Ed Jones, Emil Karlsen

Liminal Spaces brings together the searching energies of Ed Jones and Emil Karlsen in a series of improvisations recorded in a reverberant church space. Their exchanges unfold delicately: the lines between leading and following are constantly redrawn. Saxophone phrases might flicker briefly before melting away into Karlsen’s intricately textured percussion. Rather than predefined roles, the duo prefers a continuous negotiation of space—moments of dense interaction are balanced by stretches of near-stillness, creating a shifting musical architecture. The focus rests on sonic detail, the work of listening, and understated persistence. This record avoids bombast, finding drama in unnoticed corners and in the sympathetic resonance of two distinct musical sensibilities converging in the present moment.