a niche in the gap

Juho Toivonen
is an experimental musician from Pori, Finland, known for his minimalist and home-recorded compositions. His work has been released in multiple countries, including the United States, the UK, Sweden, and the Netherlands. He has collaborated with artists such as Loren Chasse and Mika Rättö (Circle). Toivonen is also known for running the independent labels Akti Records and Monks Hood, releasing multiple artists like Lau Nau, Acid Mothers Temple, Tetuzi Akiyama and Delphine Dora. Toivonen’s upcoming double album, Kaksin, will be released through the Swedish imprint Discreet Music in September 2026.

Ulla
is a Berlin-based musician/composer renowned for crafting intricate and resonant ambient
music—characterized by a vaporous blend of gliding electronics and electroacoustics, offering
intimate and spectral soundscapes that invite deep listener engagement. Since 2016, they have
released several critically acclaimed albums, including Big Room (2019) and Tumbling
Towards A Wall (2020), both praised for their depth and innovation.
In 2022, Ulla introduced Foam
, which incorporated piano, guitar, and chopped vocal
fragments, presenting a glitchier sound, celebrated for its sound design, emotional depth, and
its challenge to traditional ambient music conventions.
Ulla’s most recent work,
Hometown Girl
, released under the alias U.e. on their own label
28912, marks a departure from earlier electroacoustic and digital compositions, embracing a
more acoustic approach with clean-toned guitar, woodwinds, and piano.

Gefördert von: Initiative Musik und des Bundes für Kultur und Medien.

Arrangör: Kashual.plastik

Åldersgräns: 18+