Alien Huddle

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Alien Huddle is a studio album by a free improvisation trio: Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker, Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, and Japanese electronic artist Ikue Mori. It was released in 2008 on Intakt Records and was recorded on December 9, 2006 at Avatar Studio in New York City. The album runs 47 minutes and 10 seconds and was produced by Lotte Anker. The title comes from a large wooden sculpture by Martin Puryear. The eleven improvisations are inspired by bird songs.

Courvoisier and Mori had worked together before on projects like Lonelyville and Mephista, which included Susie Ibarra. The music on Alien Huddle mixes sax, prepared piano, and electronics to create rapidly changing textures, with a strong focus on collective playing rather than individual solos.

critics described the music as requiring deep listening and praised the way the players communicate and adapt to one another. They noted organic, surprising interactions and a distinctive, coherent identity across the tracks, even though the trio’s approach remains consistent throughout the album.