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

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.

On the 9th of September at 7 pm

Album release concert ‘Treasure Hunt’
Livia Schweizer, flutes and conceptAdriano Adewale, berimbau and voiceNathan Riki Thomson, prepared double bass Simone Spampinato, live electronics

This concert marks the release of Treasure Hunt, an album bridging Helsinki and Northeast Brazil, recorded last December at Toinen Kerros. Blending flutes, berimbau, double bass, and live electronics, the ensemble brings to life open scores created during deep listening workshops at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in Natal.

Inspired by Pauline Oliveros and Paulo Freire, the project explores how rethinking the nature of musical scores can dismantle traditional hierarchies, foster deep social connection, and enable global cross-pollination. The performance features graphic scores developed in the UFRN Botanical Garden by Luisa Caroline de Andrade Kirschner, Aurigena da Silva Lourenço, Bárbara Costa e Silva, Pamella Carneiro Silva, Ana Claudia de Melo Siqueira, Mariana Araújo da Silva, and Livia Schweizer.

A companion booklet documenting the creative journey between Natal and Helsinki will be available at the event for a pay-what-you-wish donation!!!

What is the treasure?!Sometimes the treasure is finding a seed, shaped like a monkey’s ear, hidden in the dirt. Sometimes it is hearing a story that wakes what has been sleeping
inside you.
Sometimes it is a small object or a word that pulls a childhood memory back into the light, or finding yourself in a hidden park only because your plans fell apart.
The treasure is realizing it is enough to sit in an empty room and see that the sky is plenty. It is enough to write a line that makes someone else sing.
The treasure is creating that sound where you meet with the other,
realizing that we are more than the sum of our parts.
The treasure is a listening ear, and the person beside you who begins to resonate, too.
The treasure is knowing that a whole world of meaning can be carried by a single tiny seed, a word, or a sound. It is the way we walk into that world together, learning how we belong to one another. The treasure is cultivating curiosity and an open mind, keeping the path ahead of us open and fertile.

PERFORMERS:

Livia Schweizer is a Helsinki-based flutist, improviser, and artistic researcher dedicated to the intersection of contemporary performance, community engagement and intercultural dialogue. Originally from Italy, Livia was attracted by the Finnish music scene after graduating from the Conservatory of Livorno she moved to Helsinki to study at the Sibelius Academy with Mikael Helasvuo.

A versatile collaborator, Livia has been to play as flutist with Finland’s leading orchestras and in addition she is one of the founding members of the Earth Ears Ensemble, a group focused on contemporary music written by lesser-known composers and environmental themes.

Livia’s work is characterized by a deep curiosity for non-conventional notation, and her artistic research moves around the exploration of what can be defined as a score. As a doctoral candidate at the Sibelius Academy, she researches how graphic and alternative scores can facilitate collaboration between artists from different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds. This quest for new sonic languages has led her to participate in interdisciplinary and intercultural projects across Benin, Brazil, Aotearoa / New Zealand, the US, and throughout Europe, exploring how sound can transcend traditional boundaries.

For her seashells, hummingbirds and trees are somehow a never ending source of inspiration. 

Adriano Adewale Itaúna

Adriano Adewale, a master percussionist and composer, embarks on a rhythmic odyssey that resonates with cultural richness and artistic innovation. Born with a deep-rooted passion for music, Adriano has sculpted a career that transcends borders and genres.

Rooted in the music of his home country Brazil and with a profound connection to Global music traditions, Adriano Adewale has become a celebrated figure in the global music scene. His percussive prowess encompasses an array of instruments, from the traditional pandeiro to the mesmerizing sounds of tuned PVC tubes, crafting a unique sonic palette that defies convention.

Adriano’s musical journey is marked by collaboration and exploration. His compositions are a tapestry of diverse influences, blending samba’s infectious rhythms, the improvisational spirit of jazz, and haunting beautiful melodies. Through his work, he invites audiences to embark on a cultural voyage, where music serves as a universal language that bridges gaps and fosters unity.

Beyond the stage, Adriano Adewale’s dedication to music education and community engagement shines brightly. His commitment to sharing the transformative power of music with younger generations is a testament to his belief in its capacity to inspire and uplift.

He has been featured in over 30 albums and collaborated with Benjamim Taubkin, Joanna McGregor to mention but a few. Adriano’s career, spanning decades, has left an indelible mark on the global music landscape. His unwavering authenticity and innovative spirit ensure that his rhythmic journey continues to captivate and enchant audiences around the world.

Adriano loves food, herbal medicine and loves spending time in nature.Simone Spampinato is a sonic arts and field recording practitioner focusing on the relationship between music and the epiphenome of musicality.His works have been performed, installed, and exhibited at various European festivals, including Musica Nova Festival (FI), SipoonÄânet (FI), Optižūns (LV), Jauna Muzika (LT), FOG Festival (CH) Musikschule Basel Akut (CH), Tempio Festival (DE), Fondazione Merz (ITA), MilanOltre (ITA), Spazio Murka (ITA), and AAmod Festival (ITA).
Nathan Riki Thomson is professor of Global Music and Community Engagement at Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki. He is a double bass player, multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher, and educator with a core focus on intercultural dialogue and collaboration. Nathan was born to parents from Aotearoa / New Zealand and raised in Australia on the traditional unceded lands of the Yugambeh and Bundjalung peoples. Nathan has collaborated and performed internationally with musicians from many parts of the world during the past 35 years, including a 5-year period living and working with musicians and dancers in Tanzania and Zambia. After 10 years teaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Finland is now his new home, where he has been instrumental in establishing the Global Music programme and leads intercultural arts, research, and community based initiatives at the University of the Arts, Helsinki. 

“Melting Hearts, Mikko Joensuu and Henri Lindström have been performing separately in the Finnish experimental underground and indie scenes for a number of years now. While doing so, they have also developed a friendship and a mutual appreciation. In Toinen kerros, on Tuesday evening of September 8th, these three musicians can be seen for the first time under the same bill, together and alone, pushing the boundaries and expectations, performing their own carefully cultivated repertoire as well as exploring the unknown.

Showtime: 19-21

A voluntary entry fee. Cassettes and LPs sold at the event. All forms of support are greatly welcomed.”

Exactly one year since our last performance in Helsinki, Mother’s Delight is back at Toinen kerros for another concert!

Mother’s Delight first performed in 2023, and after that initial concert it was immediately clear that the project should continue as a stable, working ensemble. The quartet’s unusual instrumentation brings together two wind instruments — soprano saxophone and bass clarinet — with two electric polyphonic voices: electric guitar and physically modelled piano. This distinctive setup gives rise to a wide and constantly shifting sonic palette: from Sjöström’s complex yet deeply expressive melodic language, to Nikula’s command of Western contemporary music and extended techniques; from Mureddu’s deconstructed and morphing piano textures, to Kääriäinen’s unique ability to merge distorted noise with fragile microsounds.

Aesthetically, the music synthesises the overlapping yet distinct backgrounds of the four musicians. The sonic radicalism of Kääriäinen and Sjöström intertwines with resonances of Western contemporary music shaped by Nikula and Mureddu. Beyond stylistic categories, the core of Mother’s Delight lies in its commitment to depth, openness, and a sense of joyful, unpredictable musical discovery.

https://www.liberomureddu.net/mothersdelight

Starts 19:00.

free donation, suggested 5-15 €