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Born in Waves

ELIS HALLIK: Born in Waves

Hallik’s debut album, Born in Waves, released by the renowned Austrian label Kairos, offers a profound exploration of sound and its many dimensions. This collection introduces listeners to nine chamber works spanning nearly a decade of her creative journey, each piece reflecting Hallik’s unique voice shaped by her studies in Estonia and France, as well as her engagement with spectral and electronic music.

The album presents a rich and nuanced sonic world where pure and distorted sound meet, extended playing techniques bring unexpected textures to life, and timbre and harmony emerge as central structural elements.

From Hallik:
“Sound has always been at the heart of my work – its purity, its distortion, its ability to evoke something beyond words.”

Tracklist:

  1. Some Paths Will Always Lead Through the Shadows (2021)
    for flute/bass flute, bass clarinet, piano, two violins, viola, and cello
    Duration: 08:27

  2. Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra (“Stoicheia”) (2015)
    Duration: 10:10

  3. To Become a Tree (2016)
    for flute/bass flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, prepared piano, violin, and cello
    Duration: 09:36

  4. Doch manchmal erhellt sich die Seele, wenn sie frohe Menschen denkt, dunkelgoldene Frühlingstage (2019)
    for soprano, flute/bass flute, and live electronics
    Duration: 09:50

  5. Born in Waves (2021)
    for bass clarinet, trumpet, tuba, piano, one percussionist, violin, viola, and cello
    Duration: 08:11

  6. Touching the First Sounds (2019)
    for alto saxophone solo, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, and cello
    Duration: 08:59

  7. Impacts (2014)
    for cello and double bass
    Duration: 04:08

  8. Like a Swan (2022)
    for flute/bass flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello
    Duration: 10:39

  9. Above (2022)
    for two or more instruments
    Duration: 07:51

Total Duration: 1:17:55

From musicologist Kristina Kõrver:
“Born in Waves invites listeners into a versatile soundscape shaped by Elis Hallik’s unique perspective. Her work balances the precision of composition with the freedom of sound exploration, creating music that is both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant.”

Explore Born in Waves now, available on Kairos Music

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