Yngel is the creative partnership of Danish guitarists / composers Taus Bregnhøj-Olesen and Emil Palme. Both are well known names in the Danish experimental music scene and having worked in a variety of different constellations and on projects. Taus builds his own obscured string instruments and effects pedals using them in his own artistic work, and has performed live with the innovative American bassist, Thomas Morgan. In 2023, Emil released his solo LP “Ripen” on the ambient / drone label First Terrace Records. He has performed with the late cosmic pioneer Manuel Göttsching, and is also a part of the Scottish singer/songwriter Clarissa Connelly’s touring band. To date the pair have produced 5 albums. The latter record was a collaboration with Indonesian Tarawangsa player, Teguh Permana, who they met while touring South East Asia. This trip also resulted in Taus and Emil working with Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi of Senyawa. Yngel’s 2015 debut was described in the press as “post-everything”, and the friends think that this still applies to their music now. The two met while studying in Copenhagen, and were brought together by a shared desire to break free of the traditional vocabulary of the guitar. This led them to develop unique techniques, such as playing their instruments with rocks and stones. The use of such elemental objects in their process introduces an unpredictability, and also reflects the inspiration they draw from nature.