BIO
BISTRO BOY
Bistro Boy of Möller Records from Iceland, found his spiritual home in electronic music after dropping out of classical piano lessons, which liberated him from sticking only to black dots on paper. He´s performed at some of Icelands best known events including Airwaves and Secret Solstice as well as abroad. Bistro Boy´s music has been described as chill-out 80´s rooted with an electronic twist.
List of gigs he has played is quite remarkable:
Heiladans (Möller Records, Reykjavik): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Basement (Berlin): 2013
Iceland Airwaves (Reykjavik): 2013 (off-Venue), 2015 (Hurra, on-venue)
Rafwaves (Reykjavik): 2013
Secret Solstice (Reykjavik): 2014
Dias Nordicos (Madrid): 2014
Möller um landið, í samstarfi með Kraum (Höfn, Egilsstaðir, Akureyri): 2014
Spacesuits at Mengi (Reykjavik): 2015
Loft Hostel (Reykjavik): 2015
The EG (Belfast): 2016
Hangar (Dublin): 2016
Teppið í Tjarnarbíó (Reykjavík): 2016
As a DJ Bistro Boy plays rhythmic techno and house, adding his own remixes, which keeps the crowd dancing and begging for more.
WORKS
BistroBoy released his EP Sólheimar in 2012, LP album Journey in December 2013 and Rivers & Poems with Japanese ambient/drone artists Nobuto Suda in 2015.
His brand new album Svartir sandar (Black sands) is set to be released 27th October 2016 under Möller Records label. Svartir sandar (Black sands) is Bistro Boy´s second LP and his fifth Möller Records release. The album contains 10 tracks. Guest appearnce by Marty Byrne (Here We All Are) and Edward F. Butler (Memories). The album can be described as downtempo & chillout electronica with a little vocal twist.
Tracklist:
1. Svartir sandar
2. Here We All Are feat. Marty Byrne
3. Fossinn
4. The fear of death
5. Vorkoman
6. Memories feat. Edward F. Butler
7. Gola
8. Sumarnótt
9. Sandfok
10. Vatnamót