Yūgen, by Yūgen

Yūgen

by Yūgen

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1.	Preparation 01:19	buy track
2.	Blå Kamel 03:41	buy track
3.	Rabaso 02:50	buy track
4.	Csalfa Sugár 03:06	buy track
5.	Unis 05:45	buy track
6.	Tarana 03:35	buy track
7.	LaLaLa 04:23	buy track
8.	Refuge Prayer 13:38	buy track

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OKWorld presents Yūgen, an astonishing debut from Marthe Lea (sax, vocals, guitar) and Håkon Aase (violin, harmonium, percussion), and featuring special guest, Mats Eilertsen (bass).

The album is Yūgen astonishing debut, featuring special guest musician Mats Eilertsen on bass. The band released its record at Kampenjazz, October 8th 2018. On the album, the band traverses the boundaries of traditional folk, classical music and jazz. Yūgen’s music is deeply textural and highly melodic, creating an oxymoron for itself: rich minimalism. Drone, harmony, unison, counterpoint, microtonal variation and countless other terms from the musical lexicon could be applied, yet neither one nor the combination of all could begin to capture the music produced. The music is spacious and exploratory, yet firmly grounded in a conceptual certainty of itself so that its peregrinations do not exceed its aesthetic unification. Some musical influences from elsewhere enter, adding hints of Romany, Sami, broadly African and Carnatic traditions to individual pieces. Nonetheless, the overall feeling of the music is something not only distinctly Scandinavian, but peculiarly Norwegian. No single piece is excessive in any way, but is experimental without being inaccessible, challenging without being combative. Listening to Yūgen you will find moments of whimsical charm rub shoulders with moments of meditation, where the reflective guides the instinctive. Yūgen's clarity of intent and highly thoughtful and measured execution of its compositions affords this album the rare luxury of deserving an epithet that is usually indicative of hyperbole: ‘unique’.

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released November 22, 2017

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Yūgen Oslo, Norway

Yūgen is a genre-crossing musical duo which creates its own compositions and improvisations.

Consisting of Håkon Aase and Marthe Lea, the band has quickly made its way in the improvisational jazz scene. Yūgen draws its inspiration from Norwegian folk and contemporary music, as well as Indian and other Eastern traditions. ... more