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11.09.2021

Små dyrs sanseverdener

Jacob Anderskov: »Spirit of the Hive«
Jacob Anderskov: »Spirit of the Hive«
Jacob Anderskov: »Spirit of the Hive«

Pianist, komponist og dirigent Jacob Anderskovs Spirit of the Hive er et album, hvor en bevidsthed om tankerne bag virkelig højner værket – et jazzalbum om ikke bare sværmdyrs sanseverdener, men også os menneskers plads i disse.

Med denne viden i baghovedet er det umådeligt interessant at høre, hvordan Anderskov, flankeret af seks klarinet- og fløjtenister, to kontrabassister, en cellist og en trommeslager, kan få fugle til at fløjte og svæve. Hvordan han fremkalder bisværmen, der beruset summer frem og tilbage. Hvordan flagermusenes højfrekvente ekkolokation gengives i en form, der rent faktisk er hørbar for vores begrænsede sanseapparat. Insekternes ofte oversete, men ikke desto mindre hektiske eksistens. Dvælende, fokuserede scener afløses af travle, kaotiske, næsten free jazzede passager.

Men mens jeg elsker konceptet, så er jeg ikke helt lige så begejstret for den resulterende musik. Trods mange strålende øjeblikke, i særdeleshed i numrene Bees og Bats, savnes flere interessante udviklinger. Selv ved koncentrerede lytninger skyller meget af musikken over mig uden at gøre større indtryk. Og mens dette måske yder inspirationskilden retfærdighed, så er resultatet en følelse af, at Anderskovs kompositioner ikke helt lever op til egne ambitioner. 

 

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»To me, music is love. I love how music allows you to skip the small talk and connect directly with people’s innermost selves. It is an extraordinary and moving way to meet one another.«

Fenja wrote her first song at the age of twelve – about a polar bear dying due to climate change – and themes of existentialism, nature, and her own sensitive nature came to define the lyrics and sound she has since developed. She released her debut album, Flugtdyr, in 2021, and in February 2026, she released the album Menneskedyr.

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Danish composer Sofus Forsberg has died at the age of 56. With his distinctive blend of melodic sensibility, electronic processing and rhythmic precision, he created a musical world that moved effortlessly between IDM, pop and the avant-garde.

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»Music for me is my hobby, my job, my outlet, my mood, an endless source of discovering new music and new, old music, some of the best and can be some of the worst. And I love it!« 

Track72 aka Tue Track aka Anders Lundby Brixen. Producer, DJ, rapper and more. Known for his role in the trio Malk De Koijn, which since the mid-1990s has created a personal universe in Danish hip-hop. Has performed in Ponyblod, Xtra Naan, Track Abdullah Rock, Booty Cologne and others.

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On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, it happened again: a chord in John Cage’s Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) changed after two and a half years. Classic FM reports.

The work was written by the American avant-garde composer John Cage in the mid-1980s. The score consists of eight pages of music, and, as the title suggests, the instruction is to play it »as slow as possible.«

»What music is to me? Where have the great feelings gone?«.

Gellért Szabó is a composer, conductor and performer based in Leipzig, Germany. His work combines contemporary composition with influences from free improvisation, noise and the expressive richness of the late nineteenth century. He is the founder and artistic director of the 23-piece Ideal Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to large-scale experimental music of sweeping emotional intensity. Alongside this work, Szabó performs internationally with his solo project Radical Radio Show, exploring symphonic textures and immersive sound worlds through a single electric guitar and live electronics. His music is driven by a search for intensity, vulnerability and uncompromising emotional expression.