Northern Disco Lights

Mental Overdrive, Olle Abstract, Erot, Bjørn Torske, Röyksopp, Annie, Biosphere… Norway has fostered many outstanding electronica and dance artists over the years, and making a comprehensive list would be a time-consuming task. It all started as Tromsø and Bergen witnessed a unique creative outburst among groups of young musicians from the 1990s, and developed into a club music scene that has excited people all over the world. So how did that happen? Northern Disco Lights is an attempt to answer that question. Made by British filmmakers who approach the phenomenon from an outside perspective, it interviews all the most important contributors, from the early days in Tromsø, through the emergence of Tellé Records in Bergen to today's scene. Including never-before-seen archival footage and live recordings, the film manages to capture a modern Norwegian musical history in only 75 minutes. CF

NORTHERN DISCO LIGHTS + ANDRÉ BRATTEN at SALT

It's time to put on your dancing shoes! In collaboration with Øya-festivalen, Oslo Pix hosts a musical and cinematic party at SALT. Situated at the Oslo harbour, only fem minutes walking distance from Oslo S, this concert venue and art project is a manifestation of Norwegian coastal culture, and includes a sauna and a café as well as a giant fish rack named The Arctic Pyramide. Northern Disco Lights is screened in Langhuset at SALT, with a capacity of 250 people. Afterwards there is a party with a live DJ set by André Bratten.

Read more about the special screening and buy tickets here.

Ben Davis is a music producer and radio host with over 20 years’ experience, He has, among other things, founded the label Paper Recordings together with the film's producer, Pete Jenkinson. Northern Disco Lights was partly financed with crowdfunding, and is Davis' first film as a director.