COSMIC CODEX XVII
COSMIC CODEX XVII As Reykjavík continues its slow emergence into light, Cosmic Codex returns to White Lotus for its seventeenth transmission. An evening unfolding through live audiovisual performance, experimental song forms, deep listening, and evolving visual architecture-where structure dissolves into sensation, and sound becomes a living environment. LINE UP: FRANCESCO FABRIS — DISPLACES (Live A/V) Italian, Reykjavík-based interdisciplinary artist, composer, and musician working with live electronics, audiovisual performances, multimedia installations, and recording productions. His practice explores the translation of natural environments into abstract sonic and visual languages, merging digital and machine-driven processes with acoustic ecology, sound physics, field recordings, spatialization and data sonification, investigating the tension between expensive macrostructures and fragile, microscopic materialities. His music has been released on labels including Bedroom Community, Room40, INNI, Until Riots, and his contributions span film, tv, theatre and opera, with credits including the OSCAR and BAFTA-winning score All Quiet on the Western Front, DARK, Conclave, Dune: Prophecy and more. In the visual arts, he has scored and sound designed for multichannel films by Ailbhe Ní Bhriain and Sebastián Montalvo Gray, and created installations such as Stellar, Stored Void, and PETRA. Resident at Greenhouse Studios Reykjavík, he has collaborated with artists including Jónsi, Swans, Ben Frost, Lawrence English, Alex Somers, Dustin O’Halloran, Volker Bertelmann, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Atli Örvarsson, 404.zero, and others. He is founder of the multimedia platform Outer Fields, and represents Quiet Park International in Iceland francescofabris.bandcamp.com soundcloud.com/francescofabris www.francescofabris.com R.M. HENDRIX (Live) An experimental-pop artist blending psych, trip-hop, shoegaze, and alternative electronics into a deeply personal sonic language. Melodic fragments, textured guitars, and atmospheric production converge into songs that feel both intimate and expansive - drifting between nostalgia and forward motion. His live performance moves fluidly between structure and abstraction, inviting the listener into a space of emotional resonance and sonic exploration. https://rmhendrix.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/rmhendrix https://rmhendrix.com/ ANDARTAK (Live) A core ritual presence within Cosmic Codex. Working with synthesisers as responsive systems, Andartak shapes sound in real time where drones expand, frequencies collide, and rhythmic structures emerge organically. Each performance unfolds as a dynamic architecture of tension and release, guided by intuition and the physicality of sound. soundcloud.com/andartak andartak.bandcamp.com/ EASTERN RENAISSANCE (DJ Set) A deep ceremonial descent into textured rhythm and introspection. Blending hypnotic repetition with evolving sonic layers, Eastern Renaissance navigates the space between stillness and propulsion -guiding the room through gradual transformation and internal movement. soundcloud.com/eastern-renaissance www.instagram.com/eastern_renaissance/ GRINGCORE (Live Visuals) The visual architect of Cosmic Codex. All visuals are generated and sculpted live - combining generative systems, cosmic geometry, fluid simulations, and analog-inspired textures into a responsive visual field that breathes with the sound. instagram.com/gringcore/ Partners: On Lemon Iceland, Kemuri, techno.reykjavik Location: White Lotus Venue, Bankastræti 2, 101 Reykjavík (Mama Restaurant entrance) Date: May 7, 2026 Start: 19:00 Entry: 2500 kr or pay what you can #cosmiccodex #cosmiccodexxvii #whitelotusreykjavik #reykjavikunderground #icelandelectronic #liveelectronics #audiovisual #deeptechno #ambient