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Lydmor and Bon Homme Better when they’re together
Lydmor and Bon Homme are both purveyors of aching, dancey electro-pop – but there’s no synthesizers quite so sweet as the sounds they make together. Inside by Katherine Dunn. Jutland Station. In a double-billed show in Voxhall Friday night, the […]
The Klaphat Dispatch: SPOT music special edition
Klaphat means ‘idiot’ in Danish, and that’s what our Canadian columnist frequently feels like when faced with the complexities of Danish society. This week, through Danish music she hopes to uncover the true nordic soul. by Katherine Dunn. Jutland Station. […]
Let Quick Quick Obey take you away
Playing a Saturday afternoon slot in SPOT festival are young newcomers Quick Quick Obey. Although native to Jutland, the band have steadily increased their fanbase throughout the rest of Denmark. Music blogs Soundvenue, Good Because Danish and Sound of Aarhus […]
Bow Down to the Ladies of SPOT
While SPOT’s official opening events were underway last night, a crowd packed into HeadQuarters for a promising taste of this weekend’s talent. Nelson Can took the night to celebrate the release of their new album, EP2. Local electro darling Lydmor warmed up the […]
The Sound of Tarantino
Have you ever wondered who calls the shots when it comes to Tarantino’s famous music choices? Daria Sukharchuk found out for herself when she met Tarantino’s music supervisor Mary Ramos at a SPOT seminar yesterday. She finds out what it […]
Meet up with Uli M. Schueppel, director of among others The Road to God knows where
We meet up with German director Uli M Schueppel who is at SPOT to present two of his best films Elektrokohle – Von Wegen from 2009 about the historic ’Einstürzende Neubauten’ concert in East Berlin shortly after the collapse of […]
En Maler/A Painter- a beautiful story about hopelessness
In En Maler, An old man lives in a house far away from everyone. He’s a famous artist, who has left the mundane world and created a small, carefully designed universe for himself and his art. His house is full […]
Skammekrogen, an interactive movie that makes you feel like a Dane
The Jutland Station reporting team sat down for SPOT at a dinner table to try out the virtual movie sensation Skammekrogen at Godsbanen. They discovered that it was quite literally an out-of-body experience. “If you feel nauseous, just close your eyes for […]
START OF SPOT AT THE INTERNATIONAL KICK-OFF RECEPTION
Today was the official kick-off reception at Aarhus City Hall’s Trafikhal. A lot of people showed up to to receive a warm welcome from the Mayor of Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard, followed by a short speech from head of the SPOT […]
In its twentieth anniversary year SPOT tries something new
Already host to myriad events that fall under different categories – music, film, and interactive – SPOT festival has added a new dimension to its lineup this year: a heavy dose of free programming. Preview by Zoë Robertson. Jutland Station […]
