Unseen - Variant 4

Challenging the fine line between music-making and story-telling, the Spanish duo of Reykjavik 606 have quite a few tales to tell. Grasping the audience with an unrestricted blend of sounds, shifting through ambient, downtempo and cinematic house, their ways with music push the boundaries of what is and what can be. Its masterminds, Kino Internacional and Borja Piñeiro, have a taste for the eclectic, get their kicks from tool-kit experiments and continue to enamor many a music-loving soul with a genre-bending mix of audio and visual. With unique live shows at Mutek Festival, Nokodek and Sonora, along with the critically acclaimed release of their ‘From..To…’ LP on Sofa Tunes, future invites Reykjavik 606 to share their story.  Childhood friends with a life-long obsession for music and the technology behind it all. Underlining both their talents, Borja studied percussion, while Kino mastered the piano and became one of the lucky few selected for the Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp in 2013. Combining expertise and vision, they found the perfect balance in Reyjavik 606. United in differences, they equally share the musical process of creating tracks, remixes and sets. With releases on Sofa Tunes and Soulles Lab, remixes for Talkome, Ioan Gamboa, BeatLove and Wesphere, as well as their ‘From..To…’ LP being nominated for Album of the Year in highly regarded dance magazines like DJ Mag and Clubbing Spain, they’ve started to claim ground and make their narcotic rhythms and organic beats thrive.   Crafting an ethereal and atmospheric vibe, the musical chronicles of Reykjavik 606 are constantly morphing, telling the crowds of an emotional state of consciousness. In full control of their digital and analog hardware equipment, witnessing one of their sets is a monumental experience – one that will stick with you for a long time. Their story is one to be continued, so we’re about to find out what the future beholds.   

Unseen - Variant 4

Gregg Wilson