“Try blaming it on the hidden people, volcanoes, elves, trolls, the midnight sun, the violent wind or what you will, but at the end of the day no one really knows why the Icelandic imagination is as vivid as it is." Kitchen Motors founder Kira Kira

 A live and spontaneous experience that will transport you to a beautiful and eerie world. Expect atmospheric musical landscapes, where traditional tunes emerge from an evocative soundscape, enhanced by hypnotic lighting and visuals by artists Magnus Helgason and Kira Kira. Think tank, art collective and record label, Kitchen Motors’ search for new art forms has made them one of the most vital and interesting groups in Iceland.

Johann Johannson mixes strings with the sounds of old electric organs and modern digital glitch, creating an amalgam of contemporary classical string writing and cinematic sounds.

Skuli Sverrisson’s music develops his work with artists such as Laurie Anderson, Blonde Redhead, Anthony Burr and Ryuchi Sakamoto; expect all that and more.