Numusic Live at Linzfest

The city of Linz, Austria, is the European Capital of Culture 2009. Norwegian artists QRT, King Knut and Numusics Dj Martn Reed (Numusic Soundsystem) will be representing the Norwegian city Stavanger in a very special showcase, presenting unique electronic music from the region. The event, called LinzFest, features more than 200 different projects.

Photo: http://www.myspace.com/qrtb

Stavanger-artist QRT is well known for his hard instrumental hip-hop beats and hard banging electro. He has released two albums, and is currently working on his third release.

King Knut is a producer, musician and DJ, working with a great variety of different genres. His sound is new and fresh, mixing frenetic hip-hop, analog synthesizers and old school electro.

DJ Martyn Reed, director of the Norwegian Numusic festival in Stavanger, is also coming along for the ride. He is know for his weird mix of beats from Detroit, Electro and Punk Funk.

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Live: Casa Murilio and Bård Watn

Last Friday, the Oslo-based band of Casa Murilo had their first official performance. The concert took place at Habibi Cafè in Oslo. A fair amount of people had showed up at the venue for an evening that proved to be very entertaining. Along for the ride the band brought solo-artist Bård Watn, who impressed both audience and headliners with his vocal looping and strong voice.

                                                  Bård Watn. Photo: Thea S. Melberg

Bård Watn combines great songwriting skills with stunning musical creativity. I definitely believe that he is an artist whos contributions will be greatly appreciated in the local music scene. Casa Murilo on the other hand, proved themselves as true entertainers. Their energy and commitment is highly contagious, and the audience seemed to love their down-to-earth approach to entertaining. Some of their songs were familiar material to the audience, so obviously they have a small crowd of dedicated fans already.

Casa Murilo. Photo: Thea S. Melberg

Apparently the band, fronted by songwriters Chris Winfield and Dan Hesketh was formed while the two of them was living and working in Salvador, Brazil. They state that “during their years in Latin America, the two had the good fortune to see, hear and know first hand the kindness, danger, artistry and disorder that are all part of Salvador”. Their experiences in Brazil changed their lives in many ways, and sent them on a journey, leading them to Oslo, Norway.

                                                     Casa Murilo. Photo: Thea S. Melberg

Curious about Casa Murilo and Bård Watn? Make sure you visit theit myspace pages and give them a good listen.
http://www.myspace.com/casamurilo
http://www.myspace.com/isakwatn