review23.06.2026
While Europe's Jazz Searches for New Languages
At Jazzkaar, international stars are no longer the main attraction. Instead, the festival offers a glimpse of an Estonian scene in the process of shaping its own musical identity.
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playlist18.06.2026
We are Selvhenter – would you like to see our playlist?
Music, for us, is a fusion of different consciousnesses into a single shared focal point
playlist09.06.2026
My name is Håkon Guttormsen – would you like to see my playlist?
Music for me remembers
in brief07.06.2026
Deadly Serious Play at Louisiana
Simon Steen-Andersen’s portrait concert at Louisiana was an overwhelming encounter between grotesque humour, video art, and brutal reality.
playlist06.06.2026
My name is Troels H. Sørensen – would you like to see my playlist?
Music guides me through life – whether it is the biggest and best moments of my life, or difficult periods
review04.06.2026
In a Forest Without a Path
Niels Rønsholdt’s new music-theatre work »Osmosis« creates a compelling universe of inverted trees, yearning voices, and rock-inflected asceticism. Yet the work’s central idea remains elusive.
playlist30.05.2026
My name is Jungstötter – would you like to see my playlist?
Music for me is osmotic refuge
in brief29.05.2026
Gintė Preisaitė Turns Doubt into Music
Yet another fascinating piece in the puzzle of Preisaitė’s singular oeuvre
in brief28.05.2026
A Violinist with Fire in His Bow
Leaving the listener uplifted by this new Northern Irish music performed by the Ulster Orchestra and the fascinating Darragh Morgan, whose deep personal dedication gives so much to the music
review25.05.2026
From Coal Dust to Sound Art
Contemporary music is still alive – but often despite its own obsession with complexity and endless duration. That became clear at the festivals in Witten and Cologne.
in brief25.05.2026
Ecstasy After the Party
Dreijer’s music believes in ecstasy as a gentle experience. It is music meant for dancing, yet somehow shy at the very thought of celebration
in brief21.05.2026
Artificial Intelligence on Autoplay
Simon Littauer’s AI project »Slopcore« may sound familiar. That is precisely the point
in brief18.05.2026
Somewhere Between an Acid Dream and a Sound Garden
Wonderful music for drifting thought: a multicolored universe where the imagination continually discovers new pathways through a dense undergrowth of details
review18.05.2026
In Aarhus, Music Refused to Stay in Its Lane
While the industry talked about AI and formats, it was the bodily, fragile, and defiant musical experiences that lingered at Spot 2026.
playlist14.05.2026
We are L'arannà – would you like to see our playlist?
Music anchors us to the present moment, to the »now« shared with a live audience; yet, it also touches the eternal
playlist14.05.2026
My name is Marcela Lucatelli – would you like to see my playlist?
Music to me is movement, trance, transformation. The rest I won't tell you
playlist14.05.2026
My name is Salim Washington – would you like to see my playlist?
What is music to me? Here’s a quote from Nietzsche: ‘The people dancing all seemed crazy to the people who couldn’t hear the music'
playlist11.05.2026
We are DØGNKIOSK – would you like to see our playlist?
Music for us is the perfect language that we love to speak
review11.05.2026
In the Silence Between Voices
Marina Abramović, Miranda July and Laurie Anderson explore sound, body and absence at Nørrebro Teater – but only one work truly transforms emptiness into experience.
review10.05.2026
Longing for Plural Listening
At the Archipel Festival, listening became both a sensory experience and a political question.
review06.05.2026
From Cringe to Cosmos – and Back Again
Spor 2026 took its audience from embarrassed laughter to resonant sonic landscapes in a festival that both transgressed boundaries and overwhelmed the senses.
in brief04.05.2026
The Escape From a Hotel That May Not Exist
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re deep underground – indeed, all the way to France. A well-produced and effective piece of electronic music that invites the listener into a compelling game of whispers
in brief04.05.2026
A Trumpet, Two Illusions and a Fjord
Enchanting and, at times, deeply inspiring. It was a concert that, for now, refuses to loosen its grip on me
playlist04.05.2026
My name is Holger Schulze – would you like to see my playlist?
The five tracks I'm listening to right now are recordings I discovered either four weeks or 40 years ago. They are an integral part of my sonic persona
review03.05.2026
Music After the Breakdown
Chopin was shattered, instruments reinvented, and time dissolved at Only Connect in Oslo.