File under: Free Improvisation Folk Abstract

Linus, Nils Økland, Niels Van Heertum, Ingar Zach

Name: Linus, Nils Økland, Niels Van Heertum, Ingar Zach – light as never (LP)
Brand: Aspen Edities
SKU: ASPEN 014
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light as never (LP)

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The distinctive sound of Linus is born from a delicate balance between folk, jazz, minimalism, chamber music and free improvisation. Starting as a duo, Ruben Machtelinckx and Thomas Jillings have always tried to infuse their compositions, which tend towards poetry and simplicity, with the ungraspable spirit of true open-minded improvisation. In the search of new stories to tell, it therefore did not come as a surprise that they chose to expand their palette by including both an eclectic mix of instruments (from banjo and Hardanger fiddle to electronics and an orchestral bass drum) and a range of collaborations with some unique voices in the world of improvised music. Showing much affinity for the thriving Norwegian scene, they collaborated with the likes of Nils Økland, Ingar Zach, Christian Wallumrød and Øyvind Skarbø, as well as Jakob Bro, Frederik Leroux and Niels Van Heertum.

On Light as Never, the second album by this constellation and the fifth by Linus overall, one no longer hears a meeting of different worlds, but rather the creation of a new one. A world where the blending of Scandinavian fiddle-tunes, abstract electronic soundscapes, meditatively repeating melodies and jazz-inspired free improv is no longer an experiment, but simply a state of mind. From the joyful interplay of Playful to the serenity of Ostinato, the microtonal alientation of Affirms Nothing to the wide-eyed energy of Conway, the almost bluesy warmth of Light as Never to the cold emptiness of Echo, nothing about these connections feels contrived. They simply represent a new outlook on improvised music.

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File under: Free Improvisation Folk Abstract

Cat. number: ASPEN 014

Year: 2022

Format

Ruben Machtelinckx

guitar, baritone guitar, banjo

Thomas Jillings

tenor saxophone, alto clarinet, synthesizer

Nils Økland

hardanger fiddle

Niels Van Heertum

euphonium, trumpet

Ingar Zach

percussion

All music improvised by Linus + Økland /Van Heertum/Zach except

Light as never composed by Ruben Machtelinckx, Ostinato by Thomas Jillings

Recorded by Stijn Cools at DE SINGEL in June 2021

Except hardanger fiddle recorded by Kjetil Ulland at ABC studio

Mixed by Werner Pensaert at Linster Studios

Mastered by Gert Van Hoof at Cochlea

Artwork and copyright by Ante Timmermans

Design by Robin Foesters

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The distinctive sound of Linus is born from a delicate balance between folk, jazz, minimalism, chamber music and free improvisation. Starting as a duo, Ruben Machtelinckx and Thomas Jillings have always tried to infuse their compositions, which tend towards poetry and simplicity, with the ungraspable spirit of true open-minded improvisation. In the search of new stories to tell, it therefore did not come as a surprise that they chose to expand their palette by including both an eclectic mix of…

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