Isildurs Bane & Jinian Wilde - The Pearl Of Ever Changing Shell (2024)

Following their collaboration with Peter Hammill on In Amazonia (2019) and In Disequilibrium (2021), Sweden’s Isildurs Bane return with a new album, The Pearl of Ever Changing Shell.

This time the Swedish band is joined by singer Jinian Wilde, best known for his work in The David Cross Band. The result is another shift in direction while remaining true to the ethos that inspires and animates IB.

The album broadly deals with the notion of change. The changing world around us as well as the change that springs from within, one informing the other. Together they form something special and unique to each individual: the pearl of the ever-changing shell. Central to the album of course is the ensemble that brings life and timbral diversity to the compositions. Alongside Johansson’s keyboards, the core group consists of Klas Assarsson – marimba, vibraphone, percussion, Luca Calabrese – trumpet, Axel Croné – bass, woodwinds, Samuel Hällkvist – guitar, Jan Severinsson – sound engineer, Kjell Severinsson – drums and Liesbeth Lambrecht – violin/viola.

Isildurs Bane's collective prowess and formidable technique effortlessly encompasses rock, jazz and traditional folk forms, elements of electronica and pop across the album to stirring and dramatic effect.