A Finnish Wave of Artists for Insomnia 2018

Tommy Ose

Aug 13, 2018

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Now we turn our eyes towards the east, and the unique musical fountain that is Finland. It must be something in the water…

 

 

 

Mysterious, dark, dedicated to providing the energy to the dance floors she directs, Kristiina Männikkö is a regular at Kaiku in Helsinki, one of the best clubs in Northern Europe, dealing in vinyls of electro, techno, new wave and acid.

From the underground of our fave musical neighbour comes JESSE (Sorry Sweden, but you already knew this…). Tired of fast synth music, they decided to make an esoteric mixture of electronic, prog, afrobeat inspired cosmic funk, drone, ambient. Or as we say – Sauna-wave. Tervetuola!

Read more about the artists on our artist pages:

https://www.insomniafestival.no/artists-2018/

Kristiina Männikkö and JESSE are presented in collaboration with Turku Modern as part of Up Node – a Nordic Network of festivals for experimental music and sonic arts supported by the Nordic Culture Fund.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Artists to Perform at Insomnia

Tommy Ose

Aug 8, 2018

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In our second artist release, Insomnia are very happy to presents two artists from the province of Québec in Canada.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A classically trained organist and composer, the critically acclaimed Kara-Lis Coverdale, weaves intricate sonic layers, offering her audience dynamic, explorative experiences. Her latest release, “Grafts”, is not one to miss.

Montréal native Marie Davidson has an energetic and charismatic stage presence. She manipulates drum machines, sequencers and synths into her unique mix of minimal-wave, synth and techno, with her trademark bilingual vocals and spoken words.

You can read more about each act as they are announced, on our artists page.

Kara-Lis Coverdale and Marie Davidson are presented as part of the North—West Passage collaboration between MUTEK Montréal, Inkonst in Malmø and Insomnia, with support from the Government of Québec (Canada) and the Nordic Council.

 

Early Bird tickets

Jamie Bivard

Jul 31, 2018

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Early Birds, take flight!
Today is your last chance to buy a festival pass at the discounted rate. Follow the link to buy your tickets now.

https://driv.no/program/2018/10/insomnia-festival-17th-edition

First artists release

Jamie Bivard

Jul 26, 2018

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The Insomnia crew are very happy to finally be able to share the first batch of exciting electronic artists who will perform at this years festival with you all.

Renowned avant-garde composer Maja Ratkje and Ume Saami artist Katarina Barruk combine forces. They present “Avant Joik” – a unique, commissioned work which blends joik and experimental electronic soundscapes.

One of the best electronic debut albums of 2017 came from JASSS. Her album “Weightless” was industrial, complex, yet strangely up lifting. Wonderful tensions drive her music.

The visionary Hieroglyphic Being, an artist in the truest sense of the word, will bring us a live-set of his raw, distorted and eclectic dance music. Will he only use two iPads?

Norwegian Ivan Ave will bring his smooth hip-hop, inspired by Jazz and the legends of 90’s rap, while Japanese artist, Golin treats us to her dreamy, layered voices and modernist sound.

Golin and JASSS are presented as part of the SHAPE Platform under the Creative Europe program.

You can read about each act and more as they are announced, on our artists page.

Insomnia Festival 2018 – 17th Edition

Jamie Bivard

Jul 18, 2018

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The Insomnia crew is proud to invite you to the 17th edition of the festival, taking place in Tromsø, Norway from the 24th – 27th October 2018.

Festival and day passes are on sale now! As an added bonus we are offering Early Bird discounts on the festival pass until July 31st.
Løp & Kjøp!

https://driv.no/program/2018/10/insomnia-festival-17th-edition

The artist page will get updated continuously here:

https://www.insomniafestival.no/artists-2018/

Sónar Festival visits Tromsø to send message to Aliens

Tommy Ose

Jul 1, 2018

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As part of their 25 year anniversary, We Are Europe partner Sónar festival from Barcelona created a special project called Sónar Calling GJ273b. From the EISCAT facilities just outside of Tromsø, musical messages were sent into space after their visit in October 2017. The objective is to reach the possibly hospitable planets circling the exoplanet Luyten Star b, a red dwarf 120 Trillion km away from earth, hoping to make the first human contact with an extra-terrestrial intelligence. Crazy eh?

Read more about the exciting Sonar Calling GJ273b project: https://www.sonarcalling.com/en/

See the video here:

 

 

 

Cloud Exit Talent Programme

Jamie Bivard

May 3, 2018

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Get the green light on your career with Cloud Exit.

Insomnia Festival calls for all unestablished artists of electronic music and DJ’s in Northern Norway to signup for our talent programme Cloud Exit. An independent jury will select 4 artists/DJ’s to perform at Insomnia Festival 2018. Participants will attend workshops with a professional mentor that will help them develop their music career.

Send in your mixes and/or self-produced tracks to cloudexit.insomnia@gmail.com no later than the 30th of May 2018.
Cloud Exit was created and developed with support from Talent Norge and Kulturnæringsstiftelsen SNN

Buespenn – Truscott & Mental Overdrive

Jamie Bivard

Apr 5, 2018

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Next week, Thursday 12th April at Verdensteatret in Tromsø

NOSO – The Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester, will host a collaborative concert with Matthew Truscott, while Per Martinsen aka Mental Overdrive will record the musicians directly to make a live remix and improvised re-interpretation of the works.

The concert is now sold out, however friends of Insomnia Festival have the opportunity to receive a limited number of tickets for half price, and we will also select 3 lucky winners who will receive a free ticket!

To enter, simply send us a private message via our facebook page, titled ‘Buespenn’ along with your full name, to be in with a chance of winning.

Competition closes on monday 9th April at midday.

For more information about the concert, follow the links below:

https://www.noso.no/konserter/buespenn