Chant Records bringen den neuen Tonträger des dänischen Duos Randi Pontoppidan (Stimme, Glocken, Elektronik) und Povl Kristian (Piano) heraus. Das Album “Life in Life” enthält acht Kompositionen im Grenzgebiet zwischen Jazzballaden und romantischem Kunstlied, bei denen Kristians halllastig in Szene gesetzter Steinweg D-Flügel bisweilen von Glöckchen umbimmelt wird, während Pontoppidans Stimmperformance manche Register von expressiven Gesangparts bis zu rhythmischen Vokalloops zieht. Das Album erscheint auf LP und CD bei Chant Records.
“With minimal musical means – one piano, one voice and the occasional stardust-shimmer of tinkling bells or subtle electronic loops – Povl Kristian and Randi Pontoppidan summon up a universe of sound. The means themselves conceal an embarrassment of riches. Kristian’s grand piano is a Steinway D recorded with great sensitivity amidst a sepulchral-sounding reverb on melodies that contrast stark intensity with delicate lyricism. Legendary voice-as-instrument performer Pontoppidan has such an eclectic approach that, paired with her broad, multi-octave vocal range, she’s closer to a one-woman choir than a conventional soloist. Heard in duo on this continuously engaging suite of eight songs, the effect is rich and powerful, both entrancingly strange and oddly comforting.” (Chant Records)