Leila Bordreuil (FR/US) at ALICE

Med en unik og nysgerrig tilgang til celloen tager fransk-amerikanske Leila Bordreuil det gamle majestætiske instrument ud på nye elektro-akustiske eventyr. Hendes evne til at give organisk knirken og buestrøg modspil af brusende støjflader og langstrakte, syntetiske klange, har ført hende på scenen med navne som Thurston Moore og Toshimaru Nakamura. Sidst vi præsenterede Bordreuil spillede hun en magisk koncert med Laurel Halo i Hellig Kors Kirke, så vi glæder os til hun vender tilbage til ALICE i oktober med nyt album på Relative Pitch.
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Døre kl 20:00 / Show kl 21:00
Køb billet i forsalg: 160 dkk eksl. gebyr / ungebillet: 140 ung dkk eksl. gebyr
Køb billet: https://alicecph.com/event/leila-bordreuil-fr-us/
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NB: Koncerten er stående
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Leila Bordreuil udforsker celloen som ingen anden. Gennem ekstrem forstærkning og en særlig sans for feedback, presser den Brooklyn-baserede musiker celloen ud i sine yderste randområder og fremmaner både brusende støjflader, dirrende stilhed og en gennemgående melankolsk nerve. Under de elektroniske flader høres celloens organiske knirken og strengespil sommetider som et modspil, mens instrumentets genkendelighed andre gange opløses i langstrakte syntetiske klange. Det er denne nysgerrighed på konstant at tage celloen ud på nye territorier, som gør Bordreuils musik så dragende at lytte til.
Leila Bordreuil er kendt for sine mange samarbejder på tværs af den eksperimenterende musikscene og har arbejdet med kunstnere som Laurel Halo, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Kali Malone og Drew McDowall (Coil). Samtidig har hendes dybe forankring i improvisationsmusik ført hende på scenen med profiler som Thurston Moore, Zeena Parkins og Toshimaru Nakamura. Da Laurel Halo tidligere gæstede ALICE, var Bordreuil med på turnéen – og nu vender hun tilbage i eget navn. Med et nyt album på vej på Relative Pitch skubber hun endnu en gang til grænserne for, hvad celloen kan være. Vi ser frem til at opleve hendes nyeste værk udfolde sig live, når hun giver koncert på ALICE i oktober.
Sagt om Leila Bordreuil:
“Brooklyn-based cellist wields white noise like a chef wields a knife, hacking out great chunks of static, shredding cello harmonics in the midst of a lighting storm of her own creation. The sound was heady and all-encompassing.” – The Quietus, 2025
“Steadily scathing music, favoring long and corrosive atonalities.” – The New York Times
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In English:
With a unique and inquisitive approach to the cello, French-American artist Leila Bordreuil leads the old, majestic instrument into new electroacoustic territories. Her ability to juxtapose the cello’s organic creaks and bow strokes with surging noise textures and elongated synthetic tones has brought her to the stage alongside artists such as Thurston Moore and Toshimaru Nakamura. The last time we presented Bordreuil, she performed a spellbinding concert with Laurel Halo at Hellig Kors Church—so we’re excited to welcome her back to ALICE this October with a new album on Relative Pitch.
“Steadily scathing music, favoring long and corrosive atonalities.” – The New York Times
Leila Bordreuil explores the cello like no other. Through extreme amplification and a refined sense of feedback, the Brooklyn-based musician pushes the instrument to its outer edges, conjuring both roaring walls of noise, trembling stillness, and an underlying melancholic current. Beneath the electronic surfaces, the cello’s organic creaks and string textures sometimes emerge as a counterpoint, while at other times the instrument dissolves into stretched, synthetic soundscapes. It is this curiosity—this constant urge to push the cello into new territories—that makes Bordreuil’s music so compelling to experience.
Leila Bordreuil is known for her wide-ranging collaborations across the experimental music scene and has worked with artists such as Laurel Halo, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Kali Malone, and Drew McDowall (Coil). At the same time, her deep roots in improvised music have brought her on stage with figures like Thurston Moore, Zeena Parkins, and Toshimaru Nakamura. When Laurel Halo previously performed at ALICE, Bordreuil joined the tour—and now she returns in her own name. With a new album forthcoming on Relative Pitch, she once again pushes the boundaries of what the cello can be. We look forward to experiencing her latest work unfold live when she performs at ALICE this October.
What has been said about Leila Bordreuil:
“Brooklyn-based cellist wields white noise like a chef wields a knife, hacking out great chunks of static, shredding cello harmonics in the midst of a lighting storm of her own creation. The sound was heady and all-encompassing.” – The Quietus, 2025
“Steadily scathing music, favoring long and corrosive atonalities.” – The New York Times