Portals

A micro-festival at Oslo Hackney, co-curated by Portals and the post-rock band yndi halda to mark ten years since the album Under Summer, with a headline set from yndi halda.

yndi halda is a British post-rock band formed in England in 2001 and signed to Burnt Toast Vinyl. Their album Under Summer, released in 2016, is the focus of this evening, which marks its tenth anniversary. The band's recent work has moved beyond instrumental post-rock: the vocal harmonies and arrangements of Under Summer carried into the follow-up EP A Sun-Coloured Shaker, which combines songwriting, post-classical arrangement, contemporary indie and choral music. The headline set is the band's first UK gig in nearly eight years.

Portals co-curated the evening with the band. Members of yndi halda also appear through a medley of short sets by their solo projects: A Lily, Kibbo Kift, Dau, SA Hampshire, Incorruptible Bodies and Jack Lambert. The supporting bill includes Codices, an instrumental rock quartet; Ceann Capaill, a shape-shifting alternative rock outfit; Mount Forel, a local alternative rock band; World Coda, a blackgaze act; and the experimental artist BAG.

Oslo Hackney is a London venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music. The bill spans post-rock, instrumental rock, alternative rock, blackgaze and experimental work, so it will suit listeners who follow those styles.