We were invited to one of my favourite festivals in the world - Ekko festival in Bergen, Norway. The festival is a peculiar one as they bridge the gap between art, performance, concerts and club. All four were on show during the one week long festival featuring amazing artists such as William Basinski, DJ Nobu, Lindstrøm, Deathprod etc. Honoured to say the least to be part of that line-up.

This year part of the festival moved to Bergen Cathedral. While William Basinski, Ellen Arkbo and The Secret Sound played in the main room, we did a short piece in the sanctuary. The room has a peculiar 3-4 second reverberation and strong resonance creeping in in the middle frequency range. The spatial characteristics of the room are a fantastic tool in its own right for anyone interested in site specific sound.

After the fires of 1623 and 1640, Bergen Cathedral received its current general appearance. The steeple on the nave was torn down, and the current tower was built. During the renovation in the 1880s, under the direction of architects Christian Christie and Peter Andreas Blix, the Rococo interiors were restored to their former medieval appearance.

As part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the 1665 Battle of Vågen took place in the main port area of Bergen. A cannonball from the sea battle between the English and Dutch fleets remains embedded in the cathedral's exterior wall. The present organ at Bergen Cathedral, by Rieger Orgelbau, is from 1997. The organ is the fifth one in the cathedral's history; the first known organ was installed in 1549. The cathedral is used regularly for musical concerts.