Vidunderlig vildrede

Okkyung Lee

Okkyung Lee gav koncert på Musikefterskolen i Humble. © Jon Albjerg Ravnholt

Efter halvandet års påtvungen koncertpause mødte den sydkoreanske cellist og noise-virtuos Okkyung Lee verdens hårdeste publikum: en flok musikefterskoleelever på Langeland med teenagerens naturlige skepsis overfor alternative tilgange til det at spille koncert. Og Lee giver aldrig ved dørene – hun vandrede ind gennem stolerækkerne, mens hun udforskede de klange, hun kunne få ud af celloen, strøg buen mod en forlegen elev, slog, gned og vred i instrumentet, inden hun satte sig ned midt i cirklen af stole og lod tonerne samle sig om et hele. Tonerne åbnede sig, meget gradvist, for de forundrede lyttere.

Det var ikke sart kammermusik med harpeklimpren som på sidste års album Yeo-Neun, men var mere i tråd med noisekunstneren C. Spencer Yeh og dronepioneren Ellen Fullmann, begge er samarbejdspartnere hos Lee. Efter et midterstykke med blitzende fraseringer over et ambient backingtrack mundede koncerten ud i et intenst rytmisk angreb på instrumentet a la Arnold Dreyblatts dancepunkede minimalisme. De bagerste rækker headbangede og pumpede næver i luften med lukkede øjne – indtil cellisten uden et ord smækkede sig selv ud af salen og efterlod alle tilbage i vidunderlig vildrede.

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My name is Bill Frisell – would you like to see my playlist?

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«.

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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My name is John Grant – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.