{"product_id":"kasper-bjorke-quartet-passages-in-time-lp-sensitive-records","title":"Kasper Bjørke Quartet - Passages in Time LP [Sensitive Records]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 439px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4109421049\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kasperbjorke.bandcamp.com\/album\/passages-in-time\"\u003ePassages In Time by Kasper Bjørke Quartet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eLP BioVinyl in printed sleeve.\u003cbr\u003eCAT: SENSI010LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1. PASSAGE I (small, soft feet running across wooden floors in the morning)\u003cbr\u003eA2. PASSAGE II (listening to lullabies while holding hands)\u003cbr\u003eA3. PASSAGE III (slow days of togetherness)\u003cbr\u003eA4. PASSAGE IV (watching you quietly eat an apple in the shade)\u003cbr\u003eB1. PASSAGE V (sounds from your rituals playing in the garden near the old tree which has witnessed your childhood)\u003cbr\u003eB2. PASSAGE VI (while you slept, the thought of not yet knowing how to braid your hair brought quiet tears)\u003cbr\u003eB3. PASSAGE VII (when you learned to stand in your own light)\u003cbr\u003eB4. PASSAGE VIII (fifteen years passed and a full circle moment surrounded us, where the ocean meets the mountains)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassages in Time, the third album from the Kasper Bjørke Quartet, traces the outlines of a blend between the reverence of spiritual jazz and the calm grandeur of 80s ambient. Inspired by Christopher Nolan's observation that “time is the most fundamental part of our human experience”, the compositions are approached as fragments of time and memory. Meditations on the elusive nature of time form the core of the work, merging free jazz improvisations with cyclical synthesizer patterns that mirror its subtle undulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDreamlike synthesizers intertwine with guitar, harp, trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophone, and flute, crafting an expansive environment for contemplation. The music invites reflection on the decisions that shape our lives and those of those around us, as well as the quiet weight of our priorities within the brief span we call life on this planet. Each passage unfolds like a fleeting instant suspended in time. The subtitles suggest fragments of a personal diary, tender observations on love, parenthood, and connection. Together, the passages form a kind of musical memory, where recollection and emotion softly interweave within the compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassages in Time does not impose structure or meaning; it mirrors them, offering an open space as instruments drift in and out of focus, tracing the subtle rhythms of time and inviting the listener to infuse their own memories and meanings into these passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album also marks a transformation for the Quartet project itself. Langstrakt (Claus Noreen), part of the original ensemble, continues to work on synthesizers alongside Bjørke, while the broader constellation of collaborating musicians has evolved. Strings and piano give way to the flute and saxophone of Oilly Wallace, guitars from Danish ambient composer Anna Roemer, trumpet and flugelhorn by Malthe Kaptain, and cascading orchestral harp from Katie Buckley, principal harpist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover painting is by American artist Marcus Leslie Singleton, courtesy of V1 Gallery, and reflects the meditative and timeless atmosphere of the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassages in Time is released on Bjørke’s own Sensitive Records label, following the Quartet’s two previous albums released on Kompakt Records: The Fifty Eleven Project (2018), a debut that introduced Bjørke’s ambient and neo-classical explorations, and Mother (2022), which expanded the ensemble's sound with emotional choral compositions and guest involvement from Sofie Birch (Unsound \/ Stroom). Together, these three albums trace a journey of artistic growth, from introspective experimentation to a fully realized and contemplative expression of time, memory, and human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47797758853283,"sku":null,"price":580.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_5ff943cc-9094-4851-893e-99061705464e.jpg?v=1782082188","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/kasper-bjorke-quartet-passages-in-time-lp-sensitive-records","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}