For Your Listening Consideration
Every week, we spotlight three albums that are inspiring, thought-provoking, or just too good to miss. This week's picks offer a journey through sonic landscapes, from the serene jazz-folk fusion of Superkilen by Svaneborg Kardyb to the transcendent piano explorations of Jon Batiste’s Beethoven Blues, and the cinematic, poetic world of swaffer’s where she hunts. Dive in and discover these exceptional works.
Superkilen - Svaneborg Kardyb
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Following their Gondwana Records debut 'Over Tage,' 'Superkilen,' their forthcoming album, is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. This erstwhile strip of waste ground was repurposed by the Superflex art group in the early 2010s to bring together immigrants and locals in a mood of tolerance and unity. Its title feels emblematic of their music, which, equally inventively, creates space and serenity as a tonic for the tense and cluttered environment of 2020s living. In the same way that the regeneration project transformed that neighborhood, Svaneborg Kardyb have drawn on that positive energy to instigate changes in their own music.
Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg – Wurlitzer, Juno, piano – and Jonas Kardyb – drums, percussion – a multi-award-winning duo from Denmark. Drawing on Danish folk music and Scandinavian jazz influences, including Nils Frahm, Esbjörn Svensson, and Jan Johansson’s landmark recording Jazz På Svenska, their music is an exquisite and joyful melding of beautiful melodies, delicate minimalism, catchy grooves, subtle electronica vibes, Nordic atmospheres, and organic interplay, all underwritten by the sheer joy of playing together.
Beethoven Blues - Jon Batiste
Listen in full on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer.
Five-time Grammy® and Oscar® winner Jon Batiste returns with a pure piano album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1). Reimagining the transcendent works of Ludwig van Beethoven alongside original compositions inspired by Batiste’s youth competing in local piano competitions and gigging in the heart of New Orleans, the album extends timeless classics across the genre spectrum.
where she hunts - swaffer
Listen in full on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer.
swaffer’s compositions are influenced by Scandinavia with its rich tradition of melody and harmonics. He has created a body of work within film and theatre, choral and circus pieces. The piano compositions often exhibit a sensitivity to the cinematic. His music has an uncompromising touch that draws from mythical and sonic roots, translating them into vivid visual expressions.
The melodies merge two intangible elements — breath and poem — like condensed essays exploring the movement of sound and emotion.
Superkilen - Svaneborg Kardyb
Listen in full on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music.
Following their Gondwana Records debut 'Over Tage,' 'Superkilen,' their forthcoming album, is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. This erstwhile strip of waste ground was repurposed by the Superflex art group in the early 2010s to bring together immigrants and locals in a mood of tolerance and unity. Its title feels emblematic of their music, which, equally inventively, creates space and serenity as a tonic for the tense and cluttered environment of 2020s living. In the same way that the regeneration project transformed that neighborhood, Svaneborg Kardyb have drawn on that positive energy to instigate changes in their own music.
Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg – Wurlitzer, Juno, piano – and Jonas Kardyb – drums, percussion – a multi-award-winning duo from Denmark. Drawing on Danish folk music and Scandinavian jazz influences, including Nils Frahm, Esbjörn Svensson, and Jan Johansson’s landmark recording Jazz På Svenska, their music is an exquisite and joyful melding of beautiful melodies, delicate minimalism, catchy grooves, subtle electronica vibes, Nordic atmospheres, and organic interplay, all underwritten by the sheer joy of playing together.
Beethoven Blues - Jon Batiste
Listen in full on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer.
Five-time Grammy® and Oscar® winner Jon Batiste returns with a pure piano album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1). Reimagining the transcendent works of Ludwig van Beethoven alongside original compositions inspired by Batiste’s youth competing in local piano competitions and gigging in the heart of New Orleans, the album extends timeless classics across the genre spectrum.
where she hunts - swaffer
Listen in full on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer.
swaffer’s compositions are influenced by Scandinavia with its rich tradition of melody and harmonics. He has created a body of work within film and theatre, choral and circus pieces. The piano compositions often exhibit a sensitivity to the cinematic. His music has an uncompromising touch that draws from mythical and sonic roots, translating them into vivid visual expressions.
The melodies merge two intangible elements — breath and poem — like condensed essays exploring the movement of sound and emotion.
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