Squid Police (kor006), will be released on the Malmö-based label Konvoj Records november 11, 2014.
Lotte Anker (DK): saxophones
Jakob Riis (SE/DK): laptop, feedback and processing
The music on Squid Police explores a territory of slow movements and transformations of space, material, light and texture - not unlike what you might associate with an underwater experience.
Squid Police is a futher development of a previous project entitled Motion Picture (2008): an art animation by visual artist Malene Bach with sound/music by Jakob Riis and Lotte Anker.
Lotte Anker and Jakob Riis have worked together in numerous different constellations through the years. This is their first release as a duo.
Reviews:
"...inget hänger löst, alla trådar samlas i ett mäktigt flimmer som makligt rör sig framåt. Om öron kunde bländas av strilande motljus, skulle mina vara det..." Thomas Millroth, Soundofmusic
"Anker's sound is somewhere between full voice and overtone with a strong vibrato, a kind of in-between sonic experience that is hard to place, and Riis repeats this, amplifies it, gives it depth and additional color and even more fluidity than Anker's core sound. This fluidity is essential, and reflects the album's concept of evokating underwater life in all its beauty, elegance and ferocity... This is one of the best albums of the year..." Stef, Free Jazz Blog
"Electronics and acoustical instruments combined in improvisation, is not an easy thing. Electronics often do not have the moveability and physicality of acoustical instruments. Anker and Riss however make a strong and convincing statement. With electronics and sax the musicians create fine sound works that are absolutely one. Anker has a beautiful sound that combines well with the moving structures and sounds that Riis creates. We have here a case of beautiful and effective intertwined electro-acoustic improvisations that have depth." Dolf Mulder, Vital Weekly
This album is available on digital services (iTunes, Spotify a.o.) and sold in selected stores and through Konvoj Records