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High quality vinyl with artwork by André Brügger & Jeremias Keller,
layouted by Fabian Rottmeier, Flavio Baltermia & Jeremias Keller
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Includes unlimited streaming of Alloy
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Band leader, bassist and composer Jeremias Keller shows his quality as a creative multi- instrumentalist, arranger and contemporary indie producer on his new solo album ALLOY. Known as leader of his own band "Vertigo", as mastermind behind the home studio project "Lakota" and since 2020 as bassist of Nik Bärtsch's RONIN, he presents a concept album with a completely unique approach: in his very own way of combining influences of post-rock, prog, jazz, electronica and indie pop, he reinvents Moduls by Nik Bärtsch and RONIN, thereby opening up unheard aspects, soundscapes and groove interpretations of these pieces and their philosophy. Keller modulates the modules himself in a cool, dirty and at the same time subtle, respectful and sophisticated way into previously unknown cosmic depth and wideness of music. He thus creates his own “Neue Groove Musik”, which has affinity for club sound, ambient trance and meditative depth and even includes humorous and quirky sound episodes reminiscent of new classical music or the beautiful strange film music of Danny Elfman or oddball episodes by Hermeto Pascoal.
The album contains the five pieces "Vanadium", "Silicium", "Germanium", "Ferrum" and "Oxygenium", which have the Moduls 23, 14, 32, 26 and 8 as their basis and move away from them in different ways. They represent new musical alloys of the old atomic-compositional entities and their elements. Keller explores the music creatively and scientifically like a science fiction author and recombines the rhythmic levels, tonal structures and the resulting harmonies in his home studio - all played, recorded and mixed by himself. He uses all the instruments himself (keyboards, guitars, electric and double basses, drums, percussion, recorders, flutes, vocals and even bird whistles) and creates a new cosmos of acoustic and electronic sounds.
Keller thus not only creates a new music but shows us a new creative way to interpret and transform musical templates. He gives us an intimate, crystalline insight into his infinite, energetic creativity and is playfully easy meandering in the triangle of composition, interpretation and improvisation.
Keller shows with this album once again that he is one of the biggest talents of the Swiss music scene, who already produces music like an internationally experienced old cat - fresh and with beginner's mind and at the same time style-forming and with awareness and consciousness for the natural flow of music history.
credits
released March 24, 2023
The music you hear on this record is based on modules by Nik Bärtsch
Keyboards, guitars, electric bass, drums, percussion, strings, recorders, western concert flutes, vocals, bird whistles by Jeremias Keller
Recorded and mixed by Jeremias Keller
Album produced by Jeremias Keller
Executive producer: Nik Bärtsch
Mastered by André Pousaz, www.pousazsoundlab.net
Lips & hands by Sibill & Finn
Photos by André Brügger
Artwork by André Brügger & Jeremias Keller
Layout by Fabian Rottmeier, Flavio Baltermia & Jeremias Keller
Songs published by Ronin Rhythm Productions & Neonstars Publishing
Supported by Migros Kulturprozent, Aargauer Kuratorium, Kultur Stadt Bern,
Swisslos Kultur Kanton Bern
Jeremias Keller, born in 1986, is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer and lives in Berne since 2007. He studied
electric bass at the Bern University of the Arts and also studied composition with Django Bates, Frank Sikora and Klaus Wagenleiter.
Since 2017 he has his band «Jeremias Kellers Vertigo» with Florian Favre and Lionel Friedli.
He is a member of Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN....more
This is fricking awesome. Just blend the unique Switzerland-based temporary music of Sonar, Akku Quintet, Blaer, Stephan Thelen's current works, with Karl Jenkins' Soft Machine and some minimalistic approach in King Crimson. Frank Hadlich
At first listen, the juxtaposition of Sonar's rhythmic constructions and Torn's soaring, furious/tender voice would by themselves be enough of a pull. But digging beyond the surface will reward the listener greatly. There is great depth, emotional nuance, intrigue and change, rewarding repeated listening. Ref: Miles/80's Crim/Tibbetts, but this is truly new music. grate ape
Excellent album again from Sonar! More "ambiant" and "spatial" sounds. I really enjoy the accumulation of new sounds. The album feel fresh.
Merci! Long live Sonar! ♥️ Jean-Maurice