00:00 Ballad By Mistake
02:45 Rose Variation
10:49 About An Unknown Diver
16:55 Swim Beside Me
20:19 Zoe Be Natan
25:24 Leaf Blizzard
32:15 Kowdra
39:29 Spavax
45:04 Siaomee Blues
51:01 Beast Friend
54:48 Rhino's Dream

In April 2026, the Krakow-based Instant Classic label will release “November,” the debut album by Royber Trio, a band formed by Mikołaj Trzaska, Olo Walicki, and Macio Moretti. This is intense, organic music that defies simple categorization—balancing between composition and improvisation, form and pure impulse.

The genesis of Royber Trio dates back to Olo Walicki, who proposed translating themes from Wojciech Smarzowski’s films—for which Trzaska composed the music—into a chamber ensemble of saxophone, double bass, and drums and performing them live. However, it quickly became clear that the trio wasn’t limited to the “film music” formula. The key moment was the addition of Macio Moretti, a musician with “unbridled, spontaneous creative power.”

“Instead of hiring eight musicians, three of us were enough. This is how the trio was formed, and after a short period of musical activity, it turned out to be a self-contained authorial group. Film themes are merely a trigger that sets off further chain reactions,” Trzaska emphasizes. As a result, the Royber Trio became, as the leader puts it, “some kind of unprecedented biological-chemical creation, a different quality.”

The album “November” stems largely from improvisation, although, as Trzaska points out, the division between improvisation and composition is essentially artificial.

“Improvisation is nothing other than live composing. The prevailing view that there is some difference between improvisation and composition is false.” The Royber Trio’s music is born “between” the musicians – in reactions, reflexes, and attentive listening to each other. Some improvised fragments become embedded in the band’s memory and naturally find their form over time. “Improvisation isn’t just about melody or harmony, but also form,” adds Trzaska, recalling that composing “live” was a practice of Mozart, Bach, and many other composers.

The album’s title also defies clear interpretation. Although November is associated with melancholy, for the band, “November” is more of an open concept than the name of a month. “It’s wonderful that everyone can find their own meaning. It’s a bit of a mystery – what is the word November, what does it mean to you, our listener? Or maybe Nowember? Perhaps it’s a state of mind,” says Trzaska.

“November” is an album full of emotional contrasts, music of intense presence and co-creation, inviting the listener to their own interpretations and inner journeys. The Royber Trio offers a sonic world in which the boundaries between what is written and what is happening here and now lose their meaning – all that remains is attentive listening.

Royber Trio:

Macio Moretti – drums, vibraphone, electronics

Mikołaj Trzaska – saxophones, clarinets

Olo Walicki – double bass, bass guitar