I en serie af mini-interviews spørger Seismograf/DMT forskellige aktører på musik- og lydkunstscenen til aktuelle anbefalinger af værker eller events. Se her komponist og lydkunstner Sandra Boss  spændende anbefaling.

1a) Hvilket værk vil du gerne anbefale til andre?

Jeg vil anbefale at tage op og kigge på Compenius-orglet, der står oppe i Frederiksborg Slotskirke. Hver torsdag kl. 13.30 bliver orglet demonstreret, og det er en performance i sig selv: Det der ligner et stort, ornamentet træskab forvandles langsomt til et orgel ved at låger åbnes, der afslører 1001 piber, og skuffer med tastatur og pedaler trækkes ud. Herefter sættes kalikanten igang med at pumpe luft ind i bælgene, der herfra spreder sig ud i piberne. Det er en højst bemærkelsesværdi klang, instrument genererer, hvilket først og fremmest skyldes, at piberne alle er lavet i ædle træsorter, og dernæst at orglet spiller i sin originale middeltonestemning. 

2) Hvorfor er dette værk/denne event særlig?

Det er en mulighed for at opleve et af verdens ældste orgler, der står i sin originale stand. Og en mulighed for at opleve en klang, som hører fortiden til, men som lyder som noget fra fremtiden. 

3) Hvad arbejder du selv med lige nu? 

Sjovt nok arbejder jeg med orgelmusik! Jeg har tidligere arbejdet med at skabe lydkunstværker for orgler, (senest i samarbejde med Jonas Olesen, hvor vi lavede en koncert for syv orgler i Sct. Andreas Kirken i København.) Nu har jeg imidlertid fået fingrene i et transportabelt midi-styret pipeorgel, der har 61 piper. Og det er det instrument, som jeg arbejder med for tiden, og som fik sin ilddåb med en performance forleden på Kunsthal Aarhus.

Derudover går jeg og venter på at min nye plade med titlen Perfekt Termisk snart kommer. Det er en plade bestående af udelukkende elektronisk musik, genereret via de mest opslidende gammeldags metoder, der har inkluderet brug af spolebåndoptagere, tonegeneratorer og gamle filterbokse. Man kan sige, at pladen afspejler en slags nørdet, mediearkæologisk udredning. 

Læs mere om Sandra Boss’ projekter her.

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»Music for me is the purest communication! We are constantly trying to understand each other, completely in vain, with our inadequate language, while music speaks pure. I can’t think of a more powerful and influential form of expression. It surpasses visual art, film, theatre, everything. Music is without exception the start of all my work; I often think, if this work were a song, what song would it be?« 

ihsan saad ihsan tahir (b. 1995, UK/DK) graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2025) and Goldsmiths University of London (2025) and lives and works in Copenhagen. tahir has previously exhibited at, among others, Kunsthal Kongegaarden, Korsør (2026), SKAL Contemporary, Skagen (2025); 13 Vitrine, Lausanne (2024); Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus (2023;2024); Collega, Copenhagen (2024); and All All All, Copenhagen (2023). tahir opens a new, large solo exhibition at O ​​– Overgaden (February 20–May 3, 2026).

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16.02

Indigo over Mahler

Anthony Sahyoun, Nour Darwish, Larissa Sansour, Søren Lind: »As If No Misfortune Had Occurred In The Night«
© Joakim Züger
© Joakim Züger

One of my most powerful art experiences of 2025 was British-Palestinian video artist Larissa Sansour’s intense work As If No Misfortune Had Occurred In The Night at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The piece forms the basis of Thursday’s so-called »opera performance«, in which Palestinian soprano Nour Darwish performs in dialogue with Sansour’s visuals.

When Darwish steps onto the stage, it is before a vast screen where black-and-white scenes from an abandoned chapel establish a solemn atmosphere. It feels as though the entire hall is holding its breath as she begins to sing – tentatively, mournfully at first, then with spine-tingling force.

The composition draws on Kindertotenlieder (1905), in which Gustav Mahler sets to music Friedrich Rückert’s poems on the loss of two daughters. Composer Anthony Sahyoun allows Mahler’s music to merge with the Palestinian folk song »Al Ouf Mash’al«, a lament for a man who fell while serving in the Ottoman army during the First World War. Over time, the song has expanded into an oral account of Palestinian suffering. In its encounter with Mahler, it becomes a lament for centuries of grief – addressed to European ears that, through the colonisation of the region, bear part of the responsibility. Quite simply, it is a very good idea. At first, Darwish alternates between the two musical works, but gradually they fuse into a single narrative of sorrow, loss, and inherited trauma. She briefly leaves the stage, giving way to a filmed sequence in which she descends into a basin and is enveloped by indigo-blue water. In Palestinian tradition, indigo is the colour of mourning, because once it has stained skin and fabric, it cannot be washed away. It must be worn away – just as grief can leave us flayed.

Darwish returns in an indigo dress. At the climax, she falls to her knees as the screen behind her turns black, and I realise I have barely breathed for several minutes. The composition was created in 2022 – before the current war in Gaza – but on this evening, with her immense voice and intense presence, she adds yet another verse to the endless song. At times, art can feel brutally prophetic.

English translation: Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

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»For me music is life. It contains everything and carries the strongest healing powers there is.«

Mika Akim is the solo project of the viola player, composer and songwriter Mika Persdotter. The project started when Mika found a viola d'amore outside of Prague and started writing songs for it, about and for the body. Exploring open forms, minimalistic approach and mixing influences from folk music, baroque and experimenting with sound. The music is cyclic and honest. Since the project started Mika Akim has released two albums and now the third solo album feb 28 will be released on the 27th of February on Inga Records. 

Besides the solo project Mika Persdotter is an active musician in the experimental music scene as well as the contemporary and baroque fields in Copenhagen. Member of Halvcirkel, Damkapellet, Wolfskin Ensemble and Stök among others. 

Bobo Moreno. © Thomas Roger Henrichsen

»Music is an element for me, along with earth, wind, fire and water. Music is a nutrient that is part of my personal food pyramid, along with cheese, eggs and tomatoes. Music is a relationship in my life that is just as important as the people I have around me. Music is like an extra organ through which I perceive the world.« 

Growing up surrounded by his parents’ eclectic record collection, Bobo Moreno developed a love for music across genres. Named after his stepfather, jazz and rock bassist Bo Stief, Bobo started out on the electric bass before, at the age of 22, finding his true instrument – ​​his voice. Self-taught, he developed his craft through countless live performances and garnered recognition for his expressive voice and stylistic range. His national breakthrough came with the pop duo Peaches & Bobo in 1993. After decades of performing, at the age of 60, Bobo now releases Missing Pieces – his deeply personal debut album, reflecting a life of musical exploration and self-discovery, while marking a new chapter in a lifelong musical journey.

© Mira Campau

»Music to me is like water to plants. And a space to connect us, to ourselves, others and the world.«

Astrid Engberg is a contemporary artist with roots in the past, blending electronic-organic jazz, soul and percussive minimalism. Her sound combines heavy, minimal productions with personal storytelling and a spiritual edge, carried by a voice that balances sensitivity and strength. Since releasing her debut album Tulpa in 2020, highlighted by Bandcamp as one of the summer’s best releases, she has received the Steppeulven award as Producer of the Year 2021 and won Vocal Jazz Release of the Year at Danish Music Awards Jazz, alongside a nomination for Experimental Album of the Year.

Engberg has performed live and as a DJ at major Danish festivals and venues, including SPOT, Heartland, Roskilde Festival, DR Koncerthuset and SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst.