‘The music on this album is a reflection on and a reaction to the situation in our world today – one of war, polarization, climate change. It fills me with sadness, yet in the midst of the dark I can also feel hope. The repertoire consists of both original music and adaptations of traditional or composed melodies that we have treated with relative freedom. The recordings were made in an improvisational flow in two sessions in 2023 and 2024, followed by some post-production work’. (Anders Hagberg)