Llyrìa Explained

Llyrìa
Type:Album
Artist:Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
Cover:Llyria.jpg
Released:2010
Recorded:March 2010
Studio:Studios la Buissonne
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Genre:Jazz
Length:56:08
Label:ECM
ECM 2178
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Nik Bärtsch
Prev Title:Holon
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live
Next Year:2012

Llyrìa is an album by Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in France in 2010 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "Ultimately, Llyria may be slightly more organic and emotional than previous Ronin discs, but it's very much of a piece with Bärtsch's overall musical vision, and longtime listeners will enjoy it as much as new ones."

The Guardian's John Fordham noted "It's minimalism, but Bärtsch has always stretched the method beyond the minutiae of rhythmic and motivic changes to a more robust approach, informed by funk and soul."[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2100/2178.php ECM discography
  2. Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, December 17, 2010