Jo Schornikow - Quiet Excerpts (2025) [Hi-Res]

“I was sitting with the ache of wanting something out of reach. And thinking on the time I saw a ghost. What exactly is energy, anyway?” Jo Schornikow ponders on “Upstream,” the first song from her collection of meditations, instrumental pipe organ pieces, ambient washes, and downright hooky pop songs collected as Quiet Excerpts.

The EP follows her 2022 album ALTAR, which burst at the seams with joyful talismans of love and relationships. The longtime Phosphorescent keyboardist recorded these new songs at the church she moonlights at in Nashville, Tennessee, with additional recording in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia.

“For me, Quiet Excerpts’ is like hearing music in the far-off distance. Walking toward the sound, a huge old wooden door slowly creaks open. I find myself in a sacred space.”