HALOCLINE OUT 3 MAY
HALOCLINE OUT 3 MAY
Malin Lewis (they/them), the pioneering queer bagpiper, fiddler, instrument maker and composer, is set to release their highly anticipated debut album entitled Halocline on Friday 3 May 2024 on Hudson Records.
Drawing its name from the halocline, a visible layer of water formed between saltwater and freshwater, the stunning body of work symbolises Malin’s existence as a trans person in a space of inspiration and individuality between a binary.
With a unique blend of West Coast piping traditions and inventive, self-made instruments, Malin showcases a mesmerising fusion of sound that reflects their journey as a trans person and their deep, lifelong connection to music.
One of Scotland’s most exciting innovators, Malin melds West coast tradition with a newly invented, self-made bagpipe. Hair tingling, philosophical and dance inducing melodies inspired by European folk traditions, human nature, queerness and the universe.
Inspired by the captivating sounds of bagpipes from a young age growing up in Moidart and Skye in north west Scotland, Malin began creating their own instruments in their teens, starting with simple experiments of drilling holes in sticks and inserting chanter reeds.
Aged 15 they discovered the innovative Lindsay System Chanter, a two-octave 3D printed smallpipe. Enthralled by the instrument’s possibilities, Malin collaborated with its inventor Donald Lindsay to create the world's first wooden version of the instrument.
