A concert series celebrating the latest season of The Greville Tapes Music Club featuring some absolutely incredible music-making folks! I had the pleasure of collaborating with my lovely friends in Pallmer and Keeper E. last August to create 3 new pieces of music on a compilation that also includes DenMother, Dumpster Cub, Wolf Castle, and The Olympic Symphonium. Over several days in the middle of April we all played shows across the maritimes to showcase a beautiful spirit of creation and collaboration, facilitated by the kindest of people. It was so lovely to meet new friends and make incredible to new memories at these shows!

The album Quiet on Kökar was conceived of during a recent artist residency undertaken on the small island of Kökar in the Åland Archipelago in Finland, experimenting with a variety of recording set-ups and collaborative compositional techniques, following ideas of the non-anthropocentric positioning of the artist, both at the time of recording, composing and performing. 

Hellsö by Charles Harding released via Patient Records

"Quiet on Kökar" is an electroacoustic performance by Trajectories that was developed while attending the Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence program, held on Kökar, Åland, Finland. Created during the three-week residency in October 2023, the compositions are crafted from sounds collected on the island, reflecting on its ecology, human impact, and local life. This performance, rooted in the island's serene environment, offers a unique auditory exploration of Kökar's natural and cultural landscapes, emphasizing environmental awareness and the interplay between humans and nature.

This performance video was recorded live on Kökar, Åland, Finland by members of Trajectories Collective while embarking on the Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence program hosted by Kökar Kultur.

We’re performing our first international Trajectories set in Kökar, Åland, Finland with 3/4 members Connor Cook, Malte Leander, and myself. We’ll be sharing some new sounds that have been developed throughout our residency here!! I'm beyond excited!! We're super lucky to have very randomly met Erik Strand (Kristianstrand), who works at the post office/pharmacy/bank on the island! We were purchasing postcards and got into conversation about our residency stay. It was revealed to us that he is most likely the only ambient music producer on Kökar. Fate is with us!

Between August 13-18 we in Pallmer travelled out to Port Greville, Nova Scotia to participate in the Port Greville Tapes Music Club, a song writing residency in which artists are paired to collaborate on several pieces of music. We were lucky to be matched up with a really great pop musician from Halifax called Keeper E. Throughout our stay we managed to compose and record 3 pieces of new music that managed to capture our combined sounds in very balanced and cohesive ways.