Soprano Rianne Wilbers and multi-instrumentalist Jornt Duyx make songs based on improvisation, although this is hardly noticeable in the music itself. Starting point are lyrics they have written independently of each other. Sometimes they are short observations of what they see around them, about copycat behaviour or about the fact that different ways of perceiving things lead to equally different ways of making life miserable.

In her control, Wilbers shows that she is classically trained, but she is not afraid to give her voice free rein and to move far beyond the controlled sound. She can crow, grunt, growl. In these capricious wanderings she is assisted by Duyx on bass, percussion, keyboards and all kinds of electronics. He likes to take a leap of faith, and in doing so inspires Wilbers to take even greater liberties. Although they seek out the extremes of what they can achieve with voice and instruments, the music never makes an uncontrolled impression. But by allowing themselves to be carried along at the summits of expression they manage to evoke and convey deep emotions.

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