur Magnússon album.” (R.E.) Reykjavík Grapevine -“And Teitur Magnússon has produced an album that’s so easy to listen to and likeable that by the end I forgot that this was such a diversely influenced ‘indie pop’ album, because its just full of natural ideas, sweet melodies and clever musical instrumentation. ... This is a psychedelic pop album with simple and catchy songs at its heart, and Teitur Magnússon with his fellow musicians have layered on top musical ideas that add a texture and richness that most similar albums don’t have. Its enjoyable, laid back, easy on the ear and definitely recommended.” (Nordic Music Review) -“Another late year release I wish I could have spent more time listening to before now: This solo project of Teitur Magnússon, known to many as the singer/guitarist of Icelandic reggae group Ojba Rasta, is another tropical excursion, though one fueled by a lot more psychedelics. Tuttugu og sjö, or “27”, is quirky fun and not unlike the work of album producer Mike Lindsay of Tuung, the Brit expat who also worked with Low Roar. It’s refreshing to hear Teitur Magnússon draw from a wider array of sounds and blend elements, of tropicalia for instance, into his own brightly colored tapestry.” Jim Beckmann Kexp About the first single off “Nenni”: -“This is my theme song these days” Ragnar Kjartansson -“Simple. Profound. Powerful. Memorable. I really like this track!” (A.B. Reykjavík Grapevine) Entrance fee is 2.000 krónur.
James Wallace & Teitur Magnússon
JAMES WALLACE James Wallace makes a pilgrimage inward to his solo electric core. He sings the songs of the Naked Light over a warm, cacophonous hum of delta-style guitar picking and the occasional Rhodes piano, noisemakers, rotary phone receiver and analog drum machines. This arrangement carves more room for his earnest voice and bloodshot conviction like an angel on edge of the ninth cloud, caught murmuring dry statements about teleportation and the fate of the human race. The result is wider, the songs expanding in unexpected ways, stripped down, but larger than life. For a man that loves space as much as he does, it seems only right and natural to get out there alone. jwatnl.com/contact.html A band performance from Music City Roots in Nashville: https://youtu.be/xtK8tE-a_TI?t=4m9s Music video - To the river http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzkIS4EumkU&list=UURhyjsfB0O8ZbikczGqnifw A solo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46hCJBXVUk Stream of James´s last album: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2013/04/album-stream-james-wallace-the-naked-light---more.html TEITUR MAGNÚSSON Ojba Rasta's singer/guitarist Teitur Magnússon released his long-awaited solo debut, titled '27', last December. We're talking about a diversely influenced ‘indie pop’ record and you can witness and partake in its enjoyable laid back'ness Live at Mengi on the 6th of August. You'll hear simple and catchy songs layered with some sweet melodies. Drawing from a wide array of elements, Teitur brings you a fresh slice of Icelandic pop, daring to take you higher! https://www.facebook.com/teiturmagnussonmusic About the album '27': Peoples choice awards, Album of the year 2014, National Radio 2 Iceland: 8th place Albums of the year list by Dr Gunni: 6th place Part of top albums of the year choice by D.V. Magazine. On the Top 10 list of the best Icelandic releases 2014 by KEXP Jim Beckmann. “One of the most interesting albums of the year... Teitur Magnússon is a true artist to the core. **** ” (B.T.) Fréttablaðið **** Morgunblaðið “Get that new Teitur Magnússon album.” (R.E.) Reykjavík Grapevine “And Teitur Magnússon has produced an album that’s so easy to listen to and likeable that by the end I forgot that this was such a diversely influenced ‘indie pop’ album, because its just full of natural ideas, sweet melodies and clever musical instrumentation. ... This is a psychedelic pop album with simple and catchy songs at its heart, and Teitur Magnússon with his fellow musicians have layered on top musical ideas that add a texture and richness that most similar albums don’t have. Its enjoyable, laid back, easy on the ear and definitely recommended.” (Nordic Music Review) “Another late year release I wish I could have spent more time listening to before now: This solo project of Teitur Magnússon, known to many as the singer/guitarist of Icelandic reggae group Ojba Rasta, is another tropical excursion, though one fueled by a lot more psychedelics. Tuttugu og sjö, or “27”, is quirky fun and not unlike the work of album producer Mike Lindsay of Tuung, the Brit expat who also worked with Low Roar. It’s refreshing to hear Teitur Magnússon draw from a wider array of sounds and blend elements, of tropicalia for instance, into his own brightly colored tapestry.” Jim Beckmann Kexp About the first single off “Nenni”: “This is my theme song these days” Ragnar Kjartansson “Simple. Profound. Powerful. Memorable. I really like this track!” (A.B. Reykjavík Grapevine) Check out Nenni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XVt7HBtc0k Entrance fee is 2000 kr /// Í gegnum árin hefur Teitur Magnússon troðið upp með ýmsum t.a.m: Ojba Rasta, Bob Justman og Fallegum mönnum. Þann 6. ágúst mun Teitur hins vegar leika lög af sólóplötu sinni, 27, sem kom út síðasta desember og hlaut jákvæðar viðtökur. Í bland við þann prísaða bálk laga munu gestir Mengis heyra nýsamin lög sem og gljáfægðar gamlar perlur. Myndband við lagið Staðlaust hjarta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2vLzmMP9lE Meira efni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ezN_-9fyG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgdwfSXbxdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxwegJpdgQs James Wallace mun eiga eins konar pílagrímsför í innviði rafræns hluta sólóefnis síns með heitfengið gítarplokk að vopni. James notast einnig við stöku Rhodes rafmagnspíanó, furðuhljóðavélar, símabjaganir og trommuheila. Söngrödd hans nýtur sín í þessum útsetningum og útvíkkar hljóðheiminn. Í þeirri víðáttu vill hann gleyma sér, sá geimelskandi maður sem hann er, og hvers vegna ætti hann annars ekki að hætta sér einn inn í víðáttuna? Miðaverð 2000 kr
Úlfur Hansson
Undanfarinn áratug hefur Úlfur hefur skapað sín eigin hljóð og fléttað þeim saman í tvær sólóplötur, Sweaty Psalms frá 2008 og White Mountain frá 2013. Hann útskrifaðist úr raftónlistardeild Mills College í vor og spilar nýtt efni í Mengi. Miðaverð 2000 kr /// For a decade, Úlfur has created his own sound and produced from that two albums, Sweaty Psalms (2008) and White Mountain (2013). He graduated with a MFA degree in electronic music from Mills College this spring and will play some new music in Mengi. Entrance fee is 2000 kr
Úsland V
Úsland is a record label owned by the band, The Heavy Experience. Since October 2012, Úsland has organized a monthly release of improvised musical compositions. More than 30 musicians from 5 countries have already performed on the label’s 7 records. No rehearsals take place. Nothing is previously decided. No instructions given. Nothing. The musicians are gathered together into a studio and given a green light. The results are kept untouched and released as they happened. The musicians span the entire spectrum, some have gone through immense training and others have had no training at all. Years of experience to no experience at all. Together they tread the path of improvisation, forming a connection wherein the music starts flowing. For roughly an hour the group performs together for the first time. The participants in Úsland´s 5th release will now be rendezvousing for an improvisation session at ours. They are the following musicians: Albert Finnbogason Óskar Kjartansson Höskuldur Eiríksson Pétur Ben http://uslandrecords.bandcamp.com/album/5 http://uslandrecords.bandcamp.com/ http://uslandrecords.tumblr.com/ Entrance fee is 2000 kr /// Úsland útgáfa er útgáfu merki í eign hljómsveitarinnar The Heavy Experience. Úsland útgáfa hefur síðan í október 2012 staðið fyrir mánaðarlegri útgáfu spuna tónverka og hafa nú yfir þrír tugir listamanna frá fimm löndum komið fram á sjö hljómplötum útgáfunnar. Engar æfingar eiga sér stað. Ekkert er fyrirfram ákveðið. Engar leiðbeiningar. Ekki neitt. Hljóðfæraleikurum er smalað í hljóðver og grænt ljós gefið. Afrakstrinum er svo komið fyrir ósnertum á hljómplötu. Hljóðfæraleikarar eru tvístraðir víðsvegar um spektrúmið. Þaulreyndir sem óreyndir. Útlærðir sem ólærðir. Samstíga feta þeir þó spor spunans og tengja saman umfrymin svo upp vellur hljóðlistin. Í rúman klukkutíma leikur hópurinn saman í fyrsta sinn. Hópur fimmtu útgáfu Úslands kemur hér saman til að spila af fingrum fram en þeir eru eftirfarandi tónlistarmenn: Albert Finnbogason Óskar Kjartansson Höskuldur Eiríksson Pétur Ben http://uslandrecords.bandcamp.com/album/5 http://uslandrecords.bandcamp.com/ http://uslandrecords.tumblr.com/ Miðaverð 2000 kr
Joachim Badenhorst & Arnljótur
Belgian Reedist Joachim Badenhorst's work ranges from solo improvisation, collaborative encounter and project with John Butcher and Paul Lytton, to compositions for his septet Carate Urio Orchestra and the Icelandic based group Mógil. After years of academic training, he has since, and continues to, divided his time drifting between Belgium and different cities in the US and Europe. Now, Joachim is delving into a re-imagination of the boundaries between improvisation and composition, of abstract sound explorations and harmonic passage, and continues to attempt at a more intimate and site-specific aesthetic language that can resonate with different audiences. Since three years ago, he started the label KLEIN through which he began to engage himself in visual conceptions and self-made releases and objects. Joachim has released the solo records `The Jungle He Told Me` (Smeraldina Rima LP, 2012), `Forest//Mori` (KLEIN, cd 2014) and is currently working on a solo casette release for the French Santé Loisirs label. Joachim has performed solo at the Molde Jazz Festival (Norway), Taktlos Festival (Switzerland), Brussels Jazz Festival (Belgium), Orleans Jazz Festival (France), Bimhuis (Netherlands), Brand! Festival (Belgium), house shows in New York and Chicago and did a solo tour in China and Japan in 2014. This will be Joachim`s solo debut in Iceland. Arnljótur is a musician born and raised in Reykjavík. Since a child, he has studied music and art as well as being quite fascinated by chess and science. In between playing with his reggae band, Ojba Rasta, he does projects with various people linked to improvisation and innovation. He has released the albums Listauki (2008), Línur (2014) and Til einskis (2015). At the event, Arnljótur will play new upbeat electronic music mixed with older material. Entrance fee 2000 kr // Belgíski blásturshljóðfæraleikarinn Joachim Badenhorst gerir tónlist af margvíslegum toga. Hann hefur haldið sólóspunatónleika, unnið samvinnuverkefni með John Butcher og Paul Lytton, yfir í að skrifa verk fyrir sextettinn sinn, Carate Urio Orchestra, auk þess sem hann er í hljómsveitinni Mógil sem starfað hefur hérlendis. Joachim vinnur víðsvegar um heiminn, flakkandi frá Belgíu um meginlandið og yfir haf til Bandaríkjanna. Þessa stundina einbeitir Joachim sér í þróun náins hljóðheims, og vinnur staðbundið fyrir áhorfendur á hverjum tónleikum fyrir sig. Fyrir þremur árum stofnaði hann plötuútgáfu, KLEIN, sem hann notar sem vettvang fyrir sjónrænar hugmyndir og eigin útgáfum. Joachim hefur gefið út plöturnar "The Jungle He Told Me" (Smeraldina Rima LP, 2012), "Forest//Mori" (KLEIN, cd 2014) og vinnur þessar stundirnar við útgáfu á kassettu fyrir útgáfufyrirtækið French Santé Loisirs. Joachim hefur m.a. komið fram á Molde Jazz Festival (Noregi), Taktlos Festival (Sviss), Brussels Jazz Festival (Belgíu), Orleans Jazz Festival (Frakklandi), Bimhuis (Hollandi), Brand! Festival (Belgíu), og spilað í New York og Chicago. Hann túraði líka einn Kína og Japan í fyrra. Þetta verða fyrstu einleiks tónleikar Joachim Badenhorst á Íslandi. Arnljótur er tónlistarmaður fæddur og uppalinn í Reykjavík. Hann hefur numið tónlist og myndlist frá unga aldri en er einnig mikill áhugamaður um skák og vísindi. Milli þess að syngja og spila með hljómsveitinni Ojba Rasta tekur hann þátt í ýmsum verkefnum tengdum spuna og nýsköpun. Hann hefur gefið út plöturnar Listauki (2008), Línur (2014) og Til einskis (2015). Á þessum tónleikum ætlar Arnljótur að spila nýja taktdrifna raftónlist í bland við eldra efni. Miðaverð 2000 kr
Kristín Lárusdóttir
Kristín Lárusdóttir is educated in classical cello playing. She has also furthered her education in baroque music, viol playing and jazz music. Kristín has played with the Icelandic Opera, the Symphony Orchestra of North Iceland, is a member of Five in Tango and ReykjavíkBaroque. In April 2012 Kristín, along with the South Iceland Chamber Choir, premiered in Iceland the magnificent piece Svyati by John Tavener for solo cello and choir. Kristín received great praise for her performance of Tavener. Cello teaching has been one of Kristin's main job for past 19 years as well as playing her cello. In the spring 2013 Kristín received her diploma in Computer Music (Advanced Level Examination) with outstanding marks for her final recital. Kristín released her first solo album in 2013. She composed and arranged the music, played cello, recorded and mixed the album. Entrance fee is 2000 kr // Kristín Lárusdóttir er klassískt menntaður sellóleikari. Hún hefur að auki menntað sig í barokk tónlist, gömbuleik og djassi. Kristín hefur spilað með Íslensku Óperunni, Sinfóníuhljómsveit Norðurlands, er meðlimur Fimm í Tangó og Reykjavík Barokk. Í apríl 2012 frumflutti Kristín á Íslandi, ásamt Kammerkór Suðurlands, hið stórkostlega verk Svyati eftir John Tavener fyrir einleiksselló og blandaðan kór. Kristín hlaut mikið lof fyrir flutning sinn á Tavener. Sellókennsla hefur verið eitt af aðal starfi Kristínar síðastliðin 19 ár ásamt því að spila. Kristín lauk framhaldsprófi í raftónlist vorið 2013 og hlaut toppeinkunn fyrir lokatónleikana. Kristín gaf út sína fyrstu sólóplötu Hefring haustið 2013 með eigin tónsmíðum, útsetningum og sellóleik. Hún sá einnig sjálf um upptökur og hljóðblöndun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1qCCZ-_AJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX4nnVnFWjc https://www.facebook.com/sellostina Miðaverð 2000 kr
(╘[◉﹃◉]╕ NEÐANSJÁVARTÓNLEIKAR MEÐ DJ. FLUGVÉL OG GEIMSKIP!!
MENGI introduces: ≧❂◡❂≦ UNDER THE SEA CONCERT!!! ≧❂◡❂≦ Saturday, August 15th, dj. flugvél og geimskip celebrates the release of her third album, Nótt á hafsbotni (e. Night at the Bottom of the Ocean) at HÚRRA. Guests can expect a CRAZY PARTY!┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘, lots of decorations, UNIQUE refreshments ♨(⋆‿⋆)♨ and the best sort of electronic horror music. ✌♫♪˙❤‿❤˙♫♪✌ A TRUE CELEBRATION for eyes, ears, mouth and nose! A surprise happening will pleasantly surprise guests and therefor no more will be said at this point. The theme of the new album as well as the concert is the deep ocean and guests are asked to bare that in mind. It would be nice to see everyone participate in the theme in some way so that the atmosphere and the experience will be as amazing as possible that night at HÚRRA. Inspiration for dressing and getting into the mood: -darkness, aquamarine and deep blue, octopuses and jelly fish, shine and shimmer, sand, seasnakes, fluorescent strange fish, Atlantis and a portal to other worlds. HIP-HOP Hudson will warm the crowd up with a few old hits. He's a long timer and plays old-fashioned HipHop mixed with ice hockey music. RATTOFER plays terrific dance music into the night. Tickets sold by the entrance. Price: 2.000 ISK CRAZY PARTY FUN ♒(★‿★)♒ tickets online for sale: https://www.tix.is/is/event/1280/dj.-flugvel-og-geimskip/ /// MENGI kynnir: ≧❂◡❂≦ NEÐANSJÁVARTÓNLEIKAR!!! ≧❂◡❂≦ Laugardaginn 15. ágúst verða útgáfutónleikar með dj. flugvél og geimskip haldnir á HÚRRA. Þar kennir ýmissa grasa, en búast má við miklu skrauti, EINSTÖKUM veitingum ♨(⋆‿⋆)♨, fjöri og elektrónískri furðutónlist af allra bestu gerð. ✌♫♪˙❤‿❤˙♫♪✌ Þetta verður sannkölluð veisla fyrir augu, eyru munn og nef. Óvænt uppákoma mun koma gestum skemmtilega á óvart og því verður ekki sagt meira frá því að svo stöddu. Þemað á nýju plötunni sem og tónleikunum eru hafdjúpin og eru gestir beðnir um að hafa það í huga. Það væri gaman að sjá sem flesta taka þátt í þessu þema með einhverjum hætti til að stemningin og upplifunin verði sem mögnuðust á HÚRRA þetta kvöld. Stikkorð fyrir klæðnað og hugarfar: -myrkur, sægrænn og djúpblár, kolkrabbar og marglyttur, glans og glimmer, sandur, sæsnákar, sjálflýsandi furðufiskar, Atlantis og portal í aðra heima. HIP-HOP Hudson hitar upp með nokkrum gömum slögurum. Hann hefur verið lengi að og spilar gamaldags HipHop blandað íshokkímúsík. ┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ RATTOFER spilar svo hrottalega danstónlist fram á rauða nótt! Aðgangseyrir er 2.000 kr. RUGLAÐ PARTÝFJÖR ♒(★‿★)♒ miðar til sölu á netinu: https://www.tix.is/is/event/1280/dj.-flugvel-og-geimskip/
Clockworking release party!
Clockworking útgáfugleði!! Hittumst og skálum fyrir Clockworking auk þess sem þú getur nælt þér í eigið eintak...og hver veit nema að lag ómi! / / / / / / / / / / We're meeting up in Reykjavík to celebrate the release of Clocworking. So if you're in the area you'll be able get your special copy of the album, raise a glass and who knows; there might be a live song! All further info about Clockworking: http://vu2004.emory.1984.is/music/clockworking-out-on-july-31st/
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson was born in Akureyri, Iceland in 1977. He studied sound art at the Fachochschule in Hannover, Germany from 1998 to 2003 and has been a long-time member of the band Stilluppsteypa. His work on CD has been variously described as collage, quiet drone manipulations, and calm and minimal, which offer a range of still, contemplative moments, contrasted with more discordant (though not necessarily noisy) ones. In Mengi, Sigtryggur Berg will do a performance called =das ist keine musik= as well as celebrating the publishing of his new book called - unclear vision, color distortion, soft and fast hand movements - , released in a limited edition of 28 copies. This event is free /// Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson fæddist á Akureyri árið 1977. Hann lærði hljóðlist í Fachochschule Hannover 1998 - 2003 og er einn meðlima Stilluppsteypu. Tónlistinni hans Sigtryggs hefur verið lýst sem hljóðrænum klippimyndum, rólyndislegum drónverkum, út í mínímalisma. Músíkin hans inniheldur breytt svið kyrra og íhugulla augnablika, sem kallast á við önnur ómstríðari. Í Mengi ætlar Sigtryggur Berg að flytja gjörninginn =das ist keine musik= auk þess sem hann fagnar útgáfu á nýju bókverki sínu í takmörkuðu upplagi (28 stk.) sem ber nafnið - óskýr sjón, lita raskanir, mjúkar og hraðar handahreyfingar -. Ókeypis inn
Jónas Sen
Jónas Sen has an MA degree in Music Performance Studies from the City University in London. He also has an MA degree in Arts Managements from the University of Bifröst. He was additionally educated in Reykjavík and subsequently in Paris where he studied privately with the pianist Monique Deschaussées. Jónas is a composer, pianist, music arranger, critic and TV host. He was the keyboard player in Björk’s band on her world tours in 2007 and 2008. More recently he has been a guest performer in several of Björk’s Biophilia shows. Björk and Jónas arranged all the Biophilia songs for keyboard instruments, which was released on the iPad and iPhone versions of Biophilia. Jónas is now working in a team with M/M Paris and Björk preparing several arrangements and transcriptions of Björk’s songs, which will soon be released. Jónas has composed music for some of Gabríela Friðriksdóttir’s videos. He has also hosted many TV programs about music in Iceland. These include 12 programs about Icelandic instrumentalists (Tíu fingur), broadcast in 2006 and eight programs about Icelandic singers (Átta raddir), which were broadcast in 2011. His latest TV programs (Tónspor) featured composers and choreographers and were a joint venture of The Reykjavik Arts Festival and the Icelandic Broadcasting Corporation. Jónas is currently working on a new TV series about the musical culture of school children in Iceland. Entrance fee 2000 kr