Next week I’m happy to present and be involved in two projects at Aarhus! The great venue türkis is hosting a residency where we’ll work with Bjørn Svin, hold two workshops and present our new composition ‘Submerge’ on the 6th of February!
7th of February IKI will present music from the brand new album ‘BODY’
Hope to see you in Aarhus!
Copenhagen Sessions Vol 1 & 2 has been out for some months now!
The album has received fantastic feedback internationally, including a review in The New York City Jazz Record:
“This recently unearthed album… not only marks an intriguing historical context, but the music itself is also gorgeously rendered.”
– Franz Matzner, The New York City Jazz Record, July 2025
MORE to read here:
Esensja (PL) – review
Salt-peanuts (DK) – review
Jazz Views (UK) – review
Laboratorium MF (PL) – review
Donos (PL) – review
Radio France – Au Coeur du Jazz (FR) – album recommendation/airplay
Culture Jazz (FR) – airplay
Jazzthing (DE) – review
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews:
“With their impressive voices the women of IKI conjure a beauty that is as magical as it is beautiful over the electronic foundations of BODY”. Westzeit (DE)
“It sounds as if someone has placed a microphone directly inside a nervous system’s electrical impulses”. Seismograf (DK)
“Hypnotic rhythmic pulses, subtle drones and vibrations whirlwinds of etheral voices, a bath of voices laced with syllables meltin into an impressive wall of sound. Simply magnificent.” Inactuelles (FR)
“BODY is a wondrous listening experience that reveals the freedom and possibilities of the body itself as an instrument.” GONZO (circus) (BE)
👣 IKI 8th July @ Sankt Jakobs Kirke , København Ø
Our debut album is released. Vol 2. in the series of Copenhagen sessions with Tomasz Stańko will drop 7th November 2025.
Thank you for the great tour!
Nationalmuseum, Copenhagen – Flagey, Brussels – Bimhaus, Amsterdam – NOSPR, Katowice
Co-organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025.
Johanna Elina Sulkunen voc, Lisa Ullén – piano, Louise Damn Eckhardt – saxophones, flute, Henrik Olsson – guitar and objects, Burkhard Beins – drums and objects. Looking forwrad to working more on the outcome.
Hotel Pro Forma’s ‘Flammenwerfer wins a price for the best musicperformance of the year! We, together with IKI are very happy to be on stage with Blixa Bargeld and performing this beautiful and strong piece.
Debut concert / comissioned work ‘Chimeraxis’
Koncertkirken Vinterjazz, 2025
”The Finnish artist Johanna Elina Sulkunen, who lives in Copenhagen, seems capable of handling anything that appears new, different, and avant-garde. More than that, she can effortlessly combine seemingly incompatible elements on a personal, individual level in an organic way. Algorithm-assisted digital composition, traditional jazz vocals, free improvisation, highly reflective sound abstraction, and an entirely unprocessed voice—often all within the same track. On her third solo album, Coexistence (Tila, May 24), Sulkunen adds yet another level of complexity to her electronic avant-garde pop by skillfully integrating documentary interview recordings and samples of precarious, unheard voices into the mix. ”. Frank P. Eckert 26. Juni 2024. Motherboard
”In this third part of the Sonority trilogy, she listens to marginalized voices—migrants and homeless people. These are individuals who imagine a reality where coexistence is not associated with trouble, where borders are not boundless. Voices dreaming that “Home” and “Happiness” are not unreachable in “Beyondlands.”. Bad Alchemy. De
”The sound texture weaves together electronics, electroacoustic elements, minimalism, playfulness, sunlit ambient music, glitch, and techno-logos with a sparkling effect of natural connection. The coexistence addressed is a political issue. The one question was asked: “What would you say if the whole world would listen?!” Vibrant with voices physiologically fused with the music, the questions and answers (beyond linguistic comprehension) resonate strongly when played through a good sound system at a high volume — more recommended than listening through headphones. It is precisely the human presence that we follow, and that follows us throughout the entire listening experience. The two minutes of ‘What Do We Do For Others’ fade out, leaving us in a silence laden with questions hanging in the air, unanswered but urgent.” Dionisio Capuano. Blow UP. It.
