Clay Kin—the creative convergence of Swiss percussion innovator Julian Sartorius and UK electronic artist Dan Nicholls—announce the release of their debut album, ‘Vevey’, an extraordinary collaboration born from improvisation and a profound embrace of the environment.

Never intending to make an album, Sartorius and Nicholls captured over seven hours of spontaneous, outdoor performances in and around Vevey, Switzerland. Distilled into seven tracks, ‘Vevey’ was recorded in unexpected locations—atop mountains, deep in forests, floating on lakes—infusing each piece with the ambient sounds of birdsong, rushing water, and the laughter of children. The musicians’ process abandoned rehearsal and premeditation: every note is the product of deep listening and mutual trust, as Sartorius’ tactile percussion dialogues with Nicholls’ live-processed sonic explorations. The result is a musical language where rhythm, melody, and noise merge and genre boundaries dissolve.

Clay Kin defines itself as an audio-visual collective. Visual artist Lou Zon (Louise Boer) documents and extends the creative process, transforming the music into an immersive, multi-sensory experience both recorded and live. The album’s organic spontaneity is amplified by its intimate connection to nature—each track taking its name from the map coordinates of its unique recording location. No post-production or editing alters the original, preserving the authenticity of each moment. 

As a project, ‘Vevey’ stands as a meditation on music’s ephemeral and collaborative essence—a soundscape shaped equally by human artistry and the unpredictability of the world outside. With ‘Vevey’, Clay Kin invites listeners into a space where environment and performer become indistinguishable, yielding a sonic document impossible to recreate.