Nik Bartsch's Mobile

the Swiss keyboardist/composer presents a new recording with his original group Mobile, originally founded in 1997, who are at the source of Bärtsch’s ritualistic approach to music making.

This approach has been formed by his work with concepts of reduction & repetition as well as his fascination with Japanese culture. Here textures from jazz, funk, new music, minimal as well as ritual & sacral music are organically interwoven in the service of an energetic group sound. The line-up of Mobile overlaps with the current Ronin cast & on this album the quartet is augmented on three of its tracks by a quintet of string players.