Two additional activities have been added to the program of the festival: October 8, 17:30, lobby of Hanzas Perons (Hanzas street 16a) – music critic Artemy Troitsky’s public interview with Duma Duma a.k.a. Martin Khanja (aka Lord Spike Heart) and Sam Karugu emerge from Nairobi’s flourishing underground metal scene as former members of the bands Lust … Continue reading Duma public interview w/Artemy Troitsky + John Wiese sound films →

Listen to a special Resonance FM broadcast, devoted to the upcoming edition of Skaņu Mežs festival, happening on October 2, 8 and 9. Rihards Endriksons, creative director of the festival, plays tracks by artists from the line-up of Skaņu Mežs’ 2021 edition. Produced in collaboration with the SHAPE platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, … Continue reading Resonance FM broadcast on Skaņu Mežs →

Félicia Atkinson has joined the Skaņu Mežs 2021 line-up; she will perform on the concert evening of October 8. The workshop programme of the festival, including both online lectures and workshops at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, has also been revealed. Félicia Atkinson is a French musician and artist born in 1981 in … Continue reading Félicia Atkinson joins Skaņu Mežs 2021 line-up, workshop programme announced →

The 19th edition of Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival for innovative music will take place on October 8 and 9 at concert hall Hanzas Perons (16a Hanzas street) with a free-entry opening event on October 2 at event space Fantadroms (74a Gustava Zemgala street, building „Heinrihs”). Tickets can be purchased at www.bilesuserviss.lv. One-day tickets cost … Continue reading Skaņu Mežs 2021 announces second wave of artists →

  Artists of the evening: Gischt Riccardo la Foresta Audrey Chen Arvydas Kazlauskas with Riccardo la Foresta Kœnig Semjons Haņins – “Hafons” Pics by Mr.  Arnis Kalniņš

On September 4, as part of the annual White Night contemporary culture forum, the Skaņu Mežs festival will host its traditional experimental music evening. The event will take place in the New Teika neighbourhood at a new event venue Fantadroms (Gustava Zemgala gatve 74a, 1st floor, Henrihs building). The event can only be attended by people, … Continue reading Skaņu mežs announces its White Night programme →

Центральные мероприятия фестиваля экспериментальной музыки «Skaņu mežs’2021» состоятся  8 и 9 октября 2021 года в Латвии, Риге, в концертном зале «Hanzas perons» (ул. Ханзас, 16а), а бесплатный вступительный концерт пройдёт 2 октября на Новой Тейке,  в  концертном зале “Фантадром” (Густава Земгала гатве 74а). Билеты можно приобрести в кассах Biļešu serviss и на сайте www.bilesuserviss.lv. Посещение … Continue reading Фестиваль “Skaņu mežs’2021” объявил первую часть программы →

The 19th edition of Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival for innovative music will take place on October 8 and 9 at concert hall Hanzas Perons (16a Hanzas street) with a free-entry opening event on October 2 at event space Fantadroms (74a Gustava Zemgala street, building „Heinrihs”). Tickets can be purchased at www.bilesuserviss.lv. One-day tickets cost … Continue reading Skaņu Mežs 2021 announces first wave of artists →

SHAPE platform’s inspiring partnership with RIAM festival has reached its conclusion, and a new partner organization has been added to the platform’s network – Intonal festival from Malmö, Sweden. Intonal is an annual festival for experimental and electronic music that has been held in Malmö, Sweden since 2015. The festival is held at and by Inkonst. … Continue reading Intonal joins SHAPE platform →

IDA Radio is happy to announce the open call for a sound residency for musicians, music producers and sound artists coming from the Baltic States and Nordic countries in collaboration with festivals Skaņu Mežs and Intonal. The residency will take place in different parts of Estonia in autumn 2021. Four artists will be selected who … Continue reading IDA Sound Residency 2021 →