murmur 2026

murmur: what’s whispered in the world of alternative music. Heartnoize presents Dagmar Zuniga, Cyst, GbClifford, Midwife and more at Uhelný mlýn, just outside Prague.

Echoes of metal, contemporary folk, rap, electronic music and the alt-pop of tomorrow. Heartnoize Promotion is bringing a cross-section of its music series to a new festival format: twelve hours of music, from sets that work with silence to moments when you’ll want earplugs. Tracks to dance to, and songs to sit with, eyes closed. Cyst, Dagmar Zuniga, Midwife, GbClifford, Touching Ice, 96 Back, GB and other artists who ignore genre boundaries. It takes place on Saturday 14 November in Libčice nad Vltavou, right in the grounds of Uhelný mlýn, a revitalised industrial site and former screw factory. Afternoon and evening concerts run until midnight, with food from Ze Mě and an accompanying programme on site.

The curated afternoon and evening takes the audience through contemporary approaches to different genres. Nicaraguan-American musician Dagmar Zuniga represents alternative folk, working with layered harmonies, field recordings and delicate guitar melodies warped by tape hiss. Danish alt-pop in the vein of ML Buch or Fine comes from GB, of the AD93 label.
Electronic music is the next territory. From the UK comes Cyst, a duo formed by Iglooghost and daisy* (fka BABii). Their hybrid rap pairs surreal verses with unexpected narrators, over beats distantly related to today’s neurotic production. Touching Ice, newly signed to Ninja Tune, bring sensitivity, catchy hooks and industrial moments: unexpected hits and irony bordering on unfiltered sincerity. 96 Back promises loud drums, dazzling strobes, pressure (and even more smoke). It’s one of the first live performances of a new project from a seasoned British producer who keeps finding new forms of expression.

The local scene is represented by GbClifford, with a site-specific performance drawn from Sára Märc’s artistic research project How to Look at Pit Ponies?, which explores the forgotten lives of horses and ponies that worked in underground coal mines across Europe for centuries. Midwife also draws on metal and heavy music, with heaven metal: emotional music about ruin and catharsis. Ukrainian, Czechia-based project Draugveil bridges the gap between traditional black metal and the dark, fluid aesthetic of contemporary emo. It will play a solo dungeon synth set made especially for the occasion. Devin Shaffer, a new face of New York’s experimental folk scene, brings ethereal melodies, introspective lyrics and a moment of quiet.

Tickets for the first edition of murmur are available at murmurfestival.cz, including discounted student tickets.

We’ve been murmuring their names for a while. Come hear what happens.