Partikel
to
release third album
"STRING
THEORY"
“One
of the hottest young bands
on
the UK scene.”
Jazzwise
Since
Partikel celebrated the release of their third album ”String
Theory” (Whirlwind Recordings) with an intense night at the Pizza
Express back in june 2015 the international press is really catching
up on the trio.
"Turbulent
avant-riffage, lush, cinematic sophistication... an ambitious
project, convincingly realised" JazzWise,
UK ☆☆☆☆
"Highly
atmospheric and full of surprises... There are exciting trips through
times and styles, united by the great musicality of all the
musicians" Musikreviews.de
13/15 , Germany
"Inventive
contrapuntally - rich arrangements, this excellent experiment
represents a perfect marriage of two seemingly disparate entities,
resulting in an album of richly mellifluous sonority" All
About Jazz ☆☆☆☆☆
"In
balancing Partikel's familiar free jazzy energy with a compositional
coherence that draws the textures of the string players and the trio
into striking and often unexpectedly seductive accords.... String
Theory is an intriguing insight into the depths of their
resources" John
Fordham - The Guardian
The
London-based trio Partikel (Duncan Eagles on saxophone, Max Luthert
on bass and Eric Ford on drums) is heralded as a significant new
group on the European scene having maintained a feverish live
schedule during the past few years. Their latest album "String
Theory" sees them pushing their own sonic and compositional
boundaries by teaming up with four equally talented string players,
fusing their love of jazz, rock and world music with the textures of
a string quartet to create music that showcases an array of unique
soundscapes.
The
approach to "String Theory" differs to Partikel's previous albums where
fine-tuning and non-stop rehearsing of arrangements characterised the
lead up to the studio recordings. Eagles describes the process:
"With this album the charts I wrote for the trio were
purposefully more open and melodic than previous material and the
arrangements were developed through touring with the band— rather
than all the rehearsing— which I think gives the trio performance
on this album a much more natural and spontaneous dynamic."
The band has also started to incorporate electronic effects into
their live set that they touch upon in the production of this album,
giving String Theory a new overall sonic feel from their previous
albums where they solely featured the acoustic trio.
Eagles
talks about the string quartet: "When thinking about the
addition of the strings I wanted to really try and push myself in all
areas and not just in the actual writing of their parts which is
something I’d never done until this project. Compositionally I
wanted to think on a larger scale, moving away from the
head–solo–head format as much as possible and I was adamant that
I did not want to use the strings as just backing or padding. I
wanted the string quartet to be as involved as possible and have a
number of opportunities for the two ensembles to interact and
improvise together. The first three tracks on the album play
together as one piece and this is where I have really put this
concept to work the most. When putting this together I was more
concerned with allowing a flowing group effort."
The 12 new tracks on "String Theory" is an astonishing statement from this young band and really shows how they continue to grow musically.
Performing live either as a trio or with strings, this is a must see live band
Contact for press and booking (Scandinavia):
For any further press or
booking request please contact pgspeialgent(a)gmail.com
Links:
Partikel hompage
Partikel on Facebook
Listen also to more music here on Soundcloud
What the press says...So far:
All
About Jazz ☆☆☆☆☆
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/string-theory-partikel-whirlwind-recordings-ltd-review-by-roger-farbey.php
"The
always stimulating Partikel meets this string section on equal terms.
Eagles's tone on his various horns achieves an impressive blend of
colours and dynamics. His compositions and arrangements, embracing
sinuous, sinewy elegance, spiky funk and languid ballads, repay close
attention. It's another intriguing step in the evolution of this
talented outfit." BBC
Music Magazine ☆☆☆☆
"String
Theory creates a broad spectrum of musical colours that allow the
listener to become one with the music...a milestone of
jazz." Nachrichten.com
"high-energy
music with a variety of many startling and original
soundscapes" RheinMain
Magazine
"It
is clear that here are three absolute experts at work. Each a master
of his instrument placing themselves at the service of the common
goal of playing high quality jazz music" Mos
Eisley Music
"Highly
atmospheric and full of surprises... There are exciting trips through
times and styles, united by the great musicality of all the
musicians" Musikreviews.de
13/15
