Danny Kuttner // The Eisenberg Review Interview
Photo by Yahav Trudler
There’s a stillness at the center of Danny Kuttner’s music—a gravitational pull that slows everything down just enough for emotion to rise to the surface. Born in Amsterdam to Dutch and Belgian parents, Kuttner moved to Israel when she was one, growing up immersed in a blend of cultures that would later inform her eclectic sound. Now based in Tel Aviv, she has spent years crafting a sonic identity that lives somewhere between soul and jazz, trip-hop and R&B. What defines her work isn’t genre—it’s atmosphere, space, vulnerability—the sensation of being suspended in a moment you don’t want to leave.
Her debut full-length, Purple, feels like the culmination of that exploration. Named for a color that encapsulates emotion, frequency, and intuition, the record invites listeners inward. Across its nine tracks, Kuttner’s voice drifts like smoke over warm, analog textures and subtly shifting rhythms. There are shades of Little Dragon, Portishead, even Terry Callier in the way she folds warmth and mystery into a single phrase. But Purple is its own universe—an album that doesn’t just sound beautiful, but feels necessary.
In our conversation, we delve into the emotional core of Purple, the significance behind its title, plans for its follow up, Kuttner’s approach to songwriting that moves from the subconscious outward, and how the studio—both physically and emotionally—shapes her evolving sense of sound and self.