Have you found the space valuable for the sonic arts community? Do you want to see it continue? Please join us in this discussion, we want to hear from you! Your support and presence is essential for us to understand how to continue our collective work

Now we are starting our third and final year of Kone Foundation support. As we approach this milestone, we would like to have an honest conversation about the sustainability of our project, our resources, and our volunteer network.

The questions that we would like to answer together are:

Is this space valuable for the communities? When the Kone Foundation grant ends, would it be possible to continue? Could this be a space shared by many organizations or individuals? What are the limits and possibilities of running a space communally? 

Whether you have enjoyed the past couple of years or are concerned about the future of the space, and more in general about the shrinking of spaces and resources for arts, your voice is really important. Come share your thoughts on the challenges, options, risks, and possibilities that lie ahead.

Afterwards we would like to invite you for a collective jam. Feel free to bring your own instruments if you wish to perform as well! 

There will also be performances offered by Andrea Mancianti, Heu Hsu & Sulo Kolehmainen (magnetic objects / electronics) and Libero Mureddu and more. Thank you and save the date!

Time: 17.5.

Discussion starts at 16.00

Performances from 18.30 onwards

Place: Toinen Kerros (Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki)

Photo: Roman Odjinud from Rahina-klubi

John Cage and fun or confusing improvisations.

Musicians:

Simone Spampinato (violin)

Orest Smovzh (keyboards, etc)

Otso Kauniskangas (guitar, electronics)

E-mail on Stage (awkward stupid noise duo)

Eva Aguilar (cello, objects, electronics)

Marton Kosorin (guitar, electronics)

Thursday 14.5. at 19:00-20:30

This evening is a celebration for Mikko Sarvanne’s solo EP release “syklit jotka puhkeavat”. In addition to their own performance, Mikko has invited Lumi Mannermaa and Mikael Karkkonen to perform live. An animation film “ryppy” by Oona Pennanen and Mikko Sarvanne will have its public premiere. 

Welcome!

Doors: 17:30

Showtime: 18:00

Pay what you can: 5€ / 10€ / 15€

Mikko Sarvanne

For composer Mikko Sarvanne, music reveals places: abstract, invisible spaces of harmony, and tangible, physical spaces that are constructed in real time through performance. On ”syklit jotka puhkeavat” EP Sarvanne invites stones, water and sandpaper to shape a space of cycles — and the cycles to blossom as glowing pillars of resonance. 

https://mikkosarvanne.com

Lumi Mannermaa

Lumi Mannermaa is a sound artist based in Helsinki who works between the realms of failure and success, using absurdity as a medium for communication. In her practice she uses augmented toy instruments, free improvisation, experimental instrument building, pataphysical conceptuality and modern day nuisances, such as social media content streams, covering subjects such as mistakes, the subconscious, and the ugly and humorous, to name a few.

Soundcloud Lumi Mannermaa

Instagram: @lu__ae

Mikael Karkkonen

“Mikael Karkkonen trying to regulate their heartbeat in front of an audience for approximately fifteen minutes”

Mikael is a playwright, dramaturg and producer. Their artistic work moves across theatre, performance and media art. In recent years, they’ve worked extensively as a writer, dramaturg and producer—both independently and as part of collaborative teams. At present, they’re interested in works that play with the contractual nature of performance and its structure. They’re particularly drawn to performance as a social event, and how the internet and technology might be integrated into live work.

https://mikaelkarkkonen.fi

@miksumu

“ryppy”

“ryppy” is a short animation of stones and sandpaper, by Oona Pennanen and Mikko Sarvanne, created in Mustarinda residency and Villa Bergbacka in 2025. Oona Pennanen is an artist working with moving image and body. Past few years they have focused on editing documentaries and playing around in low-threshold collaborative moments. They are fascinated by the quiet humor of everyday life.

Event photo is the album art of Mikko Sarvanne’s EP “syklit jotka puhkeavat”. It is a photograph of a sculpture by Vera Kox, from the series Temporary forms and permanent doubts, 2011. © Vera Kox, photo: Max Reitmeier.

Pulse Index returns with a new live programme exploring experimental sound, moving image, and spatial experience.

Bringing together artists working across ambient, audiovisual performance, and live composition, the evening unfolds as a sequence of immersive sets where sound and image drift between structure and improvisation.

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белка’s soundscapes use cassette tape loops, modular synthesisers, and field recordings to create layered, atmospheric compositions. Through processes of augmentation and degradation, he attempts to transform raw auditory material into resonant echoes of nostalgia and spectral presences. His connection to nature, informed by frequent forest explorations, imbues his work with an organic, primal quality.

https://www.instagram.com/_b_e_l_c_h_e_n_o_k/

STATIC CHANNEL

Static Channel is a Canadian audiovisual duo based in Berlin and Helsinki, shaping immersive experiences where sound and visuals ebb and flow in dynamic conversation. Composed of new media artist and synthesist Monika Hauck and electronic producer and bass guitarist Alex Iso, the duo navigates shifting sonic landscapes, pulling on threads from ambient, electronic, and experimental influences. Their work takes form through multidisciplinary installations and live performances, where improvisation and movement guide the ever-evolving dialogue between space, sound, and image. Each moment exposes unseen connections and unfiltered presence.

https://www.instagram.com/staticcchannelmusic/

LAURA MRLS 

Laura MRLS is a DJ, producer and live artist based in Helsinki. Their introspective live sets craft emotionally dense, longform journeys through drone, field recordings, and spatial composition—blurring dark ambient and experimental sound. A resident at SUBVERTED and Monument, they also curate the Affine Dark Science project.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/la.mrls/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/laura_mrls
RA: https://ra.co/dj/lauramrls
AFDS Bandcamp: https://affinedarkscience.bandcamp.com/

VJ SOLU

VJ Solu visualizes surreal environments, symbolic narratives and flowing compositions. Organic elements blend with harsher forms, ranging from flowers to geometric shapes. With a background in fine art and creative new media, she channels her artistic vision into digital formats exploring 3D animation, node-based visuals, and live VJing.

Toinen Kerros is a volunteer-led, low threshold, DIY space for presenting, practicing, and encountering sonic art practices. Founded and currently facilitated by the association Äänen Lumo, it aims to function as a community-driven space. Rent and running costs of the space are partly covered by the Kone Foundation until Spring 2027.

https://www.instagram.com/inkerinkelinen/

VJ DIN-AVI

DIN-AVI is a VJ and visual designer whose VJ sets display themes of lost knowledge, esotericism and digitalism. The visuals draw parallels between the alchemical and the computational. By using charts, symbols and incantations, both the digital world and the alchemical draw upon esoteric scientific methods in an attempt to improve humanity. The visuals play on this relationship, with references to charts, digital artefacts, ancient relics and forgotten environments. 

https://www.instagram.com/jackemakupala/

Time: 08.05. Doors at 19, show at 20

Price: 12e in advance / 15e at the door (via Mobile Pay 2202VL)

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Lauantai / Saturday 2.5. klo/at 18:00
Toinen Kerros (Nokiantie 2–4, Helsinki)

Tervetuloa mukaan juhlimaan kasettijulkkareita!

Draama-Helmi ja ”Ystävät” nauhoittivat keikkamateriaalinsa livenä yhden hikisen päivän aikana Vallilassa.

Nyt julkkarikeikka järkätään samassa rakennuksessa. Miksi roudata merta kauemmaksi?

Tule kuuntelemaan biisit livenä ja hakemaan itsellesi ”Vain tänä iltana” -kasetti.

Esiintymässä myös muut ”kaverit”:

KELA_ROTT

KELA_ROTT ei soita musiikkia tai tee mitään taiteellista, se on auraalinen mielenosoitus.

Kuupuu

Jonna Karanka on monialainen taiteilija ja muusikko, joka tunnetaan kokeellisista äänimaisemistaan ja taktiilisesta kuvataiteestaan. Kuupuu-nimellä hän on luonut vuodesta 2003 lähtien unenomaista musiikkia, jossa yhdistyvät oudot taajuudet, luupit, vedenalaiset loitsut ja elektroakustiset tekstuurit. Kuupuun musiikkia on julkaistu mm. Belgiassa (KRAAK), Yhdysvalloissa (Time-Lag Records), Japanissa (EM Records, Musik Atlach) ja Saksassa (Dekorder). Hän soittaa myös mm. Draamakuu, Olimpia Splendid ja Hertta Lussu Ässä -kokonpanoissa. https://jonnakaranka.com 

Liput 5-15€