15 mini festival in Berlin will showcase experimental and underground music from Icelandic, Berlin, and U.S. artists. Taking place at Galiläa-Kirche, this inclusive event fosters cultural exchange and community-building, offering a platform for innovative, genre-defying sound. With a focus on alternative music and DIY ethos
Berglind ágústsdóttir the host of the event - is a musician and visual artist who works across media and disciplines. She released her first solo album, Fiskur nr. 1, on Smekkleysa in 1997 and has since released five other solo albums, in addition to participating in numerous collaborative projects. Berglind holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and has long been an active participant in borth Icelandic Berlin (were she lived for many years ) and international art scene, working as both a musician and visual artist, as well as organizing events and exhibitions. She is known for her interdisciplinary approach to art and music, using sculpture, installation, music and performance to convey her ideas. She has exhibited art and played music around the world
In 2024, she played a major concert representing Iceland at the Venice Biennale
Roberta WJM Andreucci is a percussionist, an experimental producer and DJ, and on air personality. She has more than twenty year of experience organizing and promoting alternative music events. She practices plagiarism and the cutting and mixing of musical and ambiental aural sources. Early in her career she started focusing on the use of voices and on vocal metalinguism, focalizing on her personal practice of “cuttingandslicing” and on rhythm patterns obtained through an improper use of her tools of the trade (cdjs, cd player, md, me mixer). Through the years her percussion set morphed into a hybrid encompassing a dj booth, a radio dj one, a microphone station for electroacustic experiments, and a mnemonic butcher’s slab. She is a founding member of performing music units such as Jealousy Party, Semerssuaq, The Secretaries and Sistemi Audiofobici Burp. She is the director of the music label Burp Publications
"G Lucas Crane is a sound artist, designer, performer, and musician whose work focuses on media-chop-up collage, tape manipulation, sonic mind-control and time travel. His cassette-tape based archival sound practice explores the wild liminal spaces of hybrid analog sound worlds and new performance techniques for allegedly obsolete technology. His uniquely haunting Tape DJ style has been lent to a wide range of bands and projects over the last 25 years. In New York City, he has variously performed at the Museum of Art and Design, Pioneer Works, Roulette Intermedium, Issue Project Room and the Brooklyn Museum, and he has toured nationally and internationally as a tape-manipulation extraordinaire. He has been recognized for his sound design and compositions with a Henry Hewes award and a Bessie nomination, and was the co-founder of Silent Barn, one of the largest collectivist art space projects in recent history. He received a masters in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts from the Universitat der Kunste in 2023."
Svartþoka is an experimental/electronic/metal trio located in Reykjavík, Iceland. The unique
three piece has cemented their place in the Icelandic metal scene through evocative and
emotive live performances. Utilising guitar drones akin to Sunn O))) accompanied by
theremin and a drum machine alongside a creative use of voices, the witches of Svartþoka
bring a unique sound hitherto unheard in the Icelandic metal scene.
Shane Palmer - My work explores the intersection of nature, technology, and sensory experience, using creative coding, analog video, and music synthesis to build immersive, interactive environments. Drawing from a background in painting, performance, and sound, I create installations that invite audience participation—where touch, light, and movement influence the harmonic and visual composition. I’m fascinated by the way technology can reveal hidden patterns in the natural world. Using haptic sensors, custom-built circuits, and modular synthesis, I craft works that respond to environmental shifts, translating them into evolving sonic and visual landscapes. My encaustic paintings, embedded with conductive materials, function both as traditional artworks and interactive instruments, blurring the line between fine art and experimental music. Like my visual work, my music takes time to unfold, revealing itself through layered drones and wandering loops. These slow-building sonic environments allow for moments of stillness, deep listening, and unexpected resonance. At its core, my practice is about connection—between past and present, physical and digital, structure and chance. Whether through generative visuals, site-specific installations, or live performances, I aim to create spaces where people can slow down, listen deeply, and engage with the unseen rhythms of their surroundings.
"Novo Line is the project of Berlin-based artist Nathaniel Fowler, a sonic alchemist whose career spans continents and genres. From his days as guitarist in the avant-garde math-rock band Oxes, known for their blistering toursand situationist humor, to his current explorations of algorithmic composition fused with live improvisation, Fowler’s work defies easy categorization. Rooted in the spirit of fluxus, early industrial, and modern composition, Novo Line has built dynamic practice built on obsolete hardware and the game of chance, indeed stealing the name from the Novomatic brand digital slot machines that have polluted Berlin street corners for decades. He has confounded audiences at festivals including CTM, Fusion, and Camp Cosmic, on stage with indie giants such as Future Islands and Lower Dens, while also cultivating site-specific works across Europe like music for the C3 Acousmonium in Milan. Echoing the pioneering innovations of Raymond Scott’s Electronium, there is a sublime integration of retro hardware and post-modern sensibility. Live this time to perform using approaches developed for his latest album Artifact, well known earworms are sampled directly off vinyl onto archaic samplers, then listeners are invited to embark on a liminal journey —where the boundaries of music, memory, and imagination blur into an expansive psychoacoustic dreamscape."
L. Zylberberg (* 1980, BfA Honours: Drawing) is an artist, producer and audio engineer currently working with music and sound. She has performed all over Central Europe, as well as Kazakhstan, China and Georgia amongst many others, is a resident of Sameheads, Berlin as well as Mutant Radio, Tbilisi. She recently released her her on Präsens Editionen, her first album. “Her her is a meticulously-crafted egress into a sonic world that is at times tense, lush, dense, and sometimes just hush.”
Blanket of Death is a duo consisting of Nicolas Liebing and Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir. Nicolas has been involved in music creation from a young age, collaborating with diverse musicians and deeply immersing himself in film scoring and sound design. Ester Bíbí has pursued music and creative arts since childhood, notably with bands such as Kolrassa Krókríðandi, Bellatrix, and Singapore Sling.
The couple has quietly created music together for years, characterized by dark electronic sounds driven by electrified analog instruments and mesmerizing sonic textures that create a uniquely captivating experience. Until now, Blanket of Death’s music has only surfaced publicly in the hands of underground DJs in cities like Los Angeles, Reykjavík, and Berlin. Collaborating with various musicians over the years, the duo has refined their sound into a compelling, addictive blend that won’t let you go.
Katrin Inga Jonsdottir Hjordisardottir is an interdisciplinary artist who explores contemporary societal structures through various artistic media. Her work frequently examines systemic phenomena, offering a thought-provoking perspective that encourages critical reflection within everyday life. With a distinctive approach, she balances depth and insight with a sense of subtle humor, engaging audiences in meaningful dialogue.
Funi Berglindarson Gunnarsson, graduated from elementary school in 2015 and has not completed any other formal education. He has been involved in music creation all his life both independently and in collaboration with others. Formerly in the group Rari boy, Funi co-founded the artist collective NEF (Never Ending Fun), which worked to promote artists. As part of this collaboration, Funi released the EP Still Rappin Still Ignorant. Funi has performed publicly at a variety of events from high school dances to nightclubs. He is working on a 14-track album with accompanying visual art, named Nútíðarfónía. Funis soundscape can best be described as sincere pop that meets melodic trap and emotional pop-punk.
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