FRESH AIR: Stian Westerhus, L’Ocelle Mare, MS Mutt

Stian Westerhus is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, exposed with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and in collaborations with musicians like Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang and Ingar Zach.

L’Ocelle mare mainly composes for six nylon strings Banjo, harmonica reeds (beaten or blowed), mouth organ, tuning forks, microphones, amps, feet tapping and metronom.

Johanna Forster aka MS Mutt is an experimental guitarist and co-founder of the Unrecords label. She is an active participant in the Viennese experimental / improvised music scene, playing in formations as Mutt/Mayr/Hackl, Kompostfauteuil, The Christmas Party, Soft Power Ensemble of Vienna, MuttTricx,…