Brisk is the debut album by Polish-Hungarian flutist Juli DeÃ¡k (*2000), based in Budapest. Comprised of seven solo flute pieces, the album offers a concentrated snapshot of DeÃ¡k's musical world-one shaped by classical training, experimentation, improvisation, and folk influences.The project began taking shape in 2021, as DeÃ¡k moved away from the polished ideals of classical performance toward a more personal and exploratory approach. Early fragments only revealed their meaning in front of an audience, whose responses encouraged her to continue developing the material. With over 15 years of musical experience, DeÃ¡k combines technical precision with a willingness to embrace vulnerability and chance.Breathing lies at the heart of Brisk. More than a functional necessity, it becomes an expressive and structural force. Through close listening, breath feels tactile and intimate, placing the performer almost within reach. Techniques such as circular breathing, overblowing, harmonics, singing while playing, and wind tones allow the flute to unfold into multiple voices, while percussive key clicks provide a steady rhythmic pulse.DeÃ¡k foregrounds sounds often excluded from classical music-breathy tones, unstable pitches, squeaks, and audible inhalations-treating them as essential expressive tools. This focus reflects her long-term exploration of the flute's physical and expressive limits and connects directly to her ongoing solo practice, The Breathing Project, of which Brisk is a distilled release.Active across classical, contemporary, jazz, and experimental scenes, DeÃ¡k has collaborated with ensembles including Konstmusik-systrar and the VENI ensemble, and performed at festivals such as Norbergfestival and Ung Nordisk Musik.Across it's seven pieces, Brisk balances immediacy and rigor, inviting focused listening while remaining open and bodily. It documents a musician in motion, attentive to sound as sensation, gesture, and breath, and committed to honesty over Polish within contemporary experimental music today.

Tracklist:

Brisk
Depict
Steam
Trace
Contact
Float
Tamed

UPC: 7320470274927
Label: Thanatosis Prod
Release Date: 7.24.26
Format: CD

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