By:Larm, the main platform for Nordic music, takes place in Oslo, February 16-18. The event consists of a festival and conference and gathers all the important players in music business from the Nordic territory. By:Larm also hosts the Nordic Music Prize award show where the best Nordic album of the year is announced. 

Finnish acts at by:Larm

There will be ten Finnish acts on the bill for by:Larm 2012. These are:

• the dark-hued electropoppers Bendagram (Kaiku Studios)
• half-space traveler half-electronic musician Lumeet
• fuzzy indie rockers The New Tigers (Soliti)
• house and club music duo Renaissance Man (Renaissance Man Arts & Science)
• the chill and soundscaping pop group Husky Rescue (El Camino Helsinki)
• indie rock group Rubik (Fullsteam Records)
• the anthemic instrumental Siinai (Kaiku Studios)

and an experimental Fonal Records label night with

• Jarse
• Tuusanuuskat
• and Barry Andrewsin Disko


Click on the links below to have a listen or check out the Spotify playlist:

 

Rubik and Siinai are also nominated for the Nordic Music Prize for their 2011 albums. The complete list of nominees is:

• Ane Brun – It All Starts With One
• Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
• Rubik – Solar
• Gus Gus – Arabian Horse
• Malk De Koijn – Toback To The Fromtime
• Siinai – Olympic Games
• Björk – Biophilia
• Iceage – New Brigade
• Montée – Renditions Of You
• Anna Järvinen – Anna Själv Tredje
• Goran Kajfes – X/Y
• The Field – Looping state of mind

Showtimes

BENDAGRAM
Thursday 16th 22.30 at Dattera til Hagen
Friday 17th 22.30 at Stratos

SIINAI
Thursday 16th 21.00 at Rockefeller annex
Friday 17th 20.00 at Mono

HUSKY RESCUE
Friday 17th 21.00 at Jaeger
Saturday 18th 00.00 at Nokia teltet, annex

LUMEET
Friday 17th 22.00 at Jaeger
Satursay 18th 21.30 at Stratos

THE NEW TIGERS
Friday 17th 23.00 at Mono
Saturday 18th 23.30 at Gloria Flames

RUBIK
Friday 17th 01.00 at Nokia teltet, annex
Saturday 18th 20.30 at Rockefeller

RENAISSANCE MAN
Saturday 18th 21.00 at Jaeger
Saturday 18th 01.30 at Stratos

FONAL LABEL NIGHT
Saturday 18th at Revolver
Jarse 22.30
Tuusanuuskat 23.30
Barry Andrewsin Disko 00.30

Artists