Where we belong. Odysseus Festival 2024
An Odyssey in Helsinki: jazz meets electronic music, tradition meets experimentation and sounds from all over the world freely intertwine. No headliners, no divisions – just pure sound exploration.
Read moreAn Odyssey in Helsinki: jazz meets electronic music, tradition meets experimentation and sounds from all over the world freely intertwine. No headliners, no divisions – just pure sound exploration.
Read moreMinimalist and monumental music from “All Life Long” played by Kali Malone, Stephen O’Malley. Macadam Ensemble and Opus 333 remarkably resonated in the monumental space of the Eglise du Saint-Espirit.
Read moreRoadburn broadens one’s view of a slice of the music scene, which reveals its comprehensive spectrum in Tilburg.
Read moreThe spring edition of Sanatorium of Sound, although more economical, turns out to be surprisingly coherent, balancing rhythm and club electronics with abstract music that resonates well in Sokolowsko.
Read moreGoing beyond the music program, Borealis touched on Sámi culture, becoming a platform to rethink how to talk about one’s identity.
Read moreSupersonic restores faith in what can be done with the guitar, that music can speak for the present, and what else the word ‘festival’ can mean.
Read moreJakub Knera reports from the ninth edition of the Sanatorium Of Sound, in Sokołowsko, Poland and focuses on the wild intonarumori instruments of Italian futurism, takes a deep listening walk to a mountainous opencast mine at dawn, and enjoys the healing properties of outdoor sound.
Read moreFire! Orchestra shows brilliantly how, relying on groove and often post-punk rhythms, they can make room for improvisation, ensemble playing, and songs. This has an extraordinary power in it.
Read moreIn a fifteen minutes I can be in Algeria, Sao Tome, Bogotá, Hokkaido or Ljubljana. This is the essence of the festival: there is a strength in diversity that is as great as nowhere else in Europe.
Read moreCarefully curated Open Source Art Festival demonstrate different perspectives of presenting electronic music live – even if it’s improvising, using non-standard instrumentation, changing the methodology or skillfully paying attention on visuals.
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