The music moves through a landscape where classical jazz meets a more open and atmospheric expression, where the rough lies beneath the beautiful. With a warm and intimate vocal, Aldema conveys the material with calmness and presence. Asle Røe has created arrangements that frame jazz standards with an indie-influenced expression – where space, dynamics, and small breaks in expectations are part of the aesthetics.
The album Softly in the Blue was released on March 13, 2026, and is mixed by Erik Nylander at Monkey Bar Studios.