Brian Eno has confirmed Three Trapped Tigers for Punkt. BBC writes: “With ‘Route One or Die’ they have managed to destroy not only their previous releases, but potentially anything else released in 2011.” Brian Eno is artistic director of Punkt 2012 (6-8 September). Three Trapped Tigers Biography Three Trapped Tigers are an instrumental noisenik outfit [...]

When Brian Eno curates Punkt 2012, he can welcome artists and audience to Punkt’s spectacular new venue, the recently opened Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand.

The hilarious, brilliant and unpredictable Reggie Watts is confirmed for Punkt. Watts combines stream-of-consciousness improvisational comedy with music. Brian Eno is artistic director of Punkt 2012 (6-8 September).

Brian Eno has chosen the androgynous romanticism of young Londoners S.C.U.M for Punkt. The Guardian writes: “As taut and accomplished as any British rock album this year.” Brian Eno is artistic director of Punkt 2012 (6-8 September).

From David Sylvian: “We’re … in the process of putting together a release by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré based on my stint at the Punkt festival of last year. The work is built around my readings of poems, especially commissioned for the Uncommon Deities installation, by the celebrated Norwegian poets Paal-Helge Haugen and Nils [...]

A Message from David: This isn’t a message I’d anticipated writing. Unless memory fails me, I’ve managed to get this far in life without having to pull out from touring commitments entirely. I’ve had messages from everyone involved in the tour, all very generous and forgiving, willing me onto better health, which in my book [...]

Norway, Ethiopia, France, USA and England meet when Punkt goes to Paris, invited by the Banlieues Bleues Festival.Artists this evening include a fantastic combination of Punkt veterans and newcomers: Etenesh Wassie, Hamid Drake, Mathieu Sourisseau, Ikue Mori, Evan Parker, Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Jan Bang and Erik Honoré.More info can be found here: www.banlieuesbleues.org [...]

Legendary artist and producer Brian Eno is confirmed as Artistic Director of this year´s Punkt Festival. He will curate all nine concerts during the three day festival (6. – 8. September) and as with past editions, the artists’ performances will be remixed live after the concerts. Limited edition “earlybird” passes at reduced price are available [...]

“Implausible Beauty 2012″ sees David Sylvian tour Europe in March 2012, his first series of performances since 2007. More information here: http://tour.davidsylvian.com

An extensive review of the 2011 Punkt Festival by John Kelman of All About Jazz is now published and available to read online. Punkt is, quite simply, a festival that can’t be missed; there are too many one-of-a-kind performances that either happen there for the first time or, even more significantly, for the only time, [...]