Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

Some music journalists can’t get enough of Etoiles Polaires.

• If you want to discover the music from the Etoiles Polaires programme, you can listen to our LastFm player or to
1. The elaborate report ‘De Finnen komen!’ (The Finns are coming!) featured on the Radio 1 programme Exit Plus Alternative
2. A special about the Finnish alternative music scene in mute on fmbrussel.be (the item starts after 01:15’)
3. Radio Taxi’s podcast on Urgent.fm on 10 Dec focusing on Etoiles Polaires
4. Focus on Etoiles Polaires 07, Finnish music and media art in Mixtuur on Klara, 11 Dec, and a review of the festival programme in Ramblas on Klara (12 Dec) – check the Klara herbeluisteren archive to listen to these broadcasts
5. ‘Muzikale sterrenregen uit Finland’ (Musical meteorite rain from Finland) audio streams on kwadratuur.be

• Exciting interviews and announcements:
1. Interview with Jimi Tenor on Stu Bru in the 12 Dec broadcast of Antenna – check out Studio Brussel’s website
2. Article in the newspaper De Morgen on 11 Dec ‘We willen niemand behagen, behalve onszelf’ :http://www.vooruit.be/nl/pages/785
3. Interesting trip through the festival’s programme in De Standaard newspaper of 12 Dec: ‘De Finse ziel bestaat. Festival Etoiles Polaires haalt de Finse underground naar Gent’
4. Article ‘De Finnen komen! Vooruit toont op Etoiles Polaires muziek & mediakunst’ in newspaper De Gentenaar of 11 Dec
5. Interview with music programmer Wim Wabbes about the Etoiles Polaires programme in the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen on 11 Dec
6. Focus on Etoiles Polaires with articles, interviews, etc. on Kwadratuur.be
7. Interview with Circle in Ruis
8. ‘De Finnen! Ze komen!’ on city blog Gentblogt
9. Etoiles Polaires Special – ‘Fonal Records: de Finse connectie’ on damusic
10. Blog on modern music and new sounds Oorgetuige kondigt Etoiles Polaires aan

• Festival and concert reviews:

1. Gentblogt published a review of the Jimi Tenor & FES concert