Heli Hartikainen (Finland) is an award-winning saxophonist, composer, and sound artist whose music merges experimental sonic textures with hypnotic, evolving soundscapes. As a saxophonist, Hartikainen is a passionate instrumentalist who, in each performance, continually pushes the limits of their instrument, themself, and the possibilities of sound technology ever further.

"Interbody" examines time from the perspective of the human body: geological, atmospheric, corporeal, and technological time as embodied experience. At its core is the tenor saxophone, extended through a custom-built live sampler that responds in real time to pitch and volume, creating a polyphonic counterpart to the performer. A degree of randomness is built into the system, merging improvisation and algorithmic processes—the human and the machine-organism—and keeping the performer on their toes.

00:25 Interbody
08:14 Tide
17:08 Pneuma
22:50 Aporia
27:00 Mosaic
31:50 Nadir


Tenor saxophone, compositions, samples: Heli Hartikainen
Live sound: Kimmo Antikainen / G Livelab Helsinki 31.10.2025

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Heli Hartikainen - Interbody / Live at G Livelab Helsinki

LIVE IMPROVISATION!
My guitar plays virtual instruments.

Award-winning avantgarde saxophonist, composer and sound artist from Helsinki, Finland