By Rob Nichols, Evening Gazette
Described as an Icelandic one man band, headliner MUGISON is a genius. His album Lonely Mountain is literally handcrafted - he stitched the sleeves together himself. It's a shimmering beauty, The Beatles seeping by Oasis into a Radiohead sonic reverie.
Live he is witty, manically multi-tasking and inspirational. Battering his guitar, shrieking into a distorted mic and giving it six to the dozen on his laptop. The result is layers of sounds, sampled vocals, building towards orchestrations. There's a magical childlike quality to his music that appears to include wind-up toys, toy shop pianos, worn out drum machines and poetic lyrics.
He'll return next year with an extended set, until then check out his album and light up your winter with a little Mugison magic.