Meyer-Puntin-Heise – Patch of Light

JHM 227
2014

Bernhard Meyer - bass
Claudio Puntin - clarinet, bass-clarinet
Julius Heise - vibraphon, marimba, percussion

1. Beam (4'36) / 2. Cryptic (2'50) / 3. Saturnine (6'44) / 4. Happy Tree (4'52) / 5. Esper Flower (7'13) / 6. Apparent Motion (8'04) / 7. Rostrot (3'05) / 8. Glow (3'54) / 9. Falls & Fears (10'48) / 10. Clearing (3'45)

This album features unusually transparent tonal independence. Bernhard Meyer’s compositional strategies serve both the individual and the group as a whole, exactly meeting the needs and strengths of his fellow musicians. He often places the musicians into non-traditional roles. Rhythmic guidelines, and who exactly is setting the rhythmic feel, change frequently. Listeners are drawn to Julius Heise’s musical agility and the tonal expressivity and the rhythmic involvement awareness of clarinettist Claudio Puntin.

1
Beam
2
Cryptic
4
Happy Tree