Äänen Lumo

Category: Community event

sonic arts community events organised at the toinen kerros sonic arts space facilitated by Äänen Lumo

  • 10.10. / Rihmasto – 30 Years of sound

    10.10. / Rihmasto – 30 Years of sound

    Rihmasto is the ambient music project of Jukka Andersson and Jarkko Lahti, formed in 1996.

    This special 30th anniversary event celebrates three decades of immersive sound exploration through slow-moving soundscapes that bend time and space, leading the listener into shifting perspectives where the familiar becomes strange and the small turns immense.

    Field recordings, organic textures, and electronic layers merge into evolving stories that, in live performances, gradually take control and set the flow. Nature’s presence and raw energy remain at the core, making each experience deeply personal.

    http://rihmasto.com

    Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki
    10.10.2026
    Sound starts at 18:00
    Free entry

  • 3.10. / Duibadaiba vol. 4

    3.10. / Duibadaiba vol. 4

    Performances combining live music and live gameplay by:

    Viktor Toikkanen

    Fkagod

    ignata elana

    blue.ester.cult

    Featured games to be announced.

    Saturday 3.10.2026

    Doors 17:30

    Showtime 18:00

    @ Toinen kerros (Nokiantie 2-4)

    0 – 10 € (5 € recommended)

  • 2.10. / Listening Party of the Live Album “Geographies of Hope Vol.1” by Loica

    2.10. / Listening Party of the Live Album “Geographies of Hope Vol.1” by Loica

    Join us for a Listening Party of the Live Album “Geographies of Hope Vol.1” by Chilean songwriter, Loica. October 2nd, 7pm at Äänen Lumo.

    Doors open at 6.30pm
    Listening party starts at 7pm

    Embark on a journey of sonic restoration for our wounded planet. With a voice that dives deep into the soul, Loica crafts an immersive experience, guiding listeners through landscapes both inner and outer—mountains, oceans, and the delicate terrain of our own emotions.

    As you enter this soundscape, you’ll hear the melancholic and tender notes of South American songwriting traditions, woven into playful explorations of indie, funk, and R&B. Picture yourself wandering through a lush garden, lulled by melodies under a magnolia tree, feeling the burning grief of asters and goldenrods, the fierce shout of a forest fire, and the silent cracks of desertification.

    All compositions were performed live in May 2025 at Musiikkitalo as part of Global Fest, accompanied by an ensemble of world-class musicians based in Finland.

    Musicians:

    Loica @loicamusic / Angela Valenzuela, voice, acoustic guitar, live electronics

    Joni Vierre @jonivierre, electric guitar, mandolin
    Ni, Jui Hsin ”Ray”@zuiko_shyamisen, shamisen
    Sebastián Castrillón @sebastian_castree, cello
    Kart Tambet @k2rttambet, violin
    Anna-Maria Viksten @valotusbyama, piano
    Javier Navarro Lara @aliaselwaro, double bass and electric bass
    Devina Boughton @devinaboughton, trumpet, voice
    João Luís Matos Lopes @joaoluisperc, percussion
    Tatu Tikka @tazztikl, drums, percussion (Al Jardin and Sunflower fields)
    Hadi Hrekes @hadi.hrekes, darbuka
    Adeshina Omotola @mohtohlah, voice

    Recording engineer Iiro Sivula
    Mix, master engineer, Osvi @curiousounds

    Poster photo: Anna-Maria Viksten @valotusbyama

  • 1.10. / Suhina Klubi: RAOUL BJÖRKENHEIM & SAM OSPOVAT & DORIS STEINBICHLER & LUKAS WÖBER

    1.10. / Suhina Klubi: RAOUL BJÖRKENHEIM & SAM OSPOVAT & DORIS STEINBICHLER & LUKAS WÖBER

    RAOUL BJÖRKENHEIM & SAM OSPOVAT (𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲)
    + DORIS STEINBICHLER & LUKAS WÖBER (𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗿𝟮)
    Toinen Kerros | Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki
    THU 1.10.26 | Concert starts: 7pm
    Entry 15/8€
    • Reduced price for pensioners, unemployed, students + ages 15-17
    • Free entry for children under 15

    At the turn of September and October, Suhina Klubi hosts 2 concerts within 1 week (24.9. & 1.10.). On 1st of October we present two duos you don’t want to miss at Toinen Kerros — more info below! ⬇️

    𝙋𝙊𝙇𝙔𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀

    Polyfree is Raoul Björkenheim’s new moniker for a shifting array of combos, mainly a trio with Jori Huhtala on bass, but for this gig he merges with Sam Ospovat as a duo into a musical language under construction!

    Sam Ospovat is a drummer and composer interested in the intersection of new rhythmic structures and improvisation. After his immersion in 20th century percussion music and Haitian drumming, Ospovat developed song forms resembling Calder/like mobiles. The New York Times has called his work “prismatic, oddly seductive, inspired by the 12 tone modern classical composers, the snarled energies of math rock and the rough-riding vigor of jazz improvising”.

    📷: Nuno Martins

    Raoul Björkenheim is a Finnish-American guitarist and composer who has been creating original music for the past four decades, and has during that time also taught several generations of Finnish jazz musicians at the Sibelius Academy. Describing his on-going work as investigative guitarism, he is best known for an expressionistic and lyrical guitar style.

    Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/live/zs1rh9F3fIA)

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    𝙒𝙄𝙍𝙍𝙍2

    Wirrr2 is the collaborative project of performance & voice artist Doris Steinbichler and drummer Lukas Wöber. Through an intuitive interplay of vocals, drums and effects, they weave a pulsating web of tribal rhythms, electronic textures and mystical soundscapes – oscillating between free impro, punk, noise and experimental music.

    Steinbichler, active in Mexico since the 1990s, merges vocal and embodied performance, with extended techniques, live electronics and live looping. Wöber, active in the Austrian scene since 2010 as a drummer and percussionist, explores rhythm as a collective experience and an expansion of consciousness. Together they form a performative ritual transforming sound into a physical, ecstatic experience.

    📷: Sascha Osaka

    —

    Suhina Klubi: A platform for improvised and experimental music and sound art from Finland and abroad.

    Supported by: Koneen Säätiö / Kone Foundation

  • 27.9. / RYOSUKE KIYASU (JPN), PAANIN KUORO

    27.9. / RYOSUKE KIYASU (JPN), PAANIN KUORO

    Artsy Afternoon:
    RYOSUKE KIYASU (JPN)
    PAANIN KUORO
    + DJ Amon Düde

    Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4 Hki
    Sunnuntaina 27.9. klo 18-21
    Liput 15e / 10e (alennusryhmät ja vähävaraiset)

    For a presale tickets you can now contact artsyrecords at gmail dot com to purchase yours!

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    RYOSUKE KIYASU

    Ryosuke Kiyasu on uraauurtava rumpali, joka on uudistanut perkussioilmaisua soolovirvelikeikoillaan vuodesta 2003 lähtien. Sooloprojektinsa lisäksi hän on soittanut mm. noise-grind-duo Sete Star Septissä, Kiyasu Orchestrassa sekä Keiji Hainon legendaarisessa Fushitsushassa. Kiyasu jatkaa edelleen jo vuosikausia kestänyttä, loputtomalta vaikuttavaa maailmankiertuettaan. Kiyasun esitykset ovat ainutlaatuinen ja vaikuttava sekoitus hengästyttävää dynamiikkaa, fyysisyyttä, hillittömyyttä ja kirkasta avantgardistista näkemystä.

    PAANIN KUORO

    Illan avaa kulttimaineessa oleva, omien sanojensa mukaan regressiivistä “mutajazzia” esittävä Paanin Kuoro. Yhtyeen kokoonpano on vaihdellut kahdesta henkilöstä aina kahdeksaan soittajaan saakka. Viime vuosina vakiintuneessa kokoonpanossa ovat mukana puhaltajien lisäksi rumpali, sähkökitaristi/kosketinsoittaja sekä kontrabasisti. Paanin Kuoro on julkaissut yhdeksän albumia, joista valtaosa on kasetteja. Byron Coley kuvaili hiljattain The Wire-lehden palstallaan yhtyeen hiearkioista vapaata improvisaatiota vastustamattomaksi.

  • 24.9. / Suhina klubi: NIKULA-KAKALIAGOU-KÄÄRIÄINEN & K-L-R

    24.9. / Suhina klubi: NIKULA-KAKALIAGOU-KÄÄRIÄINEN & K-L-R

    NIKULA-KAKALIAGOU-KÄÄRIÄINEN (𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼) & K-L-R (𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼)
    Toinen Kerros | Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki
    THU 24.9.26 | Concert starts: 7pm
    Entry 15/8€
    • Reduced price for pensioners, unemployed, students + ages 15-17
    • Free entry: ages under 15

    At the turn of September and October, @suhinaklubi hosts 2 concerts within 1 week (24.9. & 1.10.). On September’s last concert we present two trios at @äänenlumo —more info below! ⬇️

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    NIKULA-KAKALIAGOU-KÄÄRIÄINEN

    Clarinetist 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗸𝗶 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗮 performs with chamber orchestras and as a soloist focusing on contemporary Finnish music with recitals had in several festivals, such as Helsinki & Tampere Biennaali and Time of Music at Viitasaari. Heikki has played with Helsinki Philharmonics and Avanti! Chamber Orchestra since its founding in 1991. A proficient improviser, he’s also a member of Free Okapi and Nada.

    📷: Heikki Tuuli

    𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘂 is a Greek-Austrian French horn player living in Berlin — and an active member of the city’s free improv scene . Her voice is original; lyrical and mellow, angry as a wild animal or a stormy sea, calm as the wind or the soft rain. She can be heard on more than 20 albums, with her duo Nabelóse, her trio Zinc & Copper, solo, and with plenty of collaborations.

    📷: Marcel Sieger

    Jukka Kääriäinen is a musician focused on experimental music, who’s working with prepared acoustic guitar or electric guitar and effects. He has performed widely across Europe and at international festivals in the UK, Spain, and France.

    📷 : Patrick Anthofer
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    𝗞-𝗟-𝗥 -trio produces sounds in different ways that are combined into weaves finding their place in composed structures. 𝗝. 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗼 approaches sound, sound sources, instruments and plays to the situation. 𝗩𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗵𝗸𝗼 explores the boundaries of music through woodwinds, found sounds and objects. 𝗝𝘂𝗵𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼 plays the electric guitar and approaches music with general avant-gardism in his hand.

    The members of the trio have performed at various events and venues focused on experimental music, such as Asbestos Art Space, Kaekuu Festival, Käpylän lippakioski, Kalevan Erikoinen, Pertin Valinta, Rahina-klubi, Pethaus and Yö Galleria.
    📷: Roman Odjinud
    —

    Suhina Klubi: A platform for improvised and experimental music and sound art from Finland and abroad.

    Supported by: Koneen Säätiö / Kone Foundation

  • 23.9. / solo+duo Libero Mureddu/bäckström wärnheim

    23.9. / solo+duo Libero Mureddu/bäckström wärnheim

    Libero Mureddu

    Improviser, pianist, composer, and music technologist based in Helsinki, Finland

    Born in Milan in 1975 and based in Helsinki since 2003, Libero Mureddu is a versatile musician and researcher. He is a doctoral researcher in the Arts Study Programme at Uniarts Helsinki. His research focuses on the role of embodied knowledge in free improvisation performance.

    bäckström wärnheim

    [fin] Ruotsalainen alttosaksofonisti Marcus Wärnheim ja suomalainen kontrabasisti Jonathan Bäckström ovat soittaneet yhdessä vuodesta 2018. Duon musiikki tutkii ääntä spontaanin, ennalta suunnitellun ja sattumanvaraisen ilmaisun kautta, rikkoen intiimin duokokoonpanon rajoja.

    Wärnheimin ja Bäckströmin musiikkia voisi luonnehtia, että se on yhtä intiimiä kuin luottamuksellinen keskustelu. Heidän huolellisesti rakennetut musiikilliset mikrouniversuminsa hyödyntävät instrumenttien laajoja äänipaletteja hengityksen, melun ja toisiinsa sulautuvien sävelten kautta ja kutsuvat intensiiviseen kuuntelukokemukseen. Duon debyyttialbumi Ett julkaistiin syksyllä 2025.

    Jonathan Bäckström – kontrabasso

    Marcus Wärnheim – saksofoni & klarinetti

    [sve] Under lång tid har saxofonisten Marcus Wärnheim och kontrabasisten Jonathan Bäckström omsorgsfullt konstruerat sitt eget ljudande universum tillsammans. Likt ett förtroligt samtal vecklar deras musik ut sig med precision och närvaro i ett virrvarr av luft, brus och resonanser i utrymmet mellan ton och tystnad. De gav ut sitt debutalbum ‘ett’ under 2025, och presenterar denna turné nytt material.

    Jonathan Bäckström – kontrabas

    Marcus Wärnheim – altsaxofon & klarinett

    [eng] bäckström wärnheim is the fruit of a long friendship and musical companionship. Their debut album ett was released in 2025. As intimate as a confidential conversation, their music unfolds with precision and presence while remaining in the spectrum between low and ultralow dynamics. Their carefully constructed musical microverses utilizes the extended sound palettes of their instruments though breath, noise and consonance and invites the listener to an intense listening experience.

    Jonathan Bäckström – double bass

    Marcus Wärnheim – alto saxophone

    Album: https://backstromwarnheim.bandcamp.com/album/ett

    (Photo: Jonathan Terlinden)

  • 18.9. / Ahti Kulo live ambient + Oakahtoakseh + Irides

    18.9. / Ahti Kulo live ambient + Oakahtoakseh + Irides

    Vallilan Toisessa Kerroksessa Äänen Lumon tiloissa Pe 18.9. suuri iltama uudelle ambientille, elektrolle ja kokeelliselle musiikille! Oakahtoakseh, Irides, Ahti Kulo. Liput 5€-15€, pay what you can. B.Y.O.B.

    20:30 Ahti Kulo (live ambient)

    21:30 Irides

    22:30 Oakahtoakseh

    Oakahtoaksehin painava post-industrial ja folk-pohjainen ambient on suurella pensselillä maalaavaa tinkimätöntä musiikkia. Yhtyeen on saattanut nähdä niin kymmen-, kaksi- kuin nelihenkisenäkin isossa teatterisalissa, maanalaisessa squatissa, radio-observatorion kuvussa tai hotellin auditoriossa. Yhtyeen tuorein albumi “Musta kirja” ilmestyi keskikesän aattona 2024. Oakahtoakseh juhlisti tätä palaamalla lavoille toukokuussa 2025 kahden setin erikoiskeikalle Helsingin Kapsäkkiin. Toisessa Kerroksessa Oakahtoakseh nähdään alkuperäisessä duo-muodossaan. Otto Vahtola (puhe ja laulu) sekä Alec Havinmaa (elektroniikka).

    https://oakahtoakseh.bandcamp.com

    Irides syntyi, kun Inka Reinola löysi korona-aikana oman musiikillisen kotinsa lämpimien analogisten syntetisaattorien maailmasta. Työhuoneen yksinäisyydestä luotu yhden ihmisen projekti on suurimmaksi osaksi täysin artistin omaa käsialaa tuotannosta miksaukseen. Kappaleiden tummanpuhuvat sanoitukset yhdistyvät pehmeän utuiseen lauluun, sotkeutuen yhteen minimalististen syntetisaattoriäänien kanssa. Musiikillisissa vaikutteissa kuuluu mm. darkwave

    https://iridesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/siirtym

    Ahti Kulo on helsinkiläinen taidepop-artisti ja tuottaja, jonka kappaleet ovat kuin pieniä maailmoja. Kerroksellisia, utuisia ja intuitiivisesti eteneviä elektronisen musiikin teoksia. Ahti Kulon immersiivistä liveä on koettu mm. Mitäs Mitäs, Ö-Fest ja Ilmiö-Festivaaleilla. Kulon toinen studioalbumi “Ikaros” ilmestyi lokakuussa 2025, ja Soundi kuvaili sitä “rikkobiitistä inspiroituneeksi koko vartalo kokemukseksi”. Toisessa kerroksessa Ahti Kulo avaa illan harvinaislaatuisella live ambient & visuals -setillä!

    https://ahtikulo.bandcamp.com

  • 15.9.-15.12. / Peer Performance Workshop

    15.9.-15.12. / Peer Performance Workshop

    This workshop aims to provide a laboratory for people who wish to develop their live performances. This first edition is hosted by Satu and M, two artists who wonder “how can I translate my music to a live setting?” Maybe you have a similar question and want to experiment about it within a structured timeline and with peer support? 

    Bring your own projects and questions to this teacherless-course! Each session participants will present works in progress and have the opportunity to give and receive feedback. The finale will be a “real” performance (open to the public). 

    Where: Toinen Kerros 

    When: Tuesdays from 18:00-19:30

    (Mostly) biweekly from Sep 15th 2026 to Dec 15th 2026 

    (dates: 15.9., 29.9., 13.10., 27.10., 10.11., 24.11., 8.12., 15.12.)

    No minimum participation requirement. Attend as many or as few sessions as desired. Ideally we will have 2-3 performers per session and as many peers/observers as want to join!

    To sign up email Satu & M : 

    kankkonen.satu

    m.lore.wingren

    Both ATgmail.com

  • 12.9. / DELPHINE DORA (FRA) & PIIA RINNE

    12.9. / DELPHINE DORA (FRA) & PIIA RINNE

    Akti & Artsy present:
    DELPHINE DORA (FRA)
    PIIA RINNE

    Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4
    Lauantaina 12.9. klo 19-22
    Liput: 10e

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    DELPHINE DORA (FRA)

    Delphine Dora is a French pianist, organist, vocalist, improviser, and composer. For nearly two decades, she has cultivated a distinctive and intuitive musical language that bridges improvisation, folk, contemporary classical, experimental and electroacoustic music, as well as poetic expression. Situated at the confluence of composition and improvisation, her work unfolds through a singular and highly accomplished practice of instant composition, where form emerges in the immediacy of performance. Deeply anchored in the present moment, it explores altered temporalities and sensitive geographies, weaving resonant connections between the contemporary and the archaic, the poetic and the ineffable, the physicality of sound and the ethereal, the outer world and inner life. Her creative process embraces openness, chance, and collaboration.

    Dora’s music has been released on labels such as Recital, Modern Love, Morc, Okraïna, Feeding Tube, and three:four. She has performed extensively across France, Europe, Japan, and Georgia.

    Picture: Marie-Douce St-Jacques

    PIIA RINNE

    Piia Rinne is a Pori-based sound artist and textile designer who operates at the intersection of sonic experimentation and tactile craftsmanship, weaving a profound connection between these two mediums. Her sound art, largely constructed from tape loops, becomes a metaphor for the textile artist’s craft – cutting, stitching, and layering materials, Rinne shapes sound in much the same way she might approach fabric, imbuing each element with texture and depth.