Heirloom

Lisa Ullén

Heirloom

Digital

A brown paper package with handwritten text, including dates 15/10/1964 and 20/7/1968.

Heirloom is the first Lisa Ullén solo recording to appear on LP and exploits the two-sided nature of the physical format with two variations of the same three-part suite, exploring what it means to be ‘in between’ — be it genre, method or identity. The combination of Ullén’s deft control, patience and unconventional technique makes ‘Heirloom’ a sublime, ravishing listen.

The LP is pressed on clear vinyl in an edition of 300 copies and housed with a photo of the small box of the possessions she brought with her from South Korea to Sweden as a young adoptee.

released February 12, 2024

all music by lisa ullén. recorded 6—8 june 2023 at fylkingen. recording and mix by john chantler.
mastering and vinyl lacquer cut by andreas [lupo] lubich. cover photo by helena byström. label photo by märta thisner.

thanks to fylkingen, nordberg movement music and everyone who came out to listen to the live recording session. special thanks to john, helena, magnus, james, noomi and majlis.

Lisa Ullén lives in Stockholm, but grew up in the northern part of Sweden. She is a graduate of Stockholm’s Royal College of Music where she studied classical piano in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

A versatile player with a singular musical vision, Ullén has repeatedly proven her ability to imprint her absolute sense for tonal texture on whatever musical context she appears in from duos and small group collaborations with Nina de Heney and Okkyung Lee to larger ensemble situations such as Anna Högberg Attack!, Vilhelm Bromander Initiative and her own Motståndsorkestern (Resistance Orchestra).