2025 stock There is a distinguished tradition of solo bass albums on ECM, but Provenance is the first to be devoted to the electric bass guitar. Björn Meyer, Swedish-born and Swiss-based, has shaped a unique voice for his instrument inside the most diverse contexts, working alongside Persian harpist and singer Asita Hamidi, Swedish nyckelharpa player Johan Hedin, and Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem. For a decade he was a member of Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin, in which his bass guitar was frequently the lead instrument. His solo work is concerned with the experience of sound in acoustic spaces: “Even though the instrument is technically non-acoustic, the music is deeply influenced by the properties of the space where it is played. The many different ways in which acoustics affect my compositions and improvisations have always been sources of surprise and inspiration. There is definitely a second member in this solo project – the room!” The participating room on Provenance is the highly responsive Auditorio Stello Molo RSI in Lugano, its rich acoustics helping to bring out all the fine detail in Meyer’s subtle playing.
Details
File under: Contemporary
Cat. number: ECM 2566, 576 8122
Year: 2017
Notes:
[On rear]
℗ © 2017 ECM Records GmbH München.
Printed in Germany LC02516.
[On rear]
In collaboration with RSI Rete Due, Lugano. Thanks to Paolo Keller.
All music by Björn Meyer, except "Garden Of Silence" by Asita Hamidi.
[On hype sticker]
180g vinyl pressing
download code included
Comes with an insert and a free mp3 download code card.
Runouts are etched: "3I" and "1|" are mirrored.
