Karen Juhl + Merope (LT/BE) at ALICE

Name: Karen Juhl + Merope (LT/BE) at ALICE
Start: 2025-04-11T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-11T23:30:00+02:00
Location: Nørre Allé 7, 2200 København N, Danmark

Schedule

Fri Apr 11 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Nørre Allé 7, 2200 København N, Danmark | Copenhagen , SK

Karen Juhl laver cutting-edge sangkunst. Live forener hun klubkultur og kammermusik, når beatfragmenter smelter sammen med improvisationer på midi-harpe i en intens performance. Merope drager publikum med dybt ind i Litauens folkemusik i et lydunivers, der væver tråde mellem oprindelige sange og moderne klangflader. Vi glæder os til at kunne præsentere dem begge, når de giver 2-i-én koncert på ALICE til foråret.
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Døre kl 20:00 / Show kl 21:00
Køb billet i forsalg: 130 dkk eksl. gebyr
Køb billet: https://alicecph.com/event/merope-lt-be/
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NB: Koncerten er siddende
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Karen Juhl
Den eksperimenterende, danske musiker og komponist Karen Juhl laver viser fra internettets tidsalder. Som magasinet Seismograf skrev i en anmeldelse af debutalbummet fra 2023, ‘Mother Tongue’, så følger Karen Juhl “en folk- eller visetradition, hvor teksten får lov til at diktere musikkens forløb”. Samtidigt sampler hun musik, hun har fundet på YouTube, og modulerer sin stemme til en lyd, der kan være mudret, men ikke uden at være følelsesmæssigt præcis: Som Passive/Aggressive skrev om albummet, er det én ting “at have en ambition om at stå ved sin egen skrøbelighed og forvandle den til styrke. Noget helt andet er som det formås på dette album rent faktisk at udleve et sådant ideal.”
Som artist placerer Karen Juhl sig mellem kunstformer. Det kommer blandt andet til udtryk med ‘Mother Tongue’, der også er en bogudgivelse. Gennem lyd, tekst og billeder forbinder Karen Juhl altså barndomsscener og internetrum, og skaber en fragmenteret, men meditativ refleksion over sårbarhed i en hyperglobaliseret verden. Live står hun ansigt til ansigt med musikeren Johan Feierskov. Sammen skaber de både øjeblikke af intensitet og dyb opmærksomhed: Beatfragmenter smelter sammen med midi-harpe-improvisationer i en kompleks og rørende performance. Sidst den blev opført var på The Yard Theatre i London. Vi glæder os til at opleve det på ALICE!

Merope
“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times”. Sådan har det polske magasin Nowamuzyka meget præcist bekrevet den litauisk-belgiske duo Meropes forunderlige klange. Her drages publikum med dybt ind i Litauens folkemusik, hvor Indrė Jurgelevičiūtės stemme og kanklės (et traditionelt litauisk strengeinstrument) væver tråde mellem gamle sange og moderne klangflader. Sammen med den belgiske multiinstrumentalist Bert Cools skaber de et lydunivers, der spænder fra eksperimenterende guitarspil til smukke elektroniske teksturer. Musikken har noget på én gang sakralt, mytologisk og nutidigt over sig.
Merope har udgivet fire albums siden 2012, hvor det seneste, det sitrende smukke “Salos” (2021), blev indspillet med bl.a. det berømte litauske kor Jauna Muzika Choir, Jean-Christophe Bonnafous og Shahzad Ismaily. Til november udkom deres album “Vėjula”, som ligeledes har prominente samarbejdspartnere på listen, som foruden Ismaily tæller Laraaji og den legendariske guitarist Bill Frisell. Traditionelle baltiske toner forvandles til noget nyt, legende og universelt i et åbent lydlandskab, der udforsker både jazz, ambient og minimalistiske kompositioner. Musikmagasinet The Wire kaldte det “glowing, ethereal music; gossamer-fine, but swirling with emotional heft.” Vi har høje forventninger til duoen, som vi ikke kan vente med at byde velkommen på ALICEs scene.

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In English:
Karen Juhl creates cutting-edge song art. Live, she unites club culture with chamber music as fragmented beats blend with improvisations on a MIDI harp in an intense performance. Merope draws the audience deep into Lithuania’s folk music with a sonic universe that weaves threads between ancient songs and modern soundscapes. We’re thrilled to present both acts in a two-in-one concert at ALICE this spring.
Karen Juhl
The experimental Danish musician and composer Karen Juhl crafts ballads for the internet age. As the magazine Seismograf wrote in a review of her 2023 debut album, Mother Tongue, Karen Juhl “follows a folk or ballad tradition where the text dictates the flow of the music.” At the same time, she samples music found on YouTube and modulates her voice into a sound that may feel murky but remains emotionally precise: As Passive/Aggressive noted about the album, it’s one thing “to aspire to embrace one’s own fragility and transform it into strength. It’s quite another, as this album demonstrates, to fully embody that ideal.”
As an artist, Karen Juhl moves fluidly between art forms. This is exemplified in Mother Tongue, which is also a book publication. Through sound, text, and images, she connects childhood scenes and digital spaces, creating a fragmented yet meditative reflection on vulnerability in a hyper-globalized world. Live, she performs face-to-face with musician Johan Feierskov. Together, they create moments of both intensity and deep attentiveness: fragmented beats meld with MIDI harp improvisations in a complex and moving performance. The last time they performed was at The Yard Theatre in London. We can’t wait to experience it at ALICE!
Merope
“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times.” This is how the Polish magazine Nowamuzyka aptly described the wondrous soundscapes of the Lithuanian-Belgian duo Merope. Their music draws the audience deep into Lithuania’s folk traditions, where Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė’s voice and the kanklės (a traditional Lithuanian string instrument) weave threads between ancient songs and modern sonic textures. Together with Belgian multi-instrumentalist Bert Cools, they create a soundscape ranging from experimental guitar work to beautiful electronic layers. Their music is simultaneously sacred, mythological, and contemporary.
Merope has released four albums since 2012, the most recent being the stunning Salos (2021), recorded with the renowned Lithuanian Jauna Muzika Choir, Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, and Shahzad Ismaily. This November, they released their album Vėjula, which also features prominent collaborators, including Ismaily, Laraaji, and the legendary guitarist Bill Frisell. Traditional Baltic tones are transformed into something new, playful, and universal in an open sonic landscape that explores jazz, ambient, and minimalist composition. Music magazine The Wire called it “glowing, ethereal music; gossamer-fine, but swirling with emotional heft.” We have high expectations for this duo and cannot wait to welcome them to ALICE’s stage.