An all-women community who play the tulnic reside in the Apuseni Mountains. A tulnic is an archaic wooden aerophone instrument, up to three meters long, handcrafted from spruce. Its sound resonance is influenced by how dry or wet the wood is. Before playing the tulnic, the performers from the Avram Iancu village wet it in the river, finding the optimal level of wetness to emit the strongest sounds proves to be a challenge sometimes.
Historically, the tulnic began as a communication tool, being used for signalling the army to battle, ringing the bell, signaling shepherds, etc., and its musical valences appeared in the 19th century. Its sound was rarely recorded, being one of the few wind instruments for which there are almost no compositions.
Milan Warmoeskerken is an Antwerp based electronic music producer, active on the scene for almost a decade. He released several albums more than four years ago on imprints such as Jj funhouse, BAKK and Ekster. He has been making electronic music ever since he came in contact with it and has studied jazz guitar in his childhood. Besides running his solo project, Milan has been active with various bands in Belgium. His latest solo album, Leave Another Day, will be released in October at Stroom.
