EKKO Festival 2012

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Bjørn Torske by Kim Hiorthoy

What do the delicately crafted ambient experiments of John Talabot, the twisted sonics of central Pennsylvania native Alec Koone, aka Balam Acab, the slick, Balearic pop efforts of El Perro del Mar, the minimalist wonders of Pearson Sound and a documentary about LCD Soundsystem all have in common? Yep, you guessed it, they’re all making an appearance at Bergen’s EKKO Festival. Held in Østre House in the city from 20 October – 3 November, Ekko boasts a seriously impressive, adventurous programme of electronic music, visual art events and film screenings.

Pearson Sound

El Perro Del Mar

Bjørn Torske

John Talabot

Drink To Me

We went last year and couldn’t recommend it highly enough, so why not take a gander at the events below and tell us you’re not tempted?

October
20 – Mikal Telle, Trevor Jackson and ‘Shut Up and Play The Hits’
26 – Sewing Machine Orchestra (Live), Balam Acab, Sprutbass, Sandra Kolstad, Gus Gus, Sanhueza
27 – Snasen, Boska, Monolake: Ghost in Surround, Jimmy Edgar: Majenta Live Show, Barker & Baumecker, Lots Lots DJs
31 – Lemur: Critical Band, Stian Westerhus

November
1 – Origami Boe, David Toop, Drink To Me, El Perro del Mar, Ital, DJ Robot
2 – Bjørn Torske, Skatebård: Transilvanian Galaxi, Todd Terje: Bestillingsverk, Âme, Tobii
3 – Ekko DJs, Gavin Russom Solo, John Talabot, Pearson Sound

More information and tickets can be found here.