Blutwurst are: Cristina Abati, viola Marco Baldini, trumpet Maurizio Costantini, double bass Daniela Fantechi, accordion Michele Lanzini, cello Edoardo Ricci, bass clarinet Luisa Santacesaria, harmonium.

Cover photo by Appu Jasu, with thanks!

Marja Ahti has an exquisite pair of electroacoustic compositions for you. Sharper high frequency tones move like fine linework, with their smooth curved gestures complimenting the paths taken by complex timbres opening up new dimensions of movement. It's phenomenal!

Marja Ahti & Manja Ristić balance a rich soundworld atop a highwire, delicately distributing the motion so that it never tips, operating in a crystal clear air that hides nothing while also conveying the full weight of emptiness, honoring the majesty of the moves that carve into it with substance.

You can now pre-order the record and listen to the title track. This is a music that I’ve lived with for a long time and I’m delighted to finally let it out in the world dressed in Maija Luutonen’s amazing artwork.

With special thanks to John Chantler and Andrew Fenchel.