Four years on from Spoken / Unspoken (also on Confront), Miako Klein (recorders), Biliana Voutchkova (violin, voice) and Magda Mayas (piano) present the second instalment of their idiosyncratic improvisational effort, recorded in 2023 in Berlin's Akademie der Kunst. Having added further experiences to a renowned sensitivity, and having probably accumulated — like all of us — the tensions associated with an era that has sadly gone down in history for a whole host of wrong reasons, the artists have beautifully distilled it all into a four-track album that interpenetrates rationality and visionary insight.

Jane In Ether appears completely immersed in the pure manifestation of sound as quivering, whispering, shrieking and rattling color. A phenomenon that subverts a few pre-established orders, overturning presuppositions commonly linked with the definition of counterpoint. We are invited to relinquish the "passive listener" character to get permeated by multifarious frequencies, in diverse combinations and shapes. The essence of these recordings sees the instrumentalists abandon presumed roles to connect both physically — the fluctuation of pitches, the harmonically ambiguous territory inhabited by each emission — and internally, via the cohesion of a subtle yet impactful interaction.

After a quiet start, the kinetics of "Mist" suggest a being striving hard to ascend, unarmed and unshod, a daunting cliff scattered with pointed shards that threaten to impede progress. The struggle inherent in the creative process, the spiritual and cognitive labor involved in unscripted aural searching, are represented by an interplay that alternates space and density with exemplary balance. Still, the trio's all-encompassing breathing is noticeable at all times, and sensing it in the 19-minute title track is simply wonderful, a clear reminder of the organic complexion of this communion. The collective intention transcends the personal contributions, the overall sonority resulting unconstrained yet meticulously crafted to these ears. As the music progresses, new veneers of entanglement materialize; conventional structures of communication and standard positions within an ensemble are reassessed. At the same time, the whole feels like a pulse shared across an undetermined terrain of expression, embracing both the entropy and the sheer beauty of acoustic spontaneity.

In synthesis, innumerable nuances resonate on multiple levels, capturing snapshots of the trio's identity through the metamorphic force of sound. Edges dissolve; what's individual becomes part of a greater entity. Beyond the obvious quality of the music, Oneiric is a crucial statement on the nature of collaboration and the depth of human experience that lies at the core of inventiveness.