Virgin Orchestra is a band from Reykjavík, formed in 2021. The band combines post-punk with electronic music, sultry dreampop and noise, and their blend of programming and aggressive yet experimental soundscapes blended with their live instruments makes for a lush atmosphere. The band, composed of Rún (cello), Starri (guitar) and Stef (vocals), have been attracting attention in Iceland and throughout Europe after their 2023 Berlin-recorded release fragments, released via the Icelandic label Bad Taste/Smekkleysa. Last year they released their 2nd album Let It Burn that led to a tour of Denmark and Germany. The band has had features written about them in music publications like Rolling Stone UK, Dazed and Schön!, which all took note of and highlighted the originality in their compositions. They released the first single from their 3rd album this summer and followed up with a six show UK tour with brand new material. Lately their music has been gaining a ground in the UK, with music from Let It Burn appearing in UK TV series.

SCAM debuted their live show at Iceland Airwaves last November and immediately got booked for Roskilde Festival, catapulting them to a cult status in the local Reykjavík scene. The multilayered, high intensity electro-pop project of Icelandic composers and music producers Herdís Stefánsdóttir and Salka Valsdóttir started when classically trained musician and film composer Stefansdottir met Salka as she was performing her music at a small venue in Reykjavik. Inspired by the sound of Valsdóttir’s unique music production, the two began exchanging ideas as long-distance penpals, trading music ideas over email. This creative dialogue evolved over a few years ultimately forming SCAM. SCAM is an attempt to carve out space for the musicians resulting in a larger than life sound that is Irresistible, lush yet gritty, feminine yet hard: a collision between techno, gabber, metal, pop and large cinematic arrangements.