about the record

Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and partially aired on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, the album documents the first studio encounter between London-based duo Exotic Sin and Swiss percussionist Julian Sartorius. Across six interconnected paths, the trio develops a shared language in an expansive, improvisational session.

The music unfolds at a relaxed pace, giving listeners space to enter the evolving sound. Anchored by piano alongside delicate wood, metal, and air instruments, interactions repeat and deepen without fixating. The direction is neither cyclical nor linear, moving confidently forward while avoiding the comfort of recurring motifs.

Percussion serves not as a timekeeper but as a source of texture, guiding the music toward horizons that feel like new beginnings rather than conclusions.

In Session finds Exotic Sin exploring a lighter, more playful approach, influenced by Sartorius’ tactile engagement with sound and the stripped-back nature of the session. Emotional weight remains, yet the sound moves with levity, opening an expansive space for improvisation.