{"title":"Elisabeth Klinck","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"picture-a-frame","title":"Picture a Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eDebut album by the Belgian composer Elisabeth Klinck, was born out of strict isolation and is nonetheless a result of a collaborative\nprocess that saw her working closely with artist Oscar Claus. Enriching her compositions for violin with electronic soundscapes and\nfield recordings from their surroundings, the two entered an artistic dialogue that took place inside its own idiosyncratic space outside of\nconventional time. It is an intimate record in which Klinck’s expressive playing that incorporates unconventional techniques forms the\nbasis of something much bigger: an invitation to inhabit a specific space at a specific time together with the two of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor an entire\nweek in the spring of 2021, Klinck and Claus stayed at an abandoned monastery surrounded by beautiful gardens, but with no power or\nrunning water. The intention was to record some of Klinck’s musical ideas on violin, experiment with electronics and acoustic spaces\nand to get to know each other on a musical level. This proved to be an inspiring and deeply moving process—and the starting point for\nmore. In the winter of that year, the duo set out to the Spanish Pyrenees to build a DIY studio in a small village on a mountain top and\nrecord the eight pieces that form »Picture a Frame.« The idea of losing track of time and space is a theme that found its way in these\nrecordings. The two spent their days and nights reading, walking, talking, cooking and taking care of the animals living there but also\nexperimenting with sound, improvising together and making field recordings. This deep focus on being present in the moment, listening\nto the world around them and each other resulted in a holistic experience that was translated into music and sound. Klinck and Claus\nunderstand this album as a collage, an attempt to evoke the implicit, an essay that suggests a time and space, and a gentle collision\nbetween two people that deeply resonate with one another. It’s impossible to argue with that, and even harder not to be drawn into\nit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hallow Ground","offers":[{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50506690560331,"sku":"2022986","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/elisabeth_klinck_HG2303_da441582_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727827611"},{"product_id":"chronotopia-st","title":"Chronotopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronotopia\u003c\/em\u003e is the second album by composer-performer Elisabeth Klinck. After collaborating closely with artist Oscar Claus to blend her violin playing with electronic soundscapes and field recordings on her 2023 debut \u003cem\u003ePicture a Frame\u003c\/em\u003e (Hallow Ground), Belgian electroacoustic artist Elisabeth Klinck now turns inward. On \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronotopia\u003c\/em\u003e, she takes a more song-oriented approach, embracing her voice as a vital counterpart to her violin, intertwining their sounds like threads in a dynamic, multicolored fabric. The record marks an essential turning point in her artistic evolution and opens up a rich internal world. It is a tapestry of sound, emotion, and curiosity spun from—both literally and figuratively—her growing voice. Klinck, who works as a composer and performer in theater, wrote the pieces between tours and recorded the album in the same place as its predecessor, the Spanish Pyrenees. Though the outside world isn’t as explicitly reflected in the recordings as it was the case on \u003cem\u003ePicture a Frame\u003c\/em\u003e, her sophomore album responds to the outside world by capturing both the expansive serenity of the mountains and the frenetic pulse of life on the road. Eschewing her previous, more atmospheric and abstract approach, Klinck creates a landscape that is built on the song and filled with intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer music feels at once vulnerable and deeply human, balancing the rawness of improvisation with the careful precision of melody-led composition. Klinck describes \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChronotopia\u003c\/em\u003e as a playful exploration of time—its fluidity, its constraints, and its influence on how we navigate the world. These notions reverberate through her melodies and lyrics, which dance between moments of shimmering clarity and messy, beautiful chaos. These contrasts are further accentuated by the cunning interplay of voice and violin, which itself reflects the artist’s fascination with duality and transformation. 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