Nik Bärtsch: Entendre (ECM)
Nik Bärtsch studied piano and percussion from an early age, and it shows in his music. There’s an elegance to his groups like Ronin or … Read More “Nik Bärtsch: Entendre (ECM)”
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Live Review: ECM 50 in New York
To say that there is a single ECM Records sound is to oversimplify a catalog that now encompasses more than 1,600 albums. One suspects that if the late Jan Erik Kongshaug, who engineered hundreds of those albums, were still with us, he’d coolly dispute such a statement with a nuts-and-bolts response, pointing out the many … Read More “Live Review: ECM 50 in New York”
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Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin: Awase (ECM)
Eight years have elapsed since Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch last released an album of new material from his mesmerizing group Ronin. In that time, he has issued a set of live Ronin material and put out a record from a different ensemble, Mobile. Meanwhile, the Ronin lineup has changed, with bassist Thomy Jordi replacing Björn … Read More “Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin: Awase (ECM)”
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Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile: Continuum
Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch’s music has always been about grooves carved out of minimalism, and he favors collectivism over individual freedom. No one solos, ever. Rarely has an artist been able to do so much with so little. After three studio albums and one double live disc for ECM with his band Ronin, Bärtsch returns … Read More “Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile: Continuum”
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