{"title":"Jon Balke","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"skrifum","title":"Skrifum","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the very first note, Norway’s \u003cstrong\u003eJon Balke\u003c\/strong\u003e proposes a new sonic dimension with \u003cem\u003eSkrifum\u003c\/em\u003e, continuing a line of inquiry begun with \u003cem\u003eWarp\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and \u003cem\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), solo piano albums which also processed the acoustic environment in which the music was heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkrifum\u003c\/em\u003e (the Icelandic word for “write”) takes things a step further. With the aid of electronic audio tool the Spektrafon, which he helped develop, Balke is now able to directly manipulate ambient audio sound from the piano while playing – pulling out frequencies and sustaining them as chords of harmonics. This activated reverberation becomes new material for improvised dialogue, often with quite beautiful results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Balke\u003c\/strong\u003e: “The Spektrafon’s sound feeds back in ways that demand space. I take that opportunity to play mostly monophonically and to focus on every single note and its position in the soundscape.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkrifum\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded in November 2023 at Village Recording in Copenhagen and edited and mastered at Bavaria Musikstudios in Munich. The album was produced by Manfred Eicher and \u003cstrong\u003eJon Balke\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50932223082827,"sku":"2235238","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7506857_ddf3d5b1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1733337539"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/jon-balke.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}