Enji - Sonor [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: SQM033
Barcode: 4251804185165
Release Date: 02 May 2025
Genre: Jazz/World 

FOLLOW UP TO THE ACCLAIMED 2023 ALBUM ‘ULAAN’ (SQM017) :

GLOBAL ALBUM OF THE MONTH IN THE GUARDIAN: ‘Elegant and powerful twist on traditional Mongolian music…There is an immense power and confidence in these consistently elegant performances.’

Album of the Year -  Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/12/06/best-albums-2023-pop/

Top 10 NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/arts/music/best-jazz-albums.html

For a few fleeting moments during a sunset, the sky is cast a vivid shade of amber. A dramatic flare of colour, a moment belonging to both the day and the night. It is within this vibrant, ephemeral world, that Mongolian-born, Munich-based Enji has written her new album Sonor. 

Sonor is a reflection of Enji's personal evolution and the complex emotions that accompany living between two worlds. The album's themes revolve around the unplaceable feeling of being between cultures, not as a source of conflict, but as a space for growth and self-discovery. Enji explores how distance from her traditional Mongolian roots has shaped her identity, and how returning home brings a heightened awareness of these changes. Backed by a band of renowned jazz musicians (Elias Stemeseder on piano, Robert Landfermann on bass, Julian Sartorius on drums and co-composer Paul Brändle on guitar), Enji isn’t just revisiting tradition, she’s distilling the feeling of home, of small joys that reveal their significance only when viewed from afar. 

Like a familiar song hummed by a parent, her music captures the essence of belonging, not tied to a single place, but to the emotions and memories that shape us.

Tracklist: A1)  Hungun 03:39 min A2) Ulbar 04:01 min A3) Ergelt 02:48 min A4) Unadag Dugui 02:19 min A5) Gerhol 04:03 min A6) Eejiinhee Hairaar 03:30 min B1) Zuirmegleh 03:25 min B2)    Much  03:02 min B3) Neke     02:00 min B4) Old Folks 08:39 min B5) Bayar Tai 02:28 min