Fjall - Helt [2CD set]

Cat. no: DISCUS210CD
Format: CD 2CD set
Barcode: 5051078025520
Release Date: 29 May 2026
Genre: Jazz

Formed in 2022, Fjall - led by multi-instrumentalists Martin Archer and Jan Todd - features a cornucopia of instrumental sounds, both acoustic and electronic, which the group uses to create soundscapes rooted in folk and ceremonial music, together with field recording material drawn from the sounds of the natural world - all mixed together on a canvas of open ended improvisation.

This release documents in full two performances by the group, both in front of large and attentive audiences. Tracks 1 and 2 recorded 27th April 2025 by Dan Russell at Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield. Tracks 3 and 4 recorded 7th December 2023 by Herve Perez at Samuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield.

Martin Archer: Bb and bass clarinets, sopranino saxophone, flute, bagpipe chanter, recorders, organ, melodica, harmonicas, iPad, glockenspiel, tuning forks, small percussion, loops and delays

Jan Todd: electric Harp-E, cross strung harp, bowed psaltery, tagelharpa, hulusi flutes, waterphones, Idiopan, voice, electronics, electronic samples, found sounds, looping, field recordings

Fran Comyn: snare and floor toms, cymbals frame drums, tam tam and small gongs, tabla, doumbek, bells, orchestral chimes, stir drum and shakers

Richard Jackson: four piece kit, rototoms, cymbals, slot drum, small percussion

Tracks: Stone / Edge / Wood / Dale