Hello everyone it’s your host Daniel from Dulaxi, and today I have with me the talented Jack Agdur from TBC, Sweden. And Jack Agdur is here to discuss his recent classical EP “Veiled States” which was released on April 11th, 2026. So, welcome, Jack Agdur!. But before we begin our interview, to our audience; here is what you need to know about this artist.
Jack Agdur is a Swedish minimalist and ambient composer known for his meditative and introspective approach to contemporary classical music. His work, often centered around piano-driven soundscapes, blends modern and classical influences to create emotionally rich yet restrained compositions that emphasize subtle progression over resolution. Gaining recognition within the indie and ambient music scenes through projects such as “Timing Cloud Flights,” Agdur has developed a reputation for crafting immersive sonic environments that reflect inner emotional movement rather than direct expression. His 2026 EP, “Veiled States”, continues this artistic direction, presenting music as a veil for complex feelings, unfolding in quiet, infinite motion where nothing is resolved, only held and obscured within a continuous inner flow.
Having this brief Introduction about Jack Agdur, I’m sure new and current fans must be excited about our Interview today.
INTERVIEW SESSION
Daniel: Jack Agdur, your work is often described as minimalist and meditative. How would you personally define your artistic identity within contemporary classical and ambient music?
Jack Agdur: I consider myself something of an explorer and adventurer. My identity is, for now, centered around using music for personal development. I do not write music in order to become famous. At the same time, it is important to belong to a context and to have an audience for what one creates. I feel very grateful when someone, for example, experiences a sense of belonging when listening to my music. I know that my music is often described in a certain way, but writing music that belongs to a specific genre is not very important to me.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how have your classical and modern influences shaped the restrained and introspective sound you are known for today?
Jack Agdur: I am, of course, inspired by a great deal of music within both the classical and contemporary classical genres. However, what might be perceived as a restrained and meditative approach is actually my attempt to create a listening experience characterized by a sense of recognition. I am not trying to tell the listener, through my music, how they should experience it. Rather, for a listener to recognize themselves in an expression can be about being given a unique opportunity for personal interpretation, and the music may provide that opening.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, your earlier recognition came through works like “Timing Cloud Flights.” How did that project influence the direction leading into “Veiled States”?
Jack Agdur: I was inspired by how, in Timing Cloud Flights, I used a fluid tonal language. In that sense, there is a parallel to Timing Cloud Flights in Veiled States, as well as to the exploratory tonal language of Sixteenth Cycles.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, what does the title “Veiled States” represent in relation to your idea of music reflecting emotion not as expression, but as veil?
Jack Agdur: It was an idea I had once the EP was finished. I reflected on what the recording process had been like and the resulting sound.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how should listeners understand the concept of emotions functioning as “veils” that obscure as much as they reveal across this EP?
Jack Agdur: It is a philosophical reflection I made once the recordings were finished. I believe that a listener can experience a certain sense of freedom in the fact that the music does not try to force a particular feeling or experience.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, the statement “Nothing is resolved. Only held, and obscured.” is central to the EP’s identity. What does this philosophy mean in your compositional approach?
Jack Agdur: When I compose, it can be about transforming ideas I have carried with me for a long time into a more compact format. I have had an almost impressionistic approach, where a state is extended within the music. In my case, this state has involved concealing much of what came before. I have worked on trying to alter some kind of logical progression between different stages in the music.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, you describe the music as existing within “an infinite, quiet whirling.” How did you translate this idea of continuous inner motion into sound?
Jack Agdur: I imagine this represents a sense of restlessness and eagerness. Eagerness is an important factor in my music, and I try to maintain an intuitive feeling in my piano pieces.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, do you expect listeners to actively interpret these emotional states, or simply exist within them without seeking meaning or resolution?
Jack Agdur: Jag tror att en lyssnare kan bilda sin egen sfär inom musiken. Vad denna sedan fylls av är upp till den enskilda lyssnaren. Jag vill gärna ge lyssnaren en frihet att uppleva musiken utifrån egna erfarenheter utan att bli alltför styrda i sitt lyssnande.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, what role does restraint play in shaping the pacing, structure, and emotional tone of each composition on the EP?
Jack Agdur: Jag försöker att vara återhållsam och bara säga det som är nödvändigt och inte skapa musik med överflödiga partier. Samtidigt vill jag att musiken känns öppen. Jag tycker att öppenhet är ett bättre ord att beskriva min musik med än att den är meditativ.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how do you decide when to introduce subtle shifts in texture or harmony while maintaining the minimalist framework of your pieces?
Jack Agdur: I push myself quite a lot and try to introduce material that is carefully considered while still being intuitive. Lately, I have focused a great deal on different states and how transitions between them can be experienced and translated into music. I wouldn’t call it improvisation, but I want that kind of energy in the music, while at the same time having it composed in detail.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, what compositional choices guide your decision to avoid traditional resolution in your music?
Jack Agdur: I make choices from a perspective where I ask myself what is relevant in relation to what I want to express through the music. If openness is what matters, then a resolution becomes superfluous.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how has your approach to composing evolved from earlier works to the more inward-focused language of “Veiled States”?
Jack Agdur: I constantly try to refine, but not necessarily reduce, my tonal language. I always want to develop, and every time I create new music, I commit fully to moving forward in my personal growth.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, in what ways does this EP reflect a deeper or more complex emotional understanding compared to your previous releases?
Jack Agdur: I suppose I am moving in that direction right now, where I am trying to refine my expression. For me, this is a lifelong search.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, does embracing ambiguity and obscurity in your music ever conflict with the desire for clarity or accessibility in listening experiences?
Jack Agdur: Yes, absolutely. It has often made me feel uneasy about the direction my music has taken. At the same time, I try to trust my own intuition when it comes to that.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how do you personally measure artistic growth when your work is intentionally centered on subtlety and emotional restraint?
Jack Agdur: I value personal development, while at the same time knowing that I cannot do without an audience and listeners.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, where do you see your music positioned within the broader landscape of contemporary classical and ambient music today?
Jack Agdur: It is often determined by others rather than oneself. Of course, I dream of recognition for what I do and would very much like to find my place in the right context.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, how have listeners responded to the highly meditative and unresolved nature of “Veiled States”?
Jack Agdur: Those who have listened have been positive. It is probably mostly me who has been worried that the music might be too scattered.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, what do you think draws your audience into such quiet, introspective listening experiences despite their lack of conventional structure?
Jack Agdur: I think it may have to do with my desire for openness in my music.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, looking ahead, how do you intend to expand or refine the sonic language established in “Veiled States”?
Jack Agdur: I will move forward and am now planning my next project; it is still uncertain how much Veiled States will influence the upcoming work.
Daniel: Jack Agdur, what upcoming projects or creative directions are you currently exploring beyond this EP?
Jack Agdur: I always have something in progress, and I will try to move forward, refining without necessarily reducing.
Having Had A Close Listen To The Songs In This Classical Work Of Art, Here’s My Thought.
Listening to “Veiled States” by Jack Agdur feels like moving through a quiet internal landscape that never fully comes into focus, and I experience it less as a set of songs and more as a single emotional drift that I’m inside from start to finish. “The veil” opens it like a locked door I can’t quite see through, immediately setting a mood of obscured feeling, while “Between” places me in a suspended space where nothing feels settled and everything is in transition, almost like I’m thinking but can’t complete the thought. By the time “Turning” arrives, I feel a subtle shift in momentum, not dramatic but deeply psychological, as if something inside the EP is reorienting itself without ever revealing what it is becoming. “Unclosed” feels like the most emotionally exposed moment, where I’m left sitting with fragments of sound and meaning that refuse to resolve, and that lack of closure becomes the point rather than a limitation. Finally, “Remains” lingers like the aftertaste of everything before it, not offering an ending but a continuation of the feeling that something has been left unfinished within me as a listener. Across the entire EP, I don’t hear traditional structure or resolution; instead, I experience a deliberate design of ambiguity, where each track blends into the next and the whole project behaves like a continuous mental state rather than separate compositions, leaving me with a quiet, unsettled reflection that stays long after it ends.
~ Daniel (Dulaxi Team)
Finally to our audience, I urge to listen to “Veiled States”, add it to your playlist and let the classical ambiance of Jack Agdur guide you. On behalf of Dulaxi I like to appreciate you all by saying thank you everyone, See you on our next interview.
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