Soft Entropy is a collaborative music project by Paul Bießmann and Jonas Sorgenfrei, situated somewhere between improvised electronics, experimental pop, ambient music and acoustic synergy. At the core of the project lies the encounter with changing musical guests, giving rise to distinct concert programs, studio sessions and audiovisual productions.
At the center of Soft Entropy is the search for a shared sonic space in the present moment: modular synthesizers, live electronics and acoustic drums merge with improvisational interaction, samples, voices and organic textures. The music moves between hypnotic repetition, atmospheric openness, club-like energy and fragile improvised passages.
Rather than functioning as a traditional band, Soft Entropy unfolds as an ongoing series of collaborative volumes — each shaped by its own musical language, constellation and visual identity. The volumes are numbered in order of release.
Alongside live performances, the audiovisual documentation of every session forms an essential part of the project. Each volume is captured through live and studio recordings in both audio and video form, with the intention of releasing the material continuously in digital and physical formats.
With every concert and newly produced volume, Soft Entropy continues to evolve as an open network of collaborative productions — a platform for artists exploring the intersection of electronic sound research, improvisation and the collective shaping of the present moment.
Soft Entropy //
Paul Bießmann – Modular Synthesizers & Live Electronics
Jonas Sorgenfrei – Drums, Percussion & Live Electronics
>>> Vol. 1 - feat. Fernanda von Sachsen
>>> Vol. 2 - feat. Nicola Missing
>>> Vol. 3 - feat. Wanja Slavin
Volume I — feat. Fernanda von Sachsen
Volume I is the first Soft Entropy album, created together with Munich-based singer and composer Fernanda von Sachsen. Her musical language brings together vocal jazz, classical vocal training and experimental song forms. Lyrical melodies meet expressive harmonies, angular rhythms and a strong narrative directness.
Fernanda von Sachsen is currently studying in the Dr. Langner Jazz Master programme in Hamburg. Her awards include the BMW Young Artist Jazz Award 2026, the Bavarian Art Award for emerging artists (Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis) 2025 and the Kurt Maas Jazz Award 2025. She is known for genre-crossing projects spanning jazz, music theatre and improvised music.
In a joint live recording session, her voice becomes both a storytelling and a sonic instrument – clear and direct, looped, granularly fragmented or transformed in real time by Paul Bießmann's modular systems. Combined with Jonas Sorgenfrei's hybrid drum and electronics setup, the result is music between song, sound poetry and electronic improvisation. Volume I is currently in post-production and will be released in 2027.
Volume II — feat. Nicola Missing
With Volume II, Soft Entropy returns to where it all began: the collaboration with Amsterdam-based German singer and composer Nicola Missing. Known for her clear voice, improvisational openness and genre-crossing approach between jazz, electronic music and experimental pop, Nicola uses her voice as both a narrative and a sonic instrument.
As part of the "Invites" series in Nuremberg, the first joint session grew into a complete concert programme within just a few days. It also created an intense musical connection that laid the foundation for the entire project.
Nicola's voice moves between song, noise and texture – at times clear and immediate, at times looped, processed or expanded through effects. Together with Paul Bießmann's modular soundscapes and Jonas Sorgenfrei's hybrid setup, it creates a fluid sound between experimental pop, improvised electronics and ambient spaces. The audio and video recordings of the studio session are currently in production.
Volume III — feat. Wanja Slavin
Volume III is already scheduled for 7 & 8 November 2026 and will feature saxophonist and composer Wanja Slavin. The production will be presented through two concerts in Nuremberg.
For years, Wanja Slavin has been regarded as one of the defining voices of the European jazz and improvisation scene.
The award-winning musician works at the intersection of contemporary jazz, free improvisation, electronic music and experimental production practices. Through his own projects — including Lotus Eaters, Amok Amor and Libelle — as well as his work as a producer for Liun + The Science Fiction Band, Dexter Francis Mason and Marek Johnson, he has developed a distinct and unmistakable musical language.
With Volume III, Soft Entropy continues its exploration of musical encounters while opening the project toward yet another improvisational perspective.
