Festival report: By:Larm 2010 (day 2, more)

Day two's varied action at by:Larm included a phenomenal set from the Oslo local boys, hardcore band Manhattan Skyline. They were joined on stage by a female vocalist -- who's that girl?

Also shouting loud and getting everybody excited and sweaty last night were The New Wine, whose combination of Kiss-like black facepaint and Scandi checked shirts was surely an intriguing choice of stage gear during this Oslo Fashion Week.

Meanwhile, at the gentler end of the musical scale, Efterklang made the 4AD night no one will forget with a mesmerizing set they were clearly enjoying as much as the crowd were. Those who enjoyed it would surely also have dug Icelanders For a Minor Reflection -- four enchanting 19 year old boys who played at the start of the fest.

Oslo's own electronica hero Diskjokke brought the beats and glitter with a set that provided much needed dance-till-you-drop action, after all the (admittedly brilliant) Icelandic experimental noodling that had been going on this weekend. Diskjokke's dance party was almost impossible to beat, although another hometown act, Ingrid Olava, is the talented gal whose set made the cover of the day's festival newspaper. Her beautiful visage is already plastered all over town on the cover of Fredag mag, too.

- Sophy Grimshaw

(sorry for the delay in posting, but we had our reasons -Ed.)