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| Label Ronin Rhythm Records |
UPC 0610098168591 |
Catalogue number RON 040 |
Release date 29 November 2024 |
"The compositions are all a fantastic play with harmony and rhythm, with the band sounding more compact and organic than ever. 'Spin' is their best album to date."
Jazzenzo, 27-11-2024SPIN is the 9th release of the working band RONIN since its foundation in 2001 and the first with the new bass player Jeremias Keller, who joined the band in 2020. The band still consists of the founding members Nik Bärtsch and drummer Kaspar Rast and reeds player Sha who is part of the group since 2004.
Since the last release AWASE (ECM 2018) the band has developed the repertoire continuously further on their weekly concerts on Monday - even during the Corona time - at the own EXIL club in Zurich, where they played in January 2024 MONTAGS concert number 1000 and where they celebrate this November 20 years of Monday concerts. The new album therefore shows not only the newest developments like Modul 63 and Modul 66 but also a combination of new and old material in Modul 70_51 (51 recorded on the ECM album “Llyría”, 2010) and the two classics Modul 14 and Modul 23 in completely new arrangements and interpretations.
SPIN shows the phase in which the band is now: looking back and forward at the same time. The RONIN rhythm culture based on pattern, cycle and groove developments and refined beats is still presented and combined with playfulness and the consciousness for freedom within the clear structures. The band members’ ear for chamber music like details, blending, ghost notes and micro phrasings refreshes the music live and on the record as always. But there is a new compact band sound, which creates subtle alignments with indie, post rock and ambient pop.
The direct groove energy in this new quartet with Jeremias Keller is obvious. Keller also recently presented rich sound variety and class on the amazing solo album "ALLOY" (RRR 2023) where he played all instruments himself and also produced the whole album, based on Modul compositions by Nik Bärtsch.
RONIN played constantly live at their club EXIL and on tours in the US, Europe and Asia, therefore this album is also nourished by the joy and energy the band developed in contact with a dedicated audience all over the world. Recorded by the band's sound engineer Lars Dölle and produced with the local community and released completely independently, the album shows the true and original RONIN spirit with the full focus on music and its community. All music is played together live in the studio based on the idea of handmade groove quality, which is the credo of the band since its foundation in 2001. There is no single release of a track of the album because SPIN emphasizes the good old idea of a full album as a dramaturgy and program, which is based on the experience of performing together over years.
Born 1971 in Zurich. Pianist, composer and producer. Lives in Zurich. Instruction in piano and percussion from the age 8. 1997 Graduation from the 'Musikhochschule Zürich'. 1998-2001 studies in philosophy, linguistics and musicology at the University of Zurich. 2003/04 stay in japan for half a year.
Ongoing work on his RITUAL GROOVE MUSIC as pianist and composer. Leader of MOBILE (since 1997; with Kaspar Rast, Mats Eser & Sha) and the zen-funk quartet RONIN (since 2001; with Kaspar Rast, Thomy Jordi (till 2011 Björn Meyer) and Sha. 2002 - 2012 also with Andi Pupato). Instructor for ‘Practical Aesthetics’ at the 'Musikhochschule Zürich/Winterthur' (2000-2003).
Co-founder of the Music club EXIL in Zurich (2009).
Founder of the label Ronin Rhythm Records, a platform for creative groove music (since 2006).
Co-founder and co-artistic director (together with Judd Greenstein and Etienne Abelin) of the Indie-Classcial Festival Zurich Apples and Olives (2014).
Interest in the influence and the combination of music and movement, specially in the following Bodytechniques: Aikido, Feldenkrais, Gyrotonic.
Nik trains at Kokoro Aikido Dojo Zurich.
Residencies, workshops and lectures at several institutions (f.e. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London (UK), Musikhochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig (DE), Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (CH), Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH), Conservatorio Die Musica Trieste (IT), Accademia Di Architettura Mendrisio (CH), ETH Zürich (CH)).
Jeremias Keller, born in 1986, grew up in Aargau and has lived in Berne since 2007. He learned classical piano as a child and self-taught guitar, drums and finally electric bass as a teenager. He studied electric bass at the Bern University of the Arts with Stefan Rademacher and pedagogy with Robert Morgenthaler. He also studied composition with Django Bates, Frank Sikora and Klaus Wagenleiter.
He was a founding member and co-composer of the band pommelHORSE, with whom he played numerous concerts in Central Europe, Russia and India.
In early 2017 he founded his trio «Jeremias Kellers Vertigo» with Florian Favre and Lionel Friedli. They released their debut album «Vertigo» in 2018 and played concerts throughout Switzerland.
In spring 2020 Jeremias Keller started to record and produce music in his home studio. The music was and will be released under the name «Lakota». Each song features a different singer.
Currently he is a member of Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN and King Pepe & the Queens.
In addition to his musical activities, he worked as production manager at the concert club Le Singe in Biel in 2018 and from 2018 to 2020 at the Festival Jazzwerkstatt Bern.
| 2019 | Förderbeitrag, Aargauer Kuratorium |
| 2014-2016 | High priority jazz promotion PRO HELVETIA with pommelHORSE |
| 2012 | Suisse Diagonales Jazz with «Kamikaze» |
| 2011 | Grant of the Friedl Wald Foundation |
| 2010 | Jazzpreis Biberach (DE) with HELP! |
Born 1971 in Zurich. Pianist, composer and producer. Lives in Zurich. Instruction in piano and percussion from the age 8. 1997 Graduation from the 'Musikhochschule Zürich'. 1998-2001 studies in philosophy, linguistics and musicology at the University of Zurich. 2003/04 stay in japan for half a year.
Ongoing work on his RITUAL GROOVE MUSIC as pianist and composer. Leader of MOBILE (since 1997; with Kaspar Rast, Mats Eser & Sha) and the zen-funk quartet RONIN (since 2001; with Kaspar Rast, Thomy Jordi (till 2011 Björn Meyer) and Sha. 2002 - 2012 also with Andi Pupato). Instructor for ‘Practical Aesthetics’ at the 'Musikhochschule Zürich/Winterthur' (2000-2003).
Co-founder of the Music club EXIL in Zurich (2009).
Founder of the label Ronin Rhythm Records, a platform for creative groove music (since 2006).
Co-founder and co-artistic director (together with Judd Greenstein and Etienne Abelin) of the Indie-Classcial Festival Zurich Apples and Olives (2014).
Interest in the influence and the combination of music and movement, specially in the following Bodytechniques: Aikido, Feldenkrais, Gyrotonic.
Nik trains at Kokoro Aikido Dojo Zurich.
Residencies, workshops and lectures at several institutions (f.e. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London (UK), Musikhochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig (DE), Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (CH), Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH), Conservatorio Die Musica Trieste (IT), Accademia Di Architettura Mendrisio (CH), ETH Zürich (CH)).
The compositions are all a fantastic play with harmony and rhythm, with the band sounding more compact and organic than ever. 'Spin' is their best album to date.
Jazzenzo, 27-11-2024
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