So Sner

The Well is the second album by the duo So Sner. Recorded over nearly two years in various studios and spaces, the album reflects So Sner’s extensive touring across Europe.
So Sner’s critically acclaimed debut album REIME (TAL26, 2022) was celebrated for its innovative fusion of bass clarinet and electronic sounds in unexpected and surprising ways. With The Well, the duo explores both fluid and dissonant sonic landscapes, embracing different structural and sonic challenges. The result is a quieter, more introspective set of compositions. The album is a statement of two confident collaborators crafting complex, spatial musical moments in their own distinct manner.

The music on The Well generates a multiplicity of effects that transcend conventional oppositions such as hand-played versus programmed, composition versus improvisation, or analog versus
digital. The album suggests a re-articulation of these categories, allowing the ten tracks to gradually blend one musical idea into another, and one musician into another, in a circular and
complementary fashion. The polymetric permutations and exploratory reed components create a soundscape where all elements coexist harmoniously, without compromising or diminishing each other’s presence.

With its sparse sound architecture, The Well invites listeners into a space of effective emptiness, offering room for the mind and body to explore – a sonic island where one can develop sensuality
through patient movement.

Susanna Gartmayer – bass clarinet, comp
Stefan Schneider – electronics, comp