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*studies on intermingling of the human condition and the so called natural world

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December 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Tomorrow I will be playing in Brussels with Luca Piovesan in the context of his doctoral concert.
Welcome!

https://www.ictus.be/poliarmonica
Ictus.be - ICTUS INVITES: MAKING MUSIC WITH A BLACK BOX
A sonic journey emerging from Luca Piovesan’s PhD trajectory
www.ictus.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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"With a broad lineup of young musicians stretching between Finland and Slovakia, between classical and experimental music, professionalism and pure amateur joy – across all the bright frequencies of sound and instrument combinations – we’ll cook up a real […]

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November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I have the privilege to interview the awesome composer-researcher Zeynep Toraman today live in Äänes radio. She's also performing tonight in an Äänen Lumo organised event at Toinen Kerros. Performing also will be a Swiss accordionist Laura Mehmeti.
The same radio transmission features also a […]
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November 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I have 2 upcoming gigs within a month:

The first one being in "Something Else" taking place next week Thursday 23.10. 19:00 happening in Musta Kissa. I'm playing as a trio with Essi Hirvonen (Contrabass) and Wilson Tanner Smith (Cello).

The next one will be […]

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October 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Do I know someone in NY? I would need some local help :)
September 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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What is Toinen Kerros?

Toinen Kerros is a community-driven space for sonic art & experimental music in Helsinki.

We aim to make TK a place for community building, co-curation & commoning practices. Non-commercial, non-authoritarian.

So not just a place for […]

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September 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Taiteiden yö Toisessa Kerroksessa! Night of Arts at Toinen Kerros!

Check out the Seikka II Installation & Poesia Night Club (19.00-21.00):

https://aanenlumo.com/2025/08/13/14-19-8-25-seikka-ii-installation-night-of-arts/

#runokuu #taiteidenyö #nightofarts […]

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August 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Hey so I'm in BookWyrm now. Def recommend it if you wanna leave another evil corporate owned place behind. Importing my bookshelf was really simple!
hmu at @sulo :)
June 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If you're a researcher and in the university of Helsinki and oppose genocide, please sign the petition to end all institutional collaboration with Israeli academic institutions and universities […]
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June 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Bloom & Gloom today at Toinen Kerros! Doors open at 19.00

Performing:
Peter J. Woods (UK)
OTOTOMY
Sirpa Kalla
GUNK

https://aanenlumo.com/2025/06/01/13-6-25-bloom-gloom/

#music #experimental #experimentalmusic #toinenkerros #äänenlumo #sonicarts
13.6.25 / Bloom & Gloom
Bloom & Gloom is an Äänen Lumo organised event that brings interesting sonic acts with various approaches to your ears from near and far. Come bask in the gloom and smell the flowers! Time 13.6., doors at 19.00 Place Toinen Kerros (Nokiantie 2-4) Price: 5-10-15 e, pay what you can Peter J. Woods (UK) OTOTOMY Sirpa Kalla GUNK Peter J. Woods is a scholar and artist with a deep interest in experimental music, DIY arts communities, and communal knowledge production. His work pulls equally from the worlds of harsh noise and absurdist theatre. The performances build a sense of terror from simple imagery, muted text and an unpredictable barrage of silence and sound. Woods utilizes these approaches within a critical context, building on his scholarly work to challenge oppressive formations embedded within the musical contexts he finds himself in. OTOTOMY is the noise project of East Helsinki–based artist Matti Närekangas, born out of frustration with music as a form of expression. For OTOTOMY, sound holds meaning regardless of how it’s made. Blending analog elements, unusual recordings, and digital manipulation, he crafts chaotic soundscapes inspired by Engelbert Humperdinck, flying squirrels, escalators, death, the fear of abandonment and the ecstasy from observation of life. OTOTOMY has self-released two EPs HARD2BEGOD (2022) and FAILURE (2024) as well as the split NO SUGAR (2024) with Sasanian. Sirpa Kalla was born in 2024 in Portugal, in the dunes of Adraga. She thrives on unintentionally generated sounds, the atmosphere of old industrial areas and the roughness and rasp of rust and debris. Sirpa Kalla cuts random loops from cassettes found in the streets and abandoned buildings, combining them with minimalist synths and contact mic’d objects. GUNK is a group that has been active since 2011, their performance usually consists of drones, metallic scraping and raw minimalism, all wrapped up into conceptual improvisation. This is their first performance since 2019. Their new album “Hard” will be out summer 2025. * * * ### Discover more from Äänen Lumo / Charm of Sound Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe ### _Related_
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June 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Whew, this is the last event I'll organize this summer. Gonna be fun though, haven't seen GUNK play in ages!
June 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's been more or less a year since we played with Taneli as Improvertebrate, but I'm sure tonight will be a blast! Also looking very much forward to hearing sensibili alle foglie perform Jürg Frey's Circular Music. ✨
May 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
So it seems I'm once again getting a nord modular 😩
May 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Today will be the first time I'll use my voice in a solo performance. Performing also will be the always awesome Lauri Hyvärinen and Jukka Kääriäinen, joining them for vocals the amazing Girilial Baars. Show starts at 17 in asbestos art space.

@laurihyvarinen and @jukkakaariainen
May 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Note to self: dress up warmer when biking with a 4 year old.
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Great, more reasons to be stressed 😩
April 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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I have Fujichrome R25 Single-8 8mm film on which one of the color layers has spontaneously formed #sierpinski #triangle #fractal like patterns, all over the whole 15m roll.

It is unclear if this has happened through some biological or physical process, and would like some help finding out.
April 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
First time releasing something with my own name. Hope you enjoy 🖤
https://nibblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-cochlear-meadows
April 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This weekend there's an interesting workshop in Helsinki about instrument building from junk materials.

I guess it's possible to say that the instructor might be *overqualified*; she has for example worked for Yamaha developing virtual prototyping tools for guitars and is currently doing a […]
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April 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I didn't really plan to self release anything in the foreseeable future, but a friend cannot afford a procedure that he really needs and I really feel like trying to help. If you're in a position where can afford to help out, I'm deeply grateful 🖤 […]
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March 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I was supposed to create a website for myself a couple of years ago, but the friend who was to help me w it was prob overcommitting and now I've been sitting on a domain that I hardly use.
Could somebody recommend affordable hosting, preferably outside of the US? Easy configuration is a plus, my […]
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March 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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#fediverse #feditips #activitypub

Hi all! I'm a concert organiser and musician and I'm planning to organise within the community a series of discussion events on the fediverse as a concrete alternative to fascist soc media. But, at the same time, to be able to meaningfully answer the questions […]
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March 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
[A Hordijk system for sale (not mine).]

If somebody at EMS (or a comparable instance) sees this maybe they should think about it, just sayin' :3

https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&p=4311688&t=292184&sid=7322cd68353b6e1acaee650b1456d663
FS: [Austria->Europe] - Two Hordijk Systems - MOD WIGGLER
www.modwiggler.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM