Awase

 
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Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Awase

[ ECM / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 4 May 2018

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"Awase", a term from martial arts, means "moving together" in the sense of matching energies, a fitting metaphor for the dynamic precision, tessellated grooves and balletic minimalism of Nik Bärtsch's Ronin. Six years have passed since the last release from the Swiss group. In the interim, trimmed from quintet to quartet size and with new bassist Thomy Jordi fully integrated, Ronin has become a subtly different band. Bärtsch speaks of a new-found freedom and flexibility in the approach to the material, with "greater transparency, more interaction, more joy in every performance". The freedom here extends to revisiting early Bärtsch modules alongside new compositions including, for the first time on a Ronin record, a piece by reedman Sha. Awase was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the south of France in October 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher.

FEATURED ARTISTS
Nik Bärtsch Piano
Sha Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Thomy Jordi Bass
Kaspar Rast Drums

Tracks:

1 Modul 60
2 Modul 58
3 A
4 Modul 36
5 Modul 34
6 Modul 59

Watch the album trailer via Youtube