Auch ohne die typische Quartettbesetzung mit Bass, Drums und Bassklarinette klingt Bärtsch solo nach Ronin. Grandios: „Modul 26“. Jazz Thing (Nr 138 ab 27.03.)
There is nothing lost when Nik Bärtsch, bandleader, becomes Nik Bärtsch, solo pianist…Through this prism, more is revealed about the genius of Bärtsch’s ‘ritual groove music,’ not less. Something Else
(Entendre) offers a chance to peer under the bonnet of a Bärtsch composition stripped of the sonic distractions of an ensemble. London Jazz News
Entendre is, literally, classic Bärtsch. It is also classic ECM. All About Jazz
“SulaMadiana” is a cornucopia, spilling out reverberations of Miles Davis, Gong, and previous works of Molvær, and yet Molvær and Cinelu open up doors to entirely new worlds.
The album title is not some ancient spell, but a confession to the musicians’ respective biographies.
Sula is the island from which Molvær stems, Madiana is a synonym for Martinique, where Cinelu’s father comes from.
“SulaMadiana” combines all which is perceived as trusted, familiar, and achieved, with a notion of sounds beyond the horizon: glittering, shimmering, and always promising.
