We Call it Skweee

DIR: Iacopo Patierno, Italy/Sweden, 63mins, Documentary. WITH: Randy Barracuda, Eero Jhoannes, Daniel Savio, Joxaren, Pavan, Rigas den Andre, SLA. 15 cert.

Ulster Hall Group
Wednesday 14th July, 12.45pm
£3, or £10 for a WeeFT pass

In 2005 a new electronic sound coming out of Scandinavia known only as Skweee was shared with the world. The founding labels Harmonia and Flogsta Danshall quickly built up an international cult following with an interest in fun and fresh electronic music revitalised by the funky lo-fi squeaks and bleeps coming from the cold reaches of Finland and Sweden.

With ‘We call it Skweee’ Italian film director, Iacopo Patierno alongside Skweee artist Joxaren (David Giese) perfectly capture the growth of this exciting scene from its infancy, culminating in footage from what is considered by many to be the defining moment in the brief history of Skweee, the much talked about headlining set at one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals – Sonar.

“We call it Skweee is a foreigner’s view on a culture form that in many ways mirrors what I understand as typically Scandinavian”, says Iacopo.