Ida Urd and Ingri Høyland‘s Duvet sounds like a warm retreat. Developed in the winter of 2023 from the quiet of a Danish summerhouse – a place between snow, dune grass, and the crackle of a fireplace – the album carries a deep sense of comfort. The two met at a renowned music school in Copenhagen and compose not with firm statements, but through mutual exchange – as a conversation, a careful yes to one another. That familiarity becomes an instrument in itself.
Released on Balmat, the label known for finely layered ambient experiments, Duvet unfolds as an intimate sonic nest. The duo interweave analog tape warmth, electroacoustic fragments, rustling textures, and breath sounds into a delicate fabric where even the smallest shift triggers resonance. Remove one layer, and the structure tilts. Across eight tracks, the music balances abstraction and melody, intention and chance.
Sonically, Duvet connects to Høyland’s Ode to Stone, but the perspective turns inward: less horizon, more body. It’s music that doesn’t drift away, but instead draws near – and it gains its power not from distance, but proximity. A practice of listening and mutual perception – like a quiet conversation you want to stay with.
