Copenhagen, Denmark
Concert
Tuesday 2nd of September
19:00 to 23:59
100 dkk + fee
An evening of dusty tape loops, sprawling improvisations, and heartfelt melancholia
Final Descent and Afvikling have joined forces for an evening of lo-fi tape aesthetics and melancholic soundscapes. Experience the fragile piano compositions of Finnish minimalist composer Juho Toivonen, the sprawling guitar improvisations of Sweden’s Sofie Herner, and Afvikling Kassetter’s own Jonas Torstensen with his dusty cassette tape collages. All three artists are also affiliated with the renowned Swedish label Discreet Music.
Due to the expanded program, the already announced concert with Juho Toivonen has been moved from Metronomen to Xenon. Previously purchased tickets are, of course, still valid.
Juho Toivonen (FI)
Juho Toivonen’s critically acclaimed debut album Kasveille ja eläimille (2023) – released in collaboration between Futura Resistenza and Ultraääni – weaves improvisations on a detuned piano together with subtle synthesizer textures and field recordings. The music has been described as “achingly intimate yet universally resonant” (The Wire), and the carefully curated record store World of Echo highlights his ability to conjure “immersive environments that invite both contemplation and wonder.”
Beyond his solo work, Toivonen runs the experimental record label Akti Records and has collaborated with artists such as Loren Chasse (Aclod, Hive Mind Records, 2023), London-based bassist Otto Willberg, and Mika Rättö from the legendary avant-garde band Circle.
In April 2025, he will release Lapsikuninkaan fanfaari on the Gothenburg-based label and record store Discreet Music – a work exploring childhood imagination and memory through a unique fusion of lo-fi textures, playful compositions, and a broader instrumental palette.
Look forward to a concert where Toivonen creates a vivid sonic experience – a space where time dissolves, and music speaks directly to the senses.
https://ultraaanirecords.bandcamp.com/album/kasveille-ja-el-imille
Sofie Herner (SE)
Sofie Herner, also known under the name Leda, has for nearly two decades left her distinctive and striking mark on the Swedish scene for experimental and improvised music — both as a member of groups like Enhet För Fri Musik, Neutral, and Eternal Music Society, through numerous collaborations, and with her solo project Leda.
Herner’s approach to music is characterized by a primitive, raw, and exploratory attitude rather than an academic or craft-based foundation, with free improvisation and experimental techniques at its core, making for an expression both fragile and unpredictable.
https://discreetmusicgbg.bandcamp.com/album/neuter
Jonas Torstensen (DK)
On the Copenhagen experimental scene, there is hardly anyone who doesn’t know Jonas Torstensen and his love for dusty cassette tapes in strictly limited editions.
Since his early teenage years, Torstensen has been a true DIY activist with a deep affection for quirky, challenging, melancholic, weird, and psychedelic music in all its forms. It’s a hunger that’s reflected in his own musical universe, where countless expressions converge in an impressive catalogue of releases — from detuned piano improvisations and coarse, organic drone to field recordings and spiritual free-folk.
Torstensen’s distinctive aesthetic is marked by a special calm presence and an incredible richness of detail, always rooted in the moment and with a truly authentic immediacy.
https://afviklingkassetter.bandcamp.com/album/noter-om-angst
Read more at finaldescent.org
Dansk
Final Descent og Afvikling er gået sammen om en aften med lo-fi båndæstetik og melankolske klangflader. Oplev den finske minimalistiske komponist Juho Toivonens skrøbelige klaverkompositioner, svenske Sofie Herners langstrakte guitarimprovisationer og Afvikling Kassetters egen Jonas Torstensen med sine støvede kassettebåndskollager. Alle 3 kunstnere er desuden tilknyttet det anerkendte svenske forlag Discreet Music.
Koncerten, som først blev annonceret som en solokoncert med Juho Toivonen, er, på grund af programmets udvidelse, flyttet fra Metronomen til Xenon. Allerede købte billetter gælder naturligvis stadig.
Juho Toivonen (FI)
Juho Toivonens anmelderroste debutalbum Kasveille ja eläimille (2023) – udgivet i samarbejde mellem Futura Resistenza og Ultraääni – væver improvisationer på et ustemt klaver sammen med subtile synthesizerflader og feltoptagelser. Musikken er blevet beskrevet som "achingly intimate yet universally resonant” (The Wire), og den skarpt kuraterede pladebutik World of Echo fremhæver hans evne til at fremmane "immersive environments that invite both contemplation and wonder."
I april 2025 udgiver han Lapsikuninkaan fanfaari på det Göteborg-baserede label og pladebutik Discreet Music – et værk, der udforsker barndommens fantasi og erindring gennem en unik sammensmeltning af lo-fi-teksturer, legende kompositioner og et bredere instrumentarium.
Glæd dig til en koncert, hvor Toivonen skaber en levende, sonisk oplevelse – et rum, hvor tiden opløses, og tonerne taler direkte til sanserne.
Sofie Herner (SE)
Sofie Herner, også kendt under navnet Leda, har i snart to årtier sat sit særprægede og markante aftryk på den svenske scene for eksperimenterende og improviseret musik — både som medlem af grupperne Enhet För Fri Musik, Neutral og Eternal Music Society, gennem talrige samarbejder og med sit soloprojekt Leda.
Herners tilgang til musikken er præget af en primitiv, rå og afsøgende tilgang snarere end et akademisk eller håndværksmæssigt udgangspunkt, med den frie improvisation og eksperimenterende teknikker som kerne. Derfor er hendes udtryk både skrøbeligt og uforudsigeligt.
Jonas Torstensen (DK)
På den københavnske eksperimentalscene er der ingen, som ikke kender til Jonas Torstensen og hans kærlighed til støvede kassettebånd i stærkt limiterede oplag.
Siden hans tidlige teenageår har Torstensen været en vaskeægte DIY-aktivist med en inderlig kærlighed for skæv, udfordrende, melankolsk, weird og psykedelisk musik i alle slags udformninger. En sult, som afspejler sig i hans eget musikalske univers, hvor utallige udtryk mødes i et imponerende katalog af udgivelser – fra ustemte klaverimprovisationer og grovkornet, organisk drone til feltoptagelser og spirituel free-folk.
Torstensens genkendelige æstetik kendetegnes ved et særligt roligt nærvær og en utrolig detaljerigdom, altid i øjeblikket og med en helt særlig autentisk umiddelbarhed.
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