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Ennio 02:41
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Letterkouter 01:10
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Uit ritme 01:17
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Kklangs 02:24
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Solina Song 01:20
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Cilio 02:56

about

‘Grichte’, meaning ‘sound, noise, racket’ in the dialect of Karen Willems’ region, is part of her Terre Sol-project.
With this project, the Belgian drummer/percussionist attempts
to explore two parallel tracks. It is a quest to turn inwards and find her personal motives, as well as an effort to get to the true core of it, with results that are both intimate and free. At the same time, it is also about connection with others in times when evident concepts such as
collaboration and exchange have become fragile.

In 2021, Willems released four tapes - Grondwerken Willems, Seslerde, Bentillse Berber and Schreve - with which she explored this twofold mission. Helped by a sudden pandemic, it became an impressive feat that moved from introverted explorations to exciting ensemble playing, with unusual instrumentation, field recordings, a combination of acoustic, electric and electronic elements and a healthy disregard for conventions. Improvisation, ambient/drones,exotic folk colors, trance, it all came together. With the Grichte 2lp, she continues developing.

For the first album (Grichte 1), Willems went to the Dunk!studios in the middle of the fields of Zottegem.
The result is a kind of auditory play that moves back and forth between organic seeking and playful turmoil. Willems moves between collage art, shamanism and a kind of futuristic ritualism. Man, machine and
nature (always present via the field recordings) keep on interacting in constantly transforming constellations.


Grichte is a mission of searching, feeling and letting go, the spontaneous game with adventure and connection as underlying key motifs.

Music composed and performed by Karen Willems.
Recorded at Dunk Studios by Karen Willems.
Mixed and mastered by Barkin Engin

Artwork and lay-out by Dominiek Claeys

(P) + (C) - Karen Willems / W.E.R.F. records - 2022

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released May 6, 2022

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Karen Willems Maldegem, Belgium

'THERE ARE THOSE WHO CONFORM AND THOSE WHO CONFRONT AND NEVER STOP TRANSFORMING'.

Belgian drummer/percussionist Karen Willems is active in various fields.

Man, machine and nature keep on interacting in constantly transforming constellations. It is a mission of searching, feeling and letting go, the spontaneous game with adventure and connection as underlying key motifs.
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