If you’re contemplating whether to go for a Gibson or a Fender, I bet the prospect of strumming 6 strings attached to a body of ice never crossed your mind.

But that’s exactly the way they roll at the The Ice Music Festival.

“The Norwegians have taken ice sculptures to the next level and made them into instruments, exploring sound in ways just not possible in a dry, warm studio.”

The imaginative people of Norway embrace their global positioning and work with the cold temperatures to produce things from ice that would make us Brits blush with shame at our woeful attempts at slushy looking snowmen. The Norwegians have taken ice sculptures to the next level and made them into instruments, exploring sound in ways just not possible in a dry, warm studio.

Check out the inspiring vid below, and if you happen to be exploding the fjords next year why not pop along to the Ice Music Festival which will be in its 10th year. Apparently Bombay Icicle Club are heading…