A solo album that’s “secretly” a duo album – not with a second artist, but with a location. That was the aim when saxophonist Adia Vanheerentals recorded her second solo outing, to be released on November 21st, 2025 by Relative Pitch Records.
When the New York label Relative Pitch Records invited her to record a solo album, Adia started looking for a creative way to re-invent her solo saxophone music. Her new improvisations are inventive pieces which take advantage of the full range of her instrument and different playing techniques, but also the sounds of her surroundings in the unusual locations where she recorded - the echo of a silo, the clucking of a chicken coop, or passing cars. These sounds inspired the music, creating a dialogue with the environment.
“Being born in a city (Antwerp), the first locations I thought of were places with a lot of traffic, because nothing brings me more at ease than the sound of a tram passing by. Because it was springtime, the sound of birds desperately looking to mate were even audible in the city, so I chose some locations with sounds of nature as well”, Adia Vanheerentals says.
The new solo album by Adia Vanheerentals is called ‘Taking Place’ and will be released by Relative Pitch Records on November 21st, 2025.
- Released : 21/11/2025
- Support : CD
- Label : Relative Pitch Records
