This single, "Blue Orphan", featuring guitarist Eivind Aarset and contributions from Jan’s son, Emanuel Birkeland-Bang, has been specially remixed by Jan Bang. Although taken from the forthcoming album "With These Hands" it does not appear on it. Instead, "Blue Orphan" creates a bridge between the two tracks of the album, "With These Hands" - featuring Ensemble Modern - and "Between Them" - featuring Eivind Aarset. It is a miniature that speaks in its own patois derived from the individual languages of the two album tracks, a piece of fragile yet confident beauty.
Artwork by Nina Birkeland.