in brief13.03.2026
I Am an Empty High-rise, Where the Pain Sits in Every Wall
It seemed as if this important project succeeded with its co-creation and its conversations, but perhaps not entirely with its artistic expression
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in brief13.03.2026
When Joik Meets Drill
Considered as a documentary film, »Takkuuk« is fragmentary, chaotic and directionless, which is a shame, because the young musicians seem to have much more to offer
in brief13.03.2026
Cello Among Cows and a Love of Music
Katrine Philp’s documentary »A Classical Life« is therefore warmly recommended – not only to parents of musically inclined children, but to anyone interested in music
in brief12.03.2026
Do Whales Actually Want to Listen to Us?
French electronic musician Rone attempts to talk to whales through music in a touching, but also a bit sentimental documentary
in brief09.03.2026
Everything a Snare Drum Can Do
I was both entertained and intrigued along the way. As an experiment, the idea is strong – but in the long run also a bit too insistent for me to return to often
in brief09.03.2026
Beauty in Decay
I gave up and instead allowed myself, hypocritically, to be intoxicated and seduced
in brief07.03.2026
Sound Crusts in Slow Motion
At Alice, Abul Mogard let tones open their inner life through slowly shifting drone passages
in brief06.03.2026
Labour of Birth
The painful struggle of birth, despite the choir’s insistent chanting, never truly becomes mine
in brief19.02.2026
From Tehran to Husqvarna
Both performances revolved around Iranian heritage. Not a heritage that necessarily needs to be understood, but one that appears as a mosaic of contradictions
in brief18.02.2026
Serious Creeps
Afstanden mellem insekterne og en selv gik i opløsning i et dirrende drømmebillede. Så var det pludselig lige meget, om der er liv på Mars
in brief16.02.2026
Indigo over Mahler
The composition was created in 2022 – before the current war in Gaza – but on this evening, with her immense voice and intense presence, she adds yet another verse to the endless song
in brief13.02.2026
Ash in the Ear
At Phono, Laugesen sang – yes, sang – the prose of life across a wall of sound. His voice cut in between the rumbling bass and the grit of the snare drum
in brief11.02.2026
Echoes from the Olive Trees
It is a testament to grief as lived experience, and as an archival bulwark, »Karakoz« thus takes part in the struggle for a free Palestine.
in brief06.02.2026
Small Snowflakes in a Brutal Snowstorm
In a short space of time, »Miniatures« has become a favored sonic space for this reviewer when there is a need to retreat into the chambers of the mind
in brief04.02.2026
Poetic Nocturnal Rummaging
Bent Sørensen’s »12 Nocturnes« unfold the night’s intimate piano poetry, while the piano concerto breaks the spell.
in brief30.01.2026
When the Trumpet Says Farewell – Mikkelborg’s Most Beautiful Moment
»Light« is the perfect distillation of Mikkelborg’s musical life – a cavalcade of the qualities that have always defined him as a musician: light, colour, life, mysticism, love.
in brief19.01.2026
Merzbow Gave Noise a Body at Radar
Some might have wished for a gentler entry into the musical year 2026 than a concert with Merzbow, but the concert underscored the ambitions Radar is currently pursuing.
in brief14.01.2026
The Excess of Attention
»Crooked, meandering passages and bubbling harmonies that only just brushed against a peculiar sense of tempo.«
in brief14.01.2026
All Life Has the Right to Live
»Kirstine Fogh Vindelev’s discreet soundscape for the power performance Animal provides much-needed breathing room in Alexandra Moltke Johansen’s dense text.«
in brief14.01.2026
14 Meters of Wave Swells from History’s Anonymous Depths
Gently lapping, quiveringly simple, and almost self-effacingly discreet.
in brief14.01.2026
Echoes from a Forgotten Time
»Phantom Orchestra« is a dazzling, slightly mad experiment, driven by a will to create harmony in chaos.
in brief14.01.2026
From Pain to Paralysis: a Stabat Mater Without Wounds
»ELECTRIO aim to renew 'Stabat Mater' with guitar, electronics and baroque threads, but the result is too neat, too familiar, and far too painless.«
in brief14.01.2026
In the Ruins of Old Organs, Builder Finds His Own Sonic Universe
It’s a fascinating project, but what about the music? It’s a mixed experience.
in brief14.01.2026
70 Minutes Confined to a Creaking Construction Site
Although »From Grimsby to Milan« contains a wealth of fine detail, the journey – from Grimsby in Canada to Milan in Ohio – ultimately feels long and monotonous.
in brief15.12.2025
Uncompromising Vignettes of Silence and Sighs
»'Where to From' is a powerfully mood-saturated work that moves effortlessly between chamber music and neoclassicism.«