Awase SRAR0002ME pirate radio broadcasts of London

pirate radio broadcasts of London

The redoubtable Jon Christensen shared their passion for playing

The New York Times captured the special qualities of this group

Led by bassist Seth Ford-Young

this being his fourth album with ECM to date

Awase SRAR0002ME pirate radio broadcasts of LondonAwase, a term from martial arts, means moving together in the sense of matching energies, a fitting metaphor for the dynamic precision, tessellated grooves and balletic minimalism of Nik Brtschs Ronin. Six years have passed since the last release from the Swiss group. In the interim, trimmed from quintet to quartet size and with new bassist Thomy Jordi fully integrated, Ronin has become a subtly different band. Brtsch speaks of a new found freedom and