[TR24][OF] Julia Gjertsen & Gustav Davidsson - Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather - 2025 (neoclassical, modern classical, ambient, experimental jazz)

Об исполнителях (рус.) | About Artists (ru)

Юлия ГерценЮлия Герцен – норвежская пианистка, композитор и продюсер из Осло. Она начала играть на пианино в возрасте семи лет, затем обучалась музыкальной грамоте в старшей школе и закончила двухлетнюю образовательную программу по музыкальному дизайну в Осло. Её музыка, в основном центрированная на фортепиано, развивается в звуковом ландшафте, сочетающем акустические и электронные элементы. Стилистически творчество Юлии балансирует между эстетикой эмбиента и неоклассической экспрессией. Герцен сотрудничает с артистами разных жанров, такими, например, как чилийский композитор Нико Розенберг (Distant Fields, 2020; Paisajes Imaginarios, 2022), финский композитор Юха Мяки-Патола (Dive, 2023) и шведский тромбонист и композитор Густав Дэвидссон (Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather, 2025). Один из синглов Юлии – «Runddans» – вошел в первый сборник из серии Piano Day (2022), издаваемой лейблом Нильса Фрама LEITER Verlag.
https://www.last.fm/ru/music/Julia+Gjertsen/+wiki

Об исполнителях (англ.) | About Artists (en)

Julia GjertsenJulia Gjertsen is a pianist, composer, and producer based in Oslo. Her music moves through a sonic landscape of both acoustic and electronic elements, often centered around the piano. Using layers of piano, keys, and synths, she creates compositions that are both spacious and detailed, shaped by intuition, repetition, and a strong sensitivity to sound.
Her arrangements are built around melodies and patterns that move between ambient aesthetics and modern classical expression. Nature often influences her work, as do feelings connected to memories and places. Many of her compositions begin with small fragments or impressions, expanding slowly with subtle and detailed progression.
Since 2012, Julia has released three solo LPs and one EP. Her debut album, Fragile (2019), released on Moderna Records, introduced a pared back, subtle and intimate sound. On Formations (2022), she broadened her sonic palette with flute and electronics, exploring looser structures and wider spaces. In her third album, Shadow Light (2024), she revisits a more acoustic piano palette while reflecting on the contrasts brought out by light and shadow.
Her creative process often involves collaboration. Over the years, she has worked with artists across genres, such as Chilean composer Nico Rosenberg (Distant Fields, 2020; Paisajes Imaginarios, 2022), Finnish composer Juha Mäki-Patola (Dive, 2023), and Swedish trombonist and composer Gustav Davidsson (Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather, 2025).
Julia has also contributed solo works to several compilations and single releases. One of these is Runddans, which appeared on Piano Day Compilation Vol. 1, curated by LEITER.
https://www.juliagjertsen.com/info

Об альбоме (англ.) | About Album (en)

Info for 'Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather'Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather is a cross-border collaboration between Norwegian composer and pianist Julia Gjertsen and Swedish trombonist and sound artist Gustav Davidsson. Both artists have a classically trained background, and are known for their improvised sound and Ambient compositions. Between them they’ve released on labels such as Moderna Records, Constellation Tatsu, Bigo & Twigetti and Blue Spiral Records. While Julia is known for her emotive piano-led pieces and evolving electronic textures, Gustav brings his unique approach to the trombone, treating it as both a melodic and atmospheric instrument. They reside in separate but neighbouring countries with Julia in Oslo, Norway and Gustav in the village of Ljungskile near Gothenburg in Sweden.
This album was created as a slow and intuitive exchange of sketches, sent back and forth between these two artists over the course of several months. The result is an immersive suite of compositions which place the piano and trombone front of stage, enhanced by subtle restrained pads, Wurlitzer tones and gentle electronics. Each piece represents a different time of day and evokes a mood akin to weather in motion such as shifting light, drifting clouds or a sudden breeze. The title Wandering Mind, Drifting Weather reflects the intuitive progression of these works, where ideas and improvisations gradually shaped a harmonious collection. Thematically, it paints nature as both a setting and a metaphor; the way a setting can be transformed by meteorological elements, and how thoughts, just like weather, pass with their own emotional charge.
Rather than follow a rigid structure, the music here exists in a space between composition and spontaneity, often capturing a moment rather than refining it. Julia’s minimal and expressive piano sketches form the structural foundation, while Gustav explores the trombone’s many voices not just as a lead instrument, but as a background hum, gentle harmony, or a shadowy atmosphere.
released July 19, 2025
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/wandering-m...drifting-weather

Состав | Artists

Julia Gjertsen, piano
Gustav Davidsson, trombone
Written and produced by Julia Gjertsen and Gustav Davidsson
Mastered by Gustav Davidsson
Photography by Julia Gjertsen
Art and design by Andrew Heath