ensemble for new music and performance art
based in Copenhagen since 2019
I Belong in The Woods and Have Always Done So (2024)
Jacob Ridderberg [composition, concept, voice]
Mikkel Schou [guitar]
Tanel-Eiko Novikov [percussion]
Joss Smith [clarinet]
Rob Durnin [piano]
Kirstine Elise Pedersen [cello]
Anna Sakham Jalving [violin]
Brice Soniano [double bass]
Kirsten Wilbrandt Kjær [viola]
Jacob Ridderberg [composition, concept, voice]
Mikkel Schou [guitar]
Tanel-Eiko Novikov [percussion]
Joss Smith [clarinet]
Rob Durnin [piano]
Kirstine Elise Pedersen [cello]
Anna Sakham Jalving [violin]
Brice Soniano [double bass]
Kirsten Wilbrandt Kjær [viola]
Parasitic growth.
Infestation of the soil.
Contamination of the native strands.
Wounded, haunted by history.
A landscape with almost human qualities.
The seed embodying potential.
Finding nourishment even in death and decay.
A revitalisation of ancient wisdoms.
The land and its people becoming one.
A timeless reality.
Entanglement and fixation.
Sacrifice and suffering.
Fertile ground for secondary successions.
I Belong In The Woods and Have Always Done So.
A Black Metal Opera exploring historical and contemporary ideas about nature, nihilism, political radicalization and the relationship between art and propaganda.
Infestation of the soil.
Contamination of the native strands.
Wounded, haunted by history.
A landscape with almost human qualities.
The seed embodying potential.
Finding nourishment even in death and decay.
A revitalisation of ancient wisdoms.
The land and its people becoming one.
A timeless reality.
Entanglement and fixation.
Sacrifice and suffering.
Fertile ground for secondary successions.
I Belong In The Woods and Have Always Done So.
A Black Metal Opera exploring historical and contemporary ideas about nature, nihilism, political radicalization and the relationship between art and propaganda.
Press
︎Passive/Aggressive: På skovhugst i black metal
︎Iscene: Besættende affære mellem højromantik og black metal
︎Selvtaegt: En tur i skovens dybe stille ro
Photos by Tobias Nicolai.
I belong in the woods and have always done so’ was produced by Aarhus Unge Tonekunstnere in collaboration with MINU_festival_for_expanded_music and K!ART. The project was funded by Statens Kunstfond, KODA Kultur, Louis-Hansens Fond, Augustinus & William Demant.
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