Tullis Rennie

My latest record Safe Operating Space is a vivid hybrid of club music and free improvisation. The album emerges from an entirely improvised recording session alongside Preetha Narayanan (violin), Tara Franks (‘cello), Cath Roberts (baritone sax), and Dee Byrne (alto sax). In making these tracks, I’ve explored new aspects of my collaborative practice, while reflecting on themes such as global heating, AI-generated deepfakes, family life, and Kate Bush. This music is inspired by the beautifully human endeavour of trying to grab hold of unrepeatable moments. A second of magic within a spontaneous musical improvisation, or during a jungle tune breakdown on the dance floor of an intimate club space. When a light hits something and you freeze, wanting to make it last an age… but the reason moments like these are so alluring is precisely because they’re so fleeting.