{"product_id":"nik-bartschs-mobile-continuum","title":"Nik Bärtsch's Mobile - Continuum","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter three studio albums – Stoa (2006), Holon (2008), and Lyria (2010) plus one live-double-CD (2012) – with his electric band RONIN Swiss keyboardist\/composer Nik Bärtsch now presents a new album with his original group MOBILE (whose line-up overlaps with the current RONIN cast).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMOBILE, originally founded in 1997 (and on the new album augmented on three tracks by a string quintet), is at the source of Bärtsch’s ritualistic approach to music making. This approach has been formed by his work with concepts of reduction and repetition as well as his fascination with Japanese culture. Here textures from jazz, funk, new music, minimal as well as ritual and sacral music are organically interwoven in the service of an energetic group sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuum was recorded at Lugano’s RSI studio in March 2015 and produced by Manfred Eicher. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ecmrecords.com\/catalogue\/1450186232\/continuum-nik-bartschs-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eECM Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Mobile remains a vehicle well suited to Bärtsch's sophisticated approach to composing and arranging. There is less of the Asian influences that inspired some of Bärtsch's earlier work with the group, but Mobile remains an inclusive amalgam of progressive jazz and minimalism. Without dominating the pieces in which they appear, the strings add something new to that pallet, reflecting Bärtsch's interest in György Ligeti and other classical composers. With its variety of styles, Continuum is the best of Mobile's albums to date, despite the very high bar set from the beginning.” – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/continuum-nik-bartschs-mobile-ecm-records-review-by-karl-ackermann.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAll About Jazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1        Modul 29_14 \/ 8:59\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA2        Modul 12 \/ 9:02\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB1        Modul 18 \/ 8:03\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB2        Modul 5 \/ 8:32\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC1        Modul 60 \/ 9:27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC2        Modul 4 \/ 5:26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD1       Modul 44 \/ 10:23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD2       Modul 8_11 \/ 8:32\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNik Bärtsch -  Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSha -   Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaspar Rast -  Drums, Percussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicolas Stocker -  Drums, Tuned Percussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtienne Abelin  - Violin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOla Sendecki  - Violin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Schnee  - Viola\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolme Hong  - Cello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmbrosius Huber -  Cello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e More about Nik Bärtsch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This music draws its energy from the tension between compositional precision and the self-circumvention of improvisation. From self-implied restriction stems freedom. Ecstasy through asceticism.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch was born in 1971 in Zurich, where he still lives. He took piano and percussion lessons from the age of 8 and subsequently studied at the city’s Musikhochschule and university, simultaneously freelancing in diverse bands, “playing everything from fusion to free-funk, and all kinds of extroverted jazz”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Bärtsch’s interest in composition grew and he immersed himself in the practices of John Cage and Morton Feldman, his attraction to live jazz waned: “I just didn’t see the sense of it any more, for me as an instrumentalist”. In 1997 he created an acoustic group, Mobile, which “develops integral musical concepts within a musical framework”.  Continuum, with an “extended” version of the Mobile ensemble is scheduled for Spring 2016 release on ECM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band Ronin (named after the freelance warriors in Japanese history who served no master) was born in 2001 out of Bärtsch’s desire for a group that could also work in the clubs and “play with more power”. The pianist has described the band’s work as “Zen-funk” and “ritual groove”: “Our music is somewhere between jazz and modern composition, progressive pop, ritual music, groove music in general”. Writer Michel Mettler has characterised the group’s aesthetic as “creating the maximum effect by minimum means”: phrases and motives are repeated, combined and layered, creating shifting, complex rhythmic patterns which typically build slowly over time with overwhelming dramatic impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonin has released three studio albums on ECM to date, Stoa (2006), Holon (2008) and Llyrìa (2010), as well as a double CD, Live (2012), which anthologises a suite of concert performances from their appearances around the world between 2009 and 2011, a collection which reveals its own inner logic and dramaturgy. – \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ecmrecords.com\/artists\/1435047350\/nik-bartsch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eECM Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the artist’s website \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nikbaertsch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YlcWDn_Zxrg\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem description:\u003c\/strong\u003e        \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"498\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNik Bärtsch's Mobile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eECM Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, 180g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog No:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2464 \/ 476 4790\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456477700254,"sku":"6025476479000","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/cover_1000_1.webp?v=1725435774","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/nik-bartschs-mobile-continuum","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}