Vïkae And Solestius

After a small hiatus, vïkae brings her brand new live show to the portland public house
Saturday feb - pm - am - free!! - vïkae followed by solestius

Vïkae’s distinctive sound blends the best of emo rebellion and pop sensibilities; she has just released her love games deluxe ep. Her compelling style of songwriting intertwines with brooding cinematic soundscapes and sits somewhere in the realm of ‘alternative pop’. Her performance includes a mixture of instruments including synths and using ableton live and of course, vocals. She creates a welcoming atmosphere where she encourages everybody to forget their inhibitions, dance, cry, laugh and stomp out their demons and leave them on the dance floor. She encourages unity and expression and is a firm advocate for being true to yourself and being authentic and unapologetic in approach to life.

Releasing her debut ep in 2020, finelines during the pandemic, it debuted on the nz official music charts at #5 and the lead single, finelines was playlisted by radio one 91fm, the hits and radio active. Vïkae began her journey through the new zealand summer festival circuit with her first festival being baydreams nelson. Generating honorable mentions in the nz hot 20, top 20 charts and the srn charts; and has performed at some of the country’s biggest music festivals such as baydreams (nelson 2020), mardi gras (ohakune 2021 & 2022) , deep hard n funky (2022) , summer sounds (2022), aum (nye 2022/23) and soundsplash (2023) only solidifying her performative prowess. She has most recently performed at big gay out and soundsplash.

As a follow up to vïkae’s finelines ep, she released love games which is a 5 track mixtape collection of songs following her heartbreak leaving dunedin. Vïkae garnered rotation on radio stations like radio one 91fm, bfm and the hits and received 5 star reviews from music.Net and 13th floor. "love games showcases vïkae’s skill in vulnerable story-telling" - mmf (nz, 2022).

Solestius * is the monkier of veronika bell (vïkæ) and ayesha waja (waja), both of whom have a strong presence in the live scene in new zealand. What originally started as waja accompanying vïkæ in her live endeavours, supporting her as her dj has now blossomed into something completely new, and it's exciting to introduce: solestius*

Transcending through a myriad of genres solestius* truly is a journey through the genre-space-and-time continuum, sure to leave your faces melted on the floor. With waja's mid-tempo madness and vïkæ's sassy alt-pop agenda, this mixture is not only unique, but will certainly leave you wondering: "why has this not been done before...?"

It is definitely happening and it's not to be missed. This will be one for the books!