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ensemble for new music and performance art
based in Copenhagen since 2019


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]
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.



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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