Edgars Rubenis

Edgars Rubenis is a Latvian guitarist and composer currently based in the Netherlands. With a background in experimental rock and new music composition, he explores the vitality of American acoustic guitar traditions as a source for bold and contemporary music on the album Slow Lightning, released February 2022.

Rubenis first emerged on the underground scene in the mid-2000s as a member of the experimental rock band Mona de Bo in Riga. This ensemble, often considered one of the most vital forces in the Baltic scene of the last decade, released five albums that encompassed psychotic indie garage, collisions of free improv and noisy drone rock.