Join us on Thursday evening, July 16, between 19-23 as we kick off this year’s Nonagon festival at the docks of Svanö.
Get festival-ready with a swim in the clear water or enjoy the soothing warmth of the wood-fired sauna and hot tub. We´ll also fire up the barbecue and serve hot dogs. Play some volleyball or boule, or just come and hang out.
Artists:
19.00 Árstraumur
19.30 PTK.SNDNR
20.00 Lille Åbo
20.30 Olle Oljud
21.00 PRO424
21.30 Miosys
22.00 Oestergaards
(Start times are preliminary.)
| Árstraumur Árstraumur is the ambient electronic project of producer, composer, and recording artist David Elfström Lilja, born in Söderhamn and based in Gävle. Also known as Moist, his outlet for pop infused electronica, Lilja uses Árstraumur to explore instrumental music driven by atmosphere rather than genre. What began as compositions to help him fall asleep has evolved into a deeply personal creative practice, a form of therapy and a way to disconnect from the outside world. Aurora, the latest Árstraumur album, features a track co-written and recorded with Vince Clarke (Erasure). Expansive, melodic, and deeply immersive, the album is the clearest expression yet of Árstraumur’s cinematic approach to electronic music. |  |
 | PTK.SNDNR PTK.SNDNR is audiovisual artist Patrik Sandenor’s gathering place for exploring and collecting sound and image within the electronic realm. With a love for 90’s -2000’s hardware synths and grooveboxes, mixed music projects and visuals are created but also combination of it. |
| Lille Åbo Åbo used to be the capital of Finland, now it’s a tiny DJ. Lille Åbo plays a pyttipanna of music where rhythm and synthesizers are the very potatoes. Grounded in tech house, but easily wandering off to italo disco or techno, Lille Åbo creates rooms that are fun and uncomplicated. |  |
 | Olle Oljud Olle Oljud is one of Sweden’s most beloved noise artists. With self-built instruments and a curiosity for the odd, you never know what Olle can offer. |
| PRO424 Behind the moniker PRO424 we find Maximilian Karlander from Stockholm. I’ve always admired conceptual music, where songs are not only single entities but part of something bigger. This is reflected in much of my music, especially in my albums and live performances. I like to build music with a lot of different instrument and my music comprises synthesizers, drum machines, guitars, electric pianos, and much more. Live, however, focus is mostly on the electronics. I perform both uptempo dance sets and ambient, incorporating versions of my released music, new pieces, and improvisation. Two shows are basically never the same. In 2011 my first album, Soundtrack of a Frozen Time, was self released digitally. After that, I have released two full length albums on vinyl and one cassette on the Swedish label Lamour Records, as well as appeared on a few different compilations. |  |
 | Miosys Miosys is an audiovisual artist from Sandviken who creates with their senses and curiously mixes different media to express themselves. Electronic music forms the basis for their creative exploration of sound and different musical elements. Alongside video art, lighting design, knitting and other ways of creating, everything belongs together. |
| Oestergaards Oestergaards, the Swedish dark ambient artist, is no stranger to the shadowy side of music. Tomas Östergårds, a resident of Edsbyn, has been active in this dark sphere since 2016 and has established himself as a master of exploring the dystopian soundscape. With three impressive EPs as testimony, Oestergaards has proven time and time again that his true home is in the dark sound chamber. His musical journey has resulted in international attention and a celebrated place as “the next big thing” in the dark ambient genre. Oestergaards creates a sound world that is roughly chiseled out of a black gap, a soundscape that can best be described as disturbing and unpleasant. In this misty darkness there is an almost total absence of light, and this is where the artist thrives best. His music carries a dystopian power that permeates every note, creating an atmosphere of mystery and enchantment. Over the years, Oestergaards has become synonymous with a unique ability to create soundscapes that go beyond the conventional and reach into the sublime. With each composition, Oestergaards takes listeners on a journey through the unknown and evokes emotions and thoughts that are rarely explored in music. His contribution to the dark side of music has made him a prominent figure and a source of inspiration for those seeking musical courage and innovation. Oestergaards continues to shape a sound world where the black gap becomes a portal to an enchanting and evocative dimension. |  |
