Friday, September 26, 2025 · 8:00 PM CDT
Múm
with special guest Mr. Silla
4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000
Friday, September 26, 2025 · 8:00 PM CDT
4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000
múm (pronunciation: moom) are an exploratory Icelandic musical group whose music is characterized by experiments in electronic music, soft vocals, glitch beats, innovative sampling and eerie effects with a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments. The band was formed in 1997 by original members Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Smárason and has since then released six full albums, as well as a mountain of other music, singles, EP's, collaborations, theatre and film music. In 2013 múm released a single with Kylie Minogue from the film Jack & Diane which the band composed the original score the year before. In 2015 múm wrote a special piece named Drowning with German pianist and composer Hauschka, commissioned by the MDR Sinfonieorchester in Leipzig where it was performed that summer. One of múm's more recent extracurricular project is a semi-improvised electronic music score to the silent masterpiece Menschen am Sonntag (1930) and a special performance at Iceland Airwaves Festival 2016 in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, playing songs from múms back catalog at Harpa Concert Hall.
A member of múm since 2007, Mr. Silla aka Sigurlaug Gísladóttir has been a fixture in the Icelandic music and art scene for decades. Their many collaborations include a host of domestic and international acts such as Mike Lindsay (Tunng), Snorri Helgason, Mice Parade, Low Roar and Sam Potter (Late of the Pier) to name a few. Multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer, Sigurlaug has been active since 2005, recording two solo albums (Mr. Silla, Hands On Hands) to critical acclaim, captivating audiences with their evocative stage presence and arresting vocal stylings. Make sure to be blissfully aware of the upcoming album entitled SANDS, the latest collaborative project of Mr. Silla and Sam Potter, set for release next year.