Continuum

Continuum

• Nik Bartsch's Mobile Continuum
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Mobile is Swiss keyboardist/composer Nik Bartschs original all-acoustic group. <br><br>MOBILE:<br>Nik B¤rtsch: piano<br>Sha: bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet<br>Kaspar Rast: drums, percussion<br>Nicolas Stocker: drums, tuned percussion<br> <br>EXTENDED:<br>Etienne Abelin: violin<br>Ola Sendecki: violin<br>David Schnee: viola<br>Solme Hong: cello<br>Ambrosius Huber: cello<br><br>After four ECM recordings with his other band Ronin, Bartsch presents this new album featuring Mobile augmented on three pieces by a string quintet. Textures from jazz, funk, new music, minimal as well as ritual and sacred music are organically interwoven with Bartsch and his partners aiming for an energetic total group sound rather than displays of soloistic virtuosity.<br><br>Recorded March 21-23 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano<br>Recording Engineer: Stefano Amerio<br>DDD<br>Producer: Manfred Eicher