Because whenever the zurich musician gets his band ronin going, he builds his music as well as his improvisations around kaspar rasts xxl ability on the drums. It was formed in 1997 by the swiss pianist, composer and producer nik bartsch born 1971. Following up on the stunning doublecd live outing, nik bartschs ronin live ecm, 2012, bartsch returns with his acoustic group, mobile, for continuum. You dont even think about choosing to put them on when you are kicking through the halfdozen pairs piled in the closet by the front door as you leave the house. All ronin releases are part of nik baertschs ritual groove music cycle, which combines various musical styles from funk, new classical music to elements of japanese ritual music. Nik bartschs mobile is a swiss jazzband from zurich.
We also need any information about good english torrent trackers to add to our index. Swiss pianist and composer nik bartschs ronin have issued their ecm debut, stoa, the label wellknown for its icy sounding, spacious jazz. Ronin rhythm records solo piano and percussion 2003 live. Awase nik bartsch ronin ecm 2603 some albums casually insert themselves. Nik bartsch born 3 august 1971 is a swiss pianist, composer, and record producer from. Nov 15, 2016 nik bartsch ronin set 2 26th november 2015, delhi duration. The group has released five studio albums2002s randori, 2004s rea, 2006s stoa, 2008s holon, and 2010s. Manfred eicher signed the band ronin to his label, ecm records, and released. Shop for the nik bartschs ronin awase and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price.
Stream music from artists like nik bartschs ronin iheartradio. Ronin rhythm records nik bartschs ronin with meyer, rast, pupato and guests sha, thomy geiger and michael gassmann 2004 aer. Download torrent nik bartsch fast and easy torrent search. Nik bartsch currently works in three parallel musical settings. People compare this stuff to steve reich who also recorded on ecm for some years, but in fact there is at least one track on this cd that sounds like a clone of philip glasss music with changing parts right down to the slightly wonky intonation. Nik bartschs ronin is a swiss jazzband from zurich. Awase can move both your mind and your soul but the deceptively fresh approach it takes to get under the skin like that is the brilliance of bartsch and his ronin quartet. Dec 16, 2010 l lyria is the third ecm album for the swiss keyboardist nik bartsch and his zenfunk ronin group representing, according to bartsch, a relaxation of the ritualistic, patternbound. Randori by nik bartschs ronin, released 01 may 2002 1. They are free to cognise the world, free to discover and fulfil the true purpose of. In that time, he has issued a set of live ronin material and put out a record from a different ensemble, mobile. Nik bartschs ronin at world cafe live all about jazz. Nik bartsch ronin set 1 26th november 2015, delhi youtube. Nik bartschs mobile music, videos, stats, and photos.
Pianistcomposer nik bartsch interviewed at all about jazz. Nik bartsch, ronin rhythm records subscribe to blog via email enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Ronin live nik bartschs ronin, nik bartsch allmusic. Live updated april 25, 2019 by carlo wolff live, this deeply continental and assured sextet is a jam band with the precision of a swiss watch. Awase nik bartsch ronin ecm 2603 some albums casually insert themselves into your life without you even noticing. Once again, the spine, if not the heart of awase isnt nik bartschs piano. Nik bartschs ronin has found a unique version that is distinctly cool and artsy and compelling. Nik bartsch piano, sha bass clarinet, alto saxophone, thomy jordi bass, and kaspar rast 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 bartschs ronin. Nik bartsch ronin set 2 26th november 2015, delhi youtube. Nik bartschs ronins profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Ronin rhythm records nik bartschs mobile with sha, rast and mats eser 2006 stoa. Print and download in pdf or midi modul 35 nik bartsch. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Oct 22, 2012 nik bartsch calls a concert a meditative and explosive form of collaboration, but exactly the same can be said about his and his band ronins selfdescribed ritual groove music. Free sheet music for trumpet, tenor saxophone, trombone, percussion, piano, bass. Listen to nik bartschs ronin soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 54 tracks. Join songkick to track nik bartschs ronin and get concert alerts when they play near you. Ecm has been pushing the envelope for nearly 40 years, but with ronin, theyve pushed it beyond the pale into god knows what. This is a selection of tracks from the ronin rhythm records catalogue, compiled by nik bartsch. Eight years have elapsed since swiss pianist nik bartsch last released an album of new material from his mesmerizing group ronin. Nik bartsch ronin set 2 26th november 2015, delhi duration. Thats why when i first learned that ronin was releasing a doubledisc live album, simply called live, i figured to hear a tight unit able to deliver its carefully modulated, rhythmicallyread more.
Their music consistently follows the same aesthetic vision under various. Swiss pianist and composer nik bartsch s ronin have issued their ecm debut, stoa, the label wellknown for its icy sounding, spacious jazz. Nik bartschs ronin live 2012 continuum 2016 awase 2018 continuum is an album by swiss pianist and composer nik bartschs mobile recorded in switzerland in 2015 and released on the ecm label. Percussionist andi pupato joined the band 20022012. Jun 06, 2018 its a somewhat revamped ronin, but nik bartsch saw opportunity with those changes and exploited them. Six years have passed since the last release from the swiss. Ronin rhythm records nik bartschs ronin with meyer, rast and pupato 2004 rea. Live by nik bartschs ronin, released 01 may 2003 1.
If you dont get it on the first listen, put on some headphones. Release may 4th worldwide as cd, vinyl and download. Swiss keyboardist nik bartsch has been leading ronin since 2001. You dont even think about choosing to put them on when you are kicking through the halfdozen pairs piled in the closet by the front door as you. Stefan sha haslebacher on bass and contrabass clarinet, thomy jordi on bass, and kaspar rast on drums. The swiss pianistcomposer is famed for his zen funk sound, a marriage of steve reich minimalism with sly stone grooves the times. Nik bartschs ronin listen and stream free music, albums. Mobile plays purely acoustic music, performed in rituals of up to 36 hours.
To see the show for free or with a monthly subscription for 5. On holon, nik bartschs ronin fashions disparate elements of jazz, funk, and. Ronin rhythm records announces june 1 digital releases. Although his three studio albums fronting the ronin group for the ecm label since 2006 all possess a sleek brilliance. Stream tracks and playlists from nik bartschs ronin on your desktop or mobile device. With the zenfunk quartet ronin founded in 2001, nik baertsch proceeds with. The group was a quintet for most of its lifespan, but hes pared it down to a quartet since 2012. Unless theres something like the fringe festival going on, in which case, maybe the top twenty. With clarinetist sha and drummer kaspar rast crossing over from ronin, a new addition, nicolas stocker, on drums and percussion completes the core quartet.
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