Louis Jucker & le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain’s nuanced journey in “Suitcase Suite”

Louis Jucker‘s aesthetic oeuvre seems born out of a ceaseless entanglement with life’s transitory realities, particularly with the cyclical ebb and flow of places and things. Perhaps it’s no accident that suitcases—those transient vessels of memory and movement—have become his muse. No mere baggage, these second-hand containers represent the pliable nexus between nomadic existence and artistic expression. Herein lies the distinct beauty of “Suitcase Suite,” a 7-track LP released on Humus Records. In his latest offering, Jucker invites us to ponder the restless instability of life—its impermanence encased within handcrafted suitcase instruments. These aren’t just audible manifestations; they are sonic