A magical meeting between experimental guitar music and delicate strings unfolds at ALICE when Yngel and a string quartet with members from groups such as Halvcirkel take the stage to perform “Silva” – an album they recorded together as part of ALICE Works in Brorsons Church in 2021, which will be released on the iconic Fatcat Records on September 27. Greta Eacott will open the night performing Works For Percussion.

A magical encounter between experimental guitar music and delicate strings takes place at ALICE as Yngel and a string quartet take the stage to perform “Silva” – an album they recorded together as part of ALICE Works in Brorsons Church in 2021, set for release on the iconic Fatcat Records on September 27, the day after the release concert. On stage, Yngel and the string quartet will merge shimmering sounds into sonic and textural soundscapes. The music exists in the folk melodic soil with a love for the romance of neoclassicism and the adventurous spirit of the avant-garde. Longing melodies and extended harmonic improvisation moments form the basis for the groups’ shared expression, encompassing a kind of fragile complexity and melancholic resonance.

Yngel consists of Emil Palme and Taus Bregnhøj-Olesen. Over the past few years, the critically acclaimed duo has released five albums and toured Southeast Asia and England. This evening’s concert marks Yngel’s sixth album for string quartet and electric guitar. The string quartet consists of some of the most progressive Danish musicians in contemporary and experimental music. Their names are recognized both as soloists and from groups such as Halvcirkel, Blue Lake, Toechter, and more. We look forward to this exceptional evening when Yngel and the string quartet play their release concert.

Lineup
Emil Palme – electric guitar
Taus Bregnhøj-Olesen – electric guitar
Lisa Marie Vogel – violin
Pauline Hogstrand – viola
Mika Persdotter – viola
Nicole Hogstrand – cello

Greta Eacott – Works For Percussion
The British Copenhagen-based composer and percussionist Greta Eacott is by now well-known from a wide range of collaborations, including with Damkapellet, Yngel, and as the drummer in Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek, to name just a few. Since 2014, she has run her own DIY label, One Take Records. Eacott’s solo works are characterized by her personal and experimental approach to rhythm, choreography, and spatial effects. Her latest album, Gestalt Minimal; The Love Songs, a pulsating five-part instrumental suite, was released in 2022. For this performance, she will present Works For Percussion.