SPOT

Akiri started as a musical blind date between Mathias Lyhne and Anna Lidell, was expanded to a trio with the arrival of Adnan Beitovic, and has now grown big. The trio play energetic electro pop based on Nintendo sounds, synths and samples. With Lidell’s expressive voice, eccentric style and melodic approach Akiri expand the 8-bit genre and make it catchy on its own terms. After Expo2010 especially the Chinese audience has really warmed to the trio, who have played several concerts in China. Incidentally, it is a Chinese pioneer in electronic music whom Akiri will collaborate with at InterSPOT: the multi-artist B6, who was only a teenager when he founded his own record company. B6 makes acclaimed, experimental sound art that moves from soft minimalistic techno via tech house to hard techno.