2026
Of Years Past 01:52
Come See 12:46
Skylark 07:25
In Kyoto 06:54
Flimsy Curtain / Plum 09:09
Autumn Eve 07:52
Has it Returned 06:00
Mai Fu 09:13
Laura Polence – voice, mouth organ
Björk Níelsdóttir – voice, mouth organ, wood block (3), gong (1, 8)
Ada Rave – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Ab Baars – tenor saxophone, clarinet, shakuhachi
George Dumitriu – violin, viola
Kaja Draksler – piano, cowbell (3)
Lennart Heyndels – double bass
Onno Govaert – drums and percussion
All compositions by Kaja Draksler to the words of Matsuo Basho, except Mai Fu by Nicolò Minato.
Mai Fu and Plum are based on G.F. Händel’s arias Ombra Mai Fu and Lascia ch'io pianga, respectively.
Recorded on April 6 and 7 2025 at Studio 26, RTV Slovenia, Ljubljana
Music Producer: Kaja Draksler
Recording Producer: Brina Nataša Zupančič
Recording Engineer: Jean Markič
Mixing and mastering by Michał Kupicz
Design by Matej Stupica, Vasja Cenčič
Liner notes by Alexander Hawkins
Translation by Maja Lovrenov
English translation of Basho’s poetry by Lucien Stryk
LP and sleeve printing: Austrovinyl
Booklet printing: Cicero
Booklet binding: Ana Ščuka, Kaja Cergonja (Made in Anselma)
Released by Zavod Sploh
Co-released by Cleen Feed
Production of audio recordings: © RTV Slovenija
ZASLP11
Ljubljana, 2026
© Zavod Sploh and the authors
www.sploh.si
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
(Better Live), Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, The City
of Ljubljana.
Critics:
Claudia Helmert:
Poetisiert, Kreuzer, 31. 12. 2025
