Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield - Speaking in Tongues (2025)

It becomes quite apparent, within the first few moments of listening to Speaking in Tongues, that the recording was inspired by a deep love of improvisation shared by the two artists who co-created it. Rachel Eckroth and John Hadfield have formed what they call a “democratic” unit and filled it with an adventurous spirit, weaving creativity and unpredictability in a way that feels highly compatible and well-synchronized at the same time. Together with several of the duo’s own compositions, this album highlights spontaneous explorations the audience is meant to discover together with the artists creating it, in the moment.