Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

Editor-in-Chief of Seismograf since 2021 and music critic at Kristeligt Dagblad. Has written for a wide range of Danish and international media, including Positionen (DE), MINT Magazine and Jazz Forum (PL), Neural (IT), Raw Vision (UK), and Kunstkritikk. Co-author (with Lars Muhl) of HVA’ SAA! En guides rutsjebanetur gennem Aarhus – før, nu og i fremtiden, and contributor to Man skal høre meget – an anthology on music criticism.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

review
30.06

Dreams, Noise and Apple Crunch in Stavanger

The Only Connect festival in Stavanger transformed the city into a landscape of noise, poetry and bodily vibrations.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
review
15.06

The World is Leaking – and Art Picks Up the Drops

At the Bergen International Festival, William Kentridge and Ryoji Ikeda let art capture what can no longer be said – only felt.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
20.05

The Darkness Speaks in Tones

In Reykjavík, snow falls sideways, and sorrowful reindeer sing. Dark Music Days unfolds the winter darkness in experimental tones where silence and noise meet – and even a harp made of yarn tells stories.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
comment
16.05

The Anti-Heroes Take the Stage – And It Suits Spot

The 30th edition of Spot Festival became a sonic laboratory and cultural mirror, where experimentation, genre-defying music, and raw emotional intensity were given free rein.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
08.05

Tallinn Calling: When Jazz Strikes a Nerve

At the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, improvisation and reflection meet in a landscape shaped by historical fault lines, westward gazes, and hopes for the future.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
playlist
25.04

My name is Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek – would you like to see my playlist?

Music is not just sounds, but a vain attempt to capture the infinite, which has always been and always will be.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
11.03

How Does Hope Sound in Minus 30 Degrees?

They have a bivouac, a couple of churches and a cultural festival – in northern Norway's Kirkenes, people are prepared if the worst happens.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
in brief
13.02

Jeppe's Soundtrack

If I woke up in a golden bed with a crowd of strangers around me, I would love to listen to the same soundtrack as Jeppe.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
06.01.2025

A Modern Festival with a Memory

At Warsaw Autumn, they are not only focused on sounds. The Polish festival aims to influence reality with new names and ideas.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
essay
29.11.2024

2024: An Earful of Chaos

Chaotic times call for chaotic music. But also soft techno, flutists and yoga balls. Jennifer Gersten and Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek wrap up the musical year in a conversation between New York and Aarhus.

By Jennifer Gersten & Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
15.11.2024

»For Many Years I Have Thought About What the Nordics Really Are«

Was it just for fun that the world's oldest festival for Nordic contemporary music traveled to Scotland? No, it was an educational journey.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek
reportage
15.11.2024

»For many years I have thought about what the Nordics really are«

Was it just for fun that the world's oldest festival for Nordic contemporary music traveled to Scotland? No, it was an educational journey.

By Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek