AUGUR ENSEMBLE consists of 5 young and upcoming musicians from Switzerland, Norway and Sweden. focused on working as a collective with „open-source“ compositions and reworking the material with an improv-approach, the ensemble goes back to a very old manner of making music: composing, arranging and improvising are considered as equal artistic gestures.

the  rich sound of the ensemble is an important anchor of the creative work and combines traditional and extended playing techniques. this may reach from instrumental songs, free tonal 4part-chorals, percussive layers, shimmering drone sounds to soft noise structures. the word „chambermusic“ is mostly related to the dynamic spectrum, which is best transferred under full acoustic conditions: augur ensemble does not provide the big blast, but sensitive and versatile interaction between players and the room.

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Eirik Dørsdal (NO) / trumpet
Simon Heggendorn (CH) / violin
Anni Elif Egecioglu (SE) / cello
Fabian M. Mueller (CH) / piano
Kaspar von Grünigen (CH) / double bass
Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (NO) / drums

Sturle Dagsland is a highly acclaimed genre-bending artist from Norway. With a wild and unique performance he captivates the audience and takes the listeners on an adventurous, surreal and beautiful journey. Touring frequently at festivals all across the world, from Shanghai to New York, he creates music with a dark, ethereal and irrefutable intensity that enchants the audience and leaves no one feeling indifferent.

October 10, 2025, Sturle Dagsland's long-awaited second album “Dreams and Conjurations” will be released. Expect the unexpected and lean into a musical odyssey that conjures sounds of the netherworlds and intertwines old primordial knowledge with avant-garde pop music, screaming metal, folk music and immersive electronic soundscapes.

Creative collective, record label & club night from Oslo, Norway

Picidae is a stripped-down duo from Norway that deliver streams of hushed tones. The duo consists of Sigrun Tara Øverland on vocal, lyre, autoharp, omnichord and guitars and Eirik Dørsdal on trumpet, electronics, kalimba and backing vocals.  

Picidae’s character is found in the unique sound combinations: the ancient instrument lyre and other string instruments combined with a trumpet that is picked apart and reassembled in ways unimaginable. The duo works within a musical style that pulls towards medieval hymns and renaissance music, but the music is still poppy and jazzy and uses both electronics and improvisation.

Picidae has released the EP, "yesmakemedream" which was produced by Even Ormestad and Audun Borrman (Jaga Jazzist, Thom Hell, Marit Larsen, Jonas Alaska). They have played concerts in Norway, Sweden and Italy in particular places such as mausoleums, old factories and bunkers, to galleries, churches and clubs. The duo has also been on three Japan tours. They plan to release their first album in 2015.

Eirik and Tara also are also active in several other bands, including Kaada, Augur Ensemble, Jacon and Anne Marie Almedal. 

Said about Picidae:
“Magical tones” (Asgaut Bakkjen, Bakkjens basar)
“Heavenly harp music” (Eivind Kaasin, Havresekken)
"Sonorous opening of the jazz festival" (Vidar Eliassen, vol.no)
"A symphonic waking dream" (Jørgen Brynhildsvoll, Universitas)
"Hushed tones that impress themselves on the soul." (Tore Myrberg, Aust Agder Blad)
"Music which lifts you to higher, mental strata." (Torgeir Eikeland, Fædrelandsvennen)

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