Bartsch, Nik / Ronin / Holon
| Album: | Holon | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bartsch, Nik / Ronin | Added: | Apr 2008 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-04-06 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-08 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 8 | May 25 | May 11 | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 05, 2017: | No Old Fart, No Minimum
Modul 41_17 |
4. | May 02, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Modul 46 |
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| 2. | Feb 09, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Modul 41_17 |
5. | Oct 11, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Modul 45 |
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| 3. | Jan 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Modul 46 |
6. | Sep 30, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Modul 41_17 |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-04-06
Reviewed 2008-04-06
NIK BÄRTSCH’S RONIN: Holon
ECM, 2008
Stunning, hypnotic sounds from the borderline between modern jazz and minimalism. The quintet is super-tight: each track is given space to develop slowly and quietly (the ECM sound is unmistakable), gradually pulling you in. Just wonderful, works with jazz/classical/new music.
All tracks amazing. Fo’s faves: 2, 4
1. 6:28 – gentle undulation, icy middle section with distant clarinet
2. 14:51 – quiet minimalist patterns evolve gradually; jazz rhythm kicks in after 5 minutes, then there’s a little more urgency & volume. Nicely busy by the 9-minute mark, great piano solo over the churning rhythm.
3. 8:00 – tiny eddies in a stream, kicks into funky gear, dense pattern near end
4. 7:16 – really pretty pattern, churns gently; turns more jazzy midway through
5. 9:41 – prominent electric bass; gradually morphs into a middle eastern wail
6. 9:23 – quiet bells, moody patterns; exotic & dreamlike, then busts out.
[ Fo ] 6-Apr-08
ECM, 2008
Stunning, hypnotic sounds from the borderline between modern jazz and minimalism. The quintet is super-tight: each track is given space to develop slowly and quietly (the ECM sound is unmistakable), gradually pulling you in. Just wonderful, works with jazz/classical/new music.
All tracks amazing. Fo’s faves: 2, 4
1. 6:28 – gentle undulation, icy middle section with distant clarinet
2. 14:51 – quiet minimalist patterns evolve gradually; jazz rhythm kicks in after 5 minutes, then there’s a little more urgency & volume. Nicely busy by the 9-minute mark, great piano solo over the churning rhythm.
3. 8:00 – tiny eddies in a stream, kicks into funky gear, dense pattern near end
4. 7:16 – really pretty pattern, churns gently; turns more jazzy midway through
5. 9:41 – prominent electric bass; gradually morphs into a middle eastern wail
6. 9:23 – quiet bells, moody patterns; exotic & dreamlike, then busts out.
[ Fo ] 6-Apr-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Modul 42 | 4. | Modul 46 | |||
| 2. | Modul 41_17 | 5. | Modul 45 | |||
| 3. | Modul 39_8 | 6. | Modul 44 |