Squidco: ukya (Bo / Lien / Sorenmo): We Come For An Experience Of Presence

ukya (Bo / Lien / Sorenmo)

We Come For An Experience Of Presence

(Nakama Records

- Norway)

ukya (Bo / Lien / Sorenmo): We Come For An Experience Of Presence (Nakama Records)

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The debut from Norwegian trio ükya — trombonist Emil Bø, guitarist Kristian Enkerud Lien, and drummer Michael Lee Sørenmo — offers a lyrical yet rigorous exploration of just intonation, European art music, minimalism, and British free improvisation, blending intuitive interplay with sonic precision in a strikingly original and deeply present studio recording.

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Personnel:

Emil Bovbjerg-trombone

Kristian Enkerud Lien-guitar

Michael Lee Sorenmo-drums

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Label: Nakama Records
Catalog ID: NKM025CD
Squidco Product Code: 36239

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2024
Country: Norway
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Elektrolud, in Stavanger, Norway, in 2022, by Borge Fjordheim.

Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

"ükya (always written with a small ü) is an up and coming Norwegian trio playing music in the field of improvised and open form music. Dangerous as individuals, lethal as a band!

We Come for an Experience of Presence, is the result of a successful studio day in April 2022. The album represents the band's musical beginning and simultaneously the foundation for what is yet to come. ükya works with conceptions around just intonation, European art music, minimalism, jazz and British improvisational music. This results in a contemporary reflection of free form and a rigorous organization of sound in a lyrical and energetic wrapping."-Nakama Records

Artist Biographies

• Show Bio for Emil Bo

Emil Bø is a rising force in Norwegian jazz, known for his bold trombone work that spans ensemble and solo settings. A European touring artist, he earned the Oslo Jazz Festival Talent Prize in 2023 and is celebrated for an expressive, genre-fluid style that embraces everything from free improvisation to structured avant-garde textures.

-Squidco 6/11/2025

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• Show Bio for Kristian Enkerud Lien

Kristian Enkerud Lien (b. 1996) is a Norwegian guitarist, composer, and creative music explorer. Rooted in just intonation, minimalism, jazz, and British improv traditions, he leads experimental projects like Krise and contributed to Bristle's recent adventures-developing a distinctive, microtonal acoustic palette and adventurous compositional voice.

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Michael Lee Sørenmo is a Norwegian drummer whose work bridges creative improvisation, jazz, and East Asian traditional rhythms. A graduate of the University of Stavanger and a master's student in Gothenburg, he tours Europe with his bands including Wooli Duo and ükya, melding Korean percussion influences with jazz kit for a singular, intuitively expressive style.

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Track Listing:

1. One 4:54

2. Two 1 3:36

3. Two 2 6:08

4. Three 1 3:46

5. Three 2 1:24

6. Four 1 4:13

7. Four 2 4:04

8. Five 4:51

9. Six 1 3:27

10. Six 2 5:55

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