7D Media is proud to announce “Solace,” a dynamic new set of wholly improvised works from Jonathan Crossley, David Kollar and Lukas Ligeti. Recorded in June 2024 during an artistic residency at the University of Liverpool, the project captures three singular musical minds in deep, real-time dialogue.
Watch the official video for their new single and title-track “Solace” feat. Arve heriksen via the YouTube player below:
On this recording, the digitally enabled guitar practices of Crossley and Kollar intersect with the polymetric, Africa-inflected drumming of Ligeti, generating environments that move between ambient, pulsating and rhythmically intricate states. Crossley‘s playing fuses guitar, synthesis and real-time digital control into an expanded, gestural improvisational language, while Kollar treats the guitar as a vehicle for expansive, genre-defying expression, ranging from tonal abstraction to Avant-Garde interplay. Ligeti‘s drumming draws on Experimental, Jazz, Contemporary and World traditions, weaving overlapping polyrhythms and cross-cultural influences into a percussive approach that is both grounded and exploratory.
On the title-track, “Solace,” the trio are joined by Arve Henriksen, whose haunting trumpet work paints a picture of melancholy and openness within this improvised setting, adding an expansive, textural dimension that underscores the album’s emotional and sonic breadth.
The tracks “Solace” and “They Are Coming” are already available for purchase/streaming.
Pre-Order “Solace” here: https://7dmedia.com/solace
Tracklist:
01. Solace (10:04)
02. Interlude (2:16)
03. They Are Coming (6:45)
04. Freedom to Choose (3:28)
05. Imagining Marrakesh (3:47)
06. Games to Play (3:08)
07. You Don’t Know What to Do With Your Life (4:11)
08. Coda (8:17)
09. Dub Ephemeral (7:52)
Lineup:
Jonathan Crossley / Guitar, Synth-Guitar, Bass
David Kollar / Guitar, Synthesisers
Lukas Ligeti / Drums
Arve Henriksen / Trumpet
Read our 2022 Exclusive Interview with Jonathan Crossley here: [Interview] Exclusive interview with Jonathan Crossley