Merope (LT/BE) at ALICE

Name: Merope (LT/BE) at ALICE
Start: 2025-04-11T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-11T23:30:00+02:00
Location: Nørre Allé 7, 2200 København N, Danmark

Schedule

Fri Apr 11 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Nørre Allé 7, 2200 København N, Danmark | Copenhagen , SK

Merope drager publikum med dybt ind i Litauens folkemusik og skaber et på én gang sakralt og nutidigt lydunivers, der væver tråde mellem oprindelige sange og moderne klangflader. Den fremragende litauisk-belgiske duo er snart klar med deres femte studiealbum, som har Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji og Bill Frisell på listen over samarbejdspartnere. Vi glæder os til at kunne præsentere Merope, når de giver koncert på ALICE til foråret.
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Døre kl 20:00 / Show kl 21:00
Køb billet i forsalg: 130 dkk eksl. gebyr
Køb billet: https://alicecph.com/event/merope-lt-be/
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NB: Koncerten er siddende
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“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times”. Sådan har det polske magasin Nowamuzyka meget præcist bekrevet den litauisk-belgiske duo Meropes forunderlige klange. Her drages publikum med dybt ind i Litauens folkemusik, hvor Indrė Jurgelevičiūtės stemme og kanklės (et traditionelt litauisk strengeinstrument) væver tråde mellem gamle sange og moderne klangflader. Sammen med den belgiske multiinstrumentalist Bert Cools skaber de et lydunivers, der spænder fra eksperimenterende guitarspil til smukke elektroniske teksturer. Musikken har noget på én gang sakralt, mytologisk og nutidigt over sig.
Merope har udgivet fire albums siden 2012, hvor det seneste, det sitrende smukke “Salos” (2021), blev indspillet med bl.a. det berømte litauske kor Jauna Muzika Choir, Jean-Christophe Bonnafous og Shahzad Ismaily. Til november udgiver de deres nye album “Vėjula”, som ligeledes har prominente samarbejdspartnere på listen, som foruden Ismaily tæller Laraaji og den legendariske guitarist Bill Frisell. Traditionelle baltiske toner forvandles til noget nyt, legende og universelt i et åbent lydlandskab, der udforsker både jazz, ambient og minimalistiske kompositioner. De første singler til “Vėjula” sætter høje forventninger til albummet og til duoen, så vi kan ikke vente med at præsentere dem til foråret.
Sagt om Merope
“It’s glowing, ethereal music; gossamer-fine, but swirling with emotional heft.”
The Wire, UK
“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times.”
Nowamuzyka, PL
"Album that is as delicate as it is deep: something very special indeed." Songlines, UK

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In English:
Merope draws audiences deeply into Lithuania’s folk music, creating a soundscape that feels both sacred and contemporary, weaving threads between ancestral songs and modern sonic textures. This remarkable Lithuanian-Belgian duo is set to release their fifth studio album, featuring collaborations with Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji, and Bill Frisell. We’re thrilled to welcome Merope to ALICE for their concert this spring.
“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times.” This is how the Polish magazine Nowamuzyka has precisely captured the wondrous sounds of the Lithuanian-Belgian duo Merope. Here, audiences are drawn deeply into Lithuania’s folk music, where Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė’s voice and the kanklės (a traditional Lithuanian string instrument) weave threads between ancient songs and modern soundscapes. Alongside Belgian multi-instrumentalist Bert Cools, they create a musical universe that ranges from experimental guitar to lush electronic textures. The music has a quality that is simultaneously sacred, mythological, and contemporary.
Since 2012, Merope has released four albums, the latest being the gorgeously evocative Salos (2021), recorded with the renowned Jauna Muzika Choir, Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, and Shahzad Ismaily. This November, they are set to release their new album, Vėjula, which also features celebrated collaborators such as Laraaji, Ismaily, and the legendary guitarist Bill Frisell. Traditional Baltic sounds are transformed into something new, playful, and universal in an open sonic landscape exploring jazz, ambient, and minimalist compositions. The first singles from Vėjula have raised high expectations for the album and for the duo, and we can't wait to present them this spring.
Said about Merope
“It’s glowing, ethereal music; gossamer-fine, but swirling with emotional heft.”
The Wire, UK
“Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times.”
Nowamuzyka, Poland
"Album that is as delicate as it is deep: something very special indeed." Songlines, UK