Minimalist Jazz Rock

[Sid Smith]

Sha's Feckel - an off-shoot of Ronin are super...

There's also a Sonar off-shoot called Akku Quintet who are producing great sounds...

And I love this new album from Thymeshift called Beyond Horizons

[Sid Smith]

Err, sorry not sure how I laid them out like that but you get the idea.

[Udi Koomran]

I really like this style but I must say Nik Bartch has a definite edge compared to the rest of the pack
There is an extra dimension to his music that makes me go back for more were the rest usually impress but the impression usually wears off after repeated listening

[Poisoned Youth]

Sha's Feckel - an off-shoot of Ronin are super...

There's also a Sonar off-shoot called Akku Quintet who are producing great sounds...

You beat me to both of these.

[Poisoned Youth]

Great thread, btw. I see 3-4 to check out already I don't have.


Anyway, in the Nik Bartsch vein...


Mik Keusen's Blau:

https://mikkeusensblau.bandcamp.com/album/blau

[chalkpie]

I really like this style but I must say Nik Bartch has a definite edge compared to the rest of the pack
There is an extra dimension to his music that makes me go back for more were the rest usually impress but the impression usually wears off after repeated listening

Udester - what Nik Bartch album(s) would you recommend to a newbie? Thx brother

[battema]

IMHO the live Bartch album is a great start...

[Poisoned Youth]

One of my favorite Belgian jazz groups has some pretty fender-bendy stuff on a few albums (hard to find clips):

[Poisoned Youth]

One more:

[NogbadTheBad]

IMHO the live Bartch album is a great start...

I rarely recommend a Live album as an entry point but in the case of Nik Bartsch it is certainly a good place to go.

[chalkpie]

Live album ordered - thanks mates.

[mx20]

I like Savage Knights:
http://crowmeatbob.bandcamp.com/track/majestic-kiss

[NogbadTheBad]

Err, sorry not sure how I laid them out like that but you get the idea.

All excellent suggestions, particularly like the Akku Quintet.

[interbellum]

Err, sorry not sure how I laid them out like that but you get the idea.

Always start a youtube-link on a new line. Made that mistake myself too

[interbellum]

Although not really a minimalist jazz-rock band on the first couple of albums from Spaced Out Antoine Fafard always played a kind of tribute to Philip Glass.

[NogbadTheBad]

Here's another one from the Nik Bartsch stable discovered while surfing

Sha's Banryu

http://iapetus-store.com/album/chessboxing-volume-one

[No Pride]

Ever since I got turned onto Nik Bartsch Ronin I've been looking for more and more music mining the areas of jazz and rock featuring heavily repetitive base structure with interwoven patterns build from there. The stuff that takes Reich & Riley and applies it to Rock & Jazz. My understanding is that The Necks were one of the originators of this style and current practitioners include Nik Bartsch Ronin, Brandt Brauer Frick, Sonar, Dawn Of Midi.

Thoughts on this style?

From your description, I thought that it doesn't sound like my cup of tea, but I decided to check out those first three videos. Sorry to say, I was right. I actually did think several of those patterns were pretty interesting in and of themselves, but imo, they never went anywhere, at least not anywhere I would've liked to see them go. I'm not knocking the style or anybody's appreciation of it; it just doesn't resonate with my particular tastes. I generally tend towards music that's more like an action movie, with twists, turns and big surprises (though certainly not everything I listen to is like that) and I'm not too fond of repetition for the most part. But that's just me, of course! I wasn't aware of this genre and even if it's not anything I want to explore further, I did find it mildly interesting, so thanks for that! And... you did ask!

[The Gak Omek]

Oh Man that is exactly what I'm looking for, wonderful stuff, off to buy 2 albums immediately

Glad to read they scratched your itch. I have also discovered some new bands through the recommendations in this thread. I was not familiar with The Necks before and really enjoy them. Great thread idea.

[markinottawa]

I hope these will help ..

From Norway : Huntsville



and from New Zealand : Gianmarco Liguori

http://gianmarcoliguori1.bandcamp.co...nt-flight-text

Next door neighbour loves Gogo Penguin, Bad Plus and similar acts and the Gianmarco is right in their wheelhouse


and seeing both Jaga and Gogo Penguin next week here in Ottawa.. Ottawa.. Yes I know...

[mogrooves]

it just doesn't resonate with my particular tastes.... I generally tend towards music that's more like an action movie, with twists, turns, and big surprises

I'm with you, on both points.

[NogbadTheBad]

You Make Me Real. I liked one or two of the pieces, but didn't really dig the Euro-Disco vibe.

If you don't like that one then they're probably not for you, I do find them fairly polarizing. That's probably their best album and the other two are a similar style.

[Trane]

just in case this goes private (so I'm subscribed >> no time for this, now)

[zombywoof]

Just got the Ronin Live two cd - thanks Nog and PE.

[NogbadTheBad]

Let us know what you think.

[chalkpie]

Just got the Ronin Live two cd - thanks Nog and PE.

Stop copying everything I buy

If you just filled up your car with 93 octane then this is getting creepy and I might have to call the authorities. Or do you guys still ride horses down in West Virginia?