Composer and cellist Clarice Jensen’s distinctive compositional approach involves improvising and layering her cello through shifting loops and a chain of electronic effects to open outward and explore a series of rich, drone-based sound fields. Pulsing, visceral and full of color, her work is deeply immersive, marked by a wonderful sense of restraint and an almost hallucinatory clarity.
Her music has been described by Self-Titled as “heavily processed, incredibly powerful neo-classical pieces that seem to come straight from another astral plane”; while Bandcamp remarked upon “a kaleidoscope of pulsing movement rich in acoustic beating and charged with other psychoacoustic effects, constantly shifting in density and viscous timbre.”
A versatile collaborator, Jensen has recorded and performed with visionaries like Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Björk, Harold Budd, Stars of the Lid, and many others. In her role as the artistic director of ACME (the American Contemporary Music Ensemble), she has helped bring to life some of the most revered works of modern classical music, including pieces by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Gavin Bryars.
Clarice has released solo albums on Geographic North and Fat Cat’s 130701 imprint.
