Polar Dust was formed in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2006. The band debuted at the Lung-A Festival in Seyðisfjörður in 2008. Since then it has developed through numerous incarnations, reforming with drummer Mark Trafankowski and bassist Alexia Cocolas (Darla Dark) when Sara X returned to her homeland of South Africa in 2010. Having spent 7 years in Iceland, exploring its culture and music scene, and drawing on early musical influences such as Nine Inch Nails and as wide-ranging as Tori Amos, gothic rock, trip-hop, acid jazz, house, hip hop and South African kwaito music, Sara fused a sound that is distinct yet familiar. Contrast has always been a strong element of inspiration and Sara enjoys bringing together usually divergent sound styles and shaping them into a single entity that is Polar Dust’s signature sound, a maverick against the mainstream music of today. Starting with piano lessons at age 6 and classical guitar a little later, then moving onto bass in her teen years, playing in punk and metal bands as well as being exposed to a variety of genres whilst working as a vinyl-DJ, Sara eventually settled in Iceland after spending a year in London, and there began distilling the first ethereal grooves of Polar Dust, drawn from a font of diverse musical and life experiences. The non-conformist front woman, Sara, explains that Polar Dust “tackles the states of consciousness and subconsciousness we go through when getting involved in emotional and difficult situations of ou