ILK

ILK is an artist-run label and collective of 25 musicians based in Copenhagen, releasing new music hybrids, avant-, improv- and jazz related sounds. It has a central position on the Danish and European experimental and improv jazz scene, with over 200 releases, and has been reviewed by media such as Danish Radio (DR), The Wire, DownBeat, BBC Radio, Lira, MOJO, New York City Jazz Record, Jazzthetik, Information, Berlingske and Politiken. The label releases over 10 albums every year and has run its own Copenhagen Jazz Festival stage for many years.

ILK is an artist-run label and collective of 25 musicians based in Copenhagen, releasing new music hybrids, avant-, improv- and jazz related sounds by artists acknowledged as innovators on an international scale. The label has a central position on the Danish and European experimental and improv jazz scene, and its music has been reviewed and applauded by national and international media such as Danish Radio (DR), The Wire, DownBeat, BBC Radio, Lira, MOJO, New York City Jazz Record, Jazzthetik, Information, Berlingske and Politiken. With over 200 releases, ILK has established a clear balanced artistic profile both nationally and internationally. Besides releasing over 10 albums every year, ILK has been running and curating its own Copenhagen Jazz Festival stage for many years, with original line-ups filled with international guests ensuring sold out shows at the local venue 5e year after year. The label has received funding from organisations including Koda Kultur, Statens Kunstfond, Augustinus Fonden, Beckett-Fonden, William Demant-Fonden, DMFF, Københavns Kommune and Jazz Danmark.

Central position on the Danish and European experimental and improv jazz scene; artist-run label and collective.

• Pendulum – Opening Arcs: Arc No. 1

  Digital release by Pendulum, part of an eight-part release cycle unfolding across eight months starting on 16 May 2026.

• Pendulum – Opening Arcs: Arc No. 5

  Digital release by Pendulum, part of the eight-part Opening Arcs cycle.

1. 1ILK Musicilkmusic.com
2. 2About ILK – ILK Musicilkmusic.com
3. 3Pendulum – Opening Arcs: Arc No. 1 – ILK Musicilkmusic.com
4. 4Pendulum – Opening Arcs: Arc No. 5 – ILK Musicilkmusic.com