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Final Descent Sessions are a series of live-recorded video sessions featuring Denmark-based and international musicians, primarily but not exclusively artists from Final Descent's concert program.
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#10 Lise Barkas Full Concert (Live at Metronomen)
The ever-present drone of the bagpipe and hurdy-gurdy takes the leading role in Lise Barkas' monolithic, minimalistic music, drawing from her love of experimental electronic music and traditional French folk dance music. The results are hypnotic and meditative extended pieces where time seems to dissolve and any sense of form or structure evaporates as the sound grows deeper and deeper. The session was filmed and released by sichlaubruun.
#9 Bali Snak -
OMG U WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THIS SONGS ABOUT (Live at Vinterjazz)
It’s unpredictable, beautiful and chaotic when Bali Snak step out of their stripped-down rehearsal space in Nørrebro and tear through with their intense live shows. Filmed by Astrid Agdrup at Final Descent into Vinterjazz 2026 and released by Bali Snak.
#8 Jorge Espinal (Live at Råhuset)
Jorge Espinal is a Peruvian guitarist and improviser based in Buenos Aires. His solo project explores the limits of physical rhythmic independence, expanding the possibilities of the prepared electric guitar. Elements of noise are redefined under the blessing of Latin American rhythms. The session was filmed and produced by Magnus Munk Tækker and released by Movement Shaped Like A Heart.
#7 Razen (Live at Råhuset)
Razen is a Brussels-based ensemble that has, since 2010, explored the intersection of minimalism, psychedelic music, Early Music, and free-folk. With a focus on improvisation and the use of acoustic string and wind instruments, Razen creates long, droning passages and rich soundscapes that point both backward to the archaic roots of music and forward to new, experimental forms.
#6 Lao Dan 老丹 Meets Jooklo Duo part 2 (Live at Mayhem, Copenhagen Jazz Festival)
Recorded during Lao Dan's artist in residence with Final Descent during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024. The video is part 2 of 2. The second meeting ever between Chinese improviser Lao Dan and Italian free spirits Jooklo Duo — a fiery, 40-minute set of free improvisation that merged spiritual jazz and free folk at the legendary Copenhagen DIY venue, Mayhem.
#5 Lao Dan 老丹 Meets Jooklo Duo Part 1 (Live at Mayhem, Copenhagen Jazz Festival)
Recorded during Lao Dan's artist in residence with Final Descent during Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024. The video is part 1 of 2. The second meeting ever between Chinese improviser Lao Dan and Italian free spirits Jooklo Duo — a fiery, 40-minute set of free improvisation that merged spiritual jazz and free folk at the legendary Copenhagen DIY venue, Mayhem.
#3 Mizgin - Hesen (Live at Dansepavillonen, KLEIN)
We visited the cozy dance pavilion from the 1890s at KLEIN in Copenhagen's South Harbour neighborhood with Mizgin and her trio. Here, we recorded two live sessions, utilizing nothing but the incredible acoustics of the old wooden pavilion, the natural light, and the wonderful sounds of Mizgin and her band. In this first video, we capture a performance of the Kurdish traditional piece "Hesen" as the late summer sun sets outside the 130-year-old building.
#4 Mizgin - Delale (Live at Dansepavillonen, KLEIN)
We visited the cozy dance pavilion from the 1890s at KLEIN in Copenhagen's South Harbour neighborhood with Mizgin and her trio. Here, we recorded two live sessions, utilizing nothing but the incredible acoustics of the old wooden pavilion, the natural light, and the wonderful sounds of Mizgin and her band. In this second video, the sun had set, and the tempo went up with a high-energy, danceable version of the tune 'Delale.'
#2 Henrik Pultz Melbye - Stranden (Live at Brønshøj Vandtårn)
On his new solo album, Drømmene (The Dreams), Henrik Pultz Melbye explores different places where dreams unfold, the emotions they evoke in us, and what they remind us of. “Stranden” is a heavy, noisy piece built around a distorted saxophone loop, topped with a longing, haunting electronic wind instrument. Crushingly heavy yet fragile at the same time.
#1 Henrik Pultz Melbye - Drømmen (Live at Brønshøj Vandtårn)
In this first edition of Final Descent Sessions, we delve into the incredible resonance of Brønshøj Water Tower with Henrik Pultz Melbye. Performing his hypnotic piece Drømmen, Melbye moves through the old water tower, harnessing its acoustics to create a spectrum of vibrant overtones with his unamplified saxophone.
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