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“Even the most skilful gardener can find immense pleasure in wild flowers” ... Somewhere in a tiny bookstore in Boston there is an old dusty encyclopedia of folk music with this quote on the first page. It describes so beautifully what is so fantastic about folk music: it is a force of nature! ‘Continuo’ is the second album from the Danish string-duo Dybfølt consisting of Kirstine Elise Pedersen on cello and Mathæus Bech on double bass. Though they both have a classical background, they initially met playing nordic folk music, which has been the main focus of this album. All but one of the tracks are original, with the odd one out being a baroque piece by the french composer Marin Marais. The title ‘Continuo’ stems from the baroque music term basso continuo, which is a form of unspecified accompaniment-voice that can be played and improvised over by various instruments – often the lowest instruments, which seemed fitting to our modus operandi. It also alludes quite nicely to the fact that this is our second album and a continuation of our musical journey together.

A shared fascination for the underrated and overlooked Danish composer Rued Langgaard brought us together in this duo. There is something special about his music which transcends genres and traditions and lends itself to a wide variety of personal interpretations. We dived into his music by listening to recordings and transcribing them by ear, trying to distill each composition down to its essence (sometimes this would mean boiling a whole symphony down to a single page of melody and chords) and then approaching it in a new light, as if it was a piece of folk music. Creative choices has to be made when you are trying to play orchestral pieces with this unusual combination of cello and double bass, but we were elated by the intimate way in which these instruments speak together. It quickly escalated and suddenly we had enough material for an entire album. There is something deeply satisfying engaging with music in a tangible way, and while we could have made a CD or a vinyl record we chose to make it a book, because there are so many deeply interesting and dramatic stories surrounding Langgaards life. His music absolutely stands for itself, but it becomes even better once you dive into who he was as a person, how he was treated by his contemporaries, and how he was almost erased from history.

The music speaks for itself on this one. Music for pleasure

Spoket offers an entrancing blend of electronic textures and ethereal vocals, weaving an atmosphere both haunting and immersive. Each track on the release, from the hypnotic pulse of “Dots” to the fractured rhythms of “Splint,” draws listeners deeper into Jullie’s sonic universe. The title track, “Spoket,” stands as a darkly shimmering centerpiece, capturing the album’s essence of mystery and introspection, while “Var Non Stans” closes the journey with a sense of boundless momentum.