The organisers of Iceland Airwaves held a special event in London last night as a prelude to the main event in October. Daniel Ãgust’s electronic practitioners GusGus were joined by HjaltalÃn’s Högni Egilsson on the stage, supported by Denmark’s Reptile and Retard and their amazing hair. I squeezed in next to the stage on a hot, sweaty evening at Brick Lane’s 93 Feet East to get these pics for The 405.
I went along to an event at The Macbeth in Hoxton last night, by kind invitation of Club Fandango and Soyo Live, where Hey Sholay were playing in support of Ultrasound, who were launching a new single. I was very entertained by the shouty punks Bomb Factory who were up first, but the highlight for me was the performance of Hey Sholay who impressed with another superb set. Ultrasound brought their own lighting meaning it was all just too dark to photograph them, but here are my photos of the psychedelic Yorkshiremen from the evening, along with a few of Bomb Factory.
Have a listen to Hey Sholay’s Wishbone, their opening track:
A few photos from a family holiday to Skye via the Scottish Highlands.
German composer and pianist Nils Frahm, on the same Erased Tapes label as Ólafur Arnalds, played with compatriot and cellist Anne Müller at the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston last night, and I was invited to take photos by the promoter, Arctic Circle. Support was from talented multi-instrumentalist Directorsound.
The Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds played at the rather grand Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank on Tuesday, supported by the delightfully experimental Message to Bears. This was an extremely tricky gig to shoot, with the low light and noise levels combined with the poor view from my allocated seat, meaning I had to sneak around the auditorium being as inconspicuous as possible, with every click of the shutter sounding, to my self-conscious ears, like a party popper. However having the freedom to move around also meant I was able to experiment with varying vantage points.
