Osmosis Torque Trio

• 1 Stories to Be Told 05:33
• 2 Desillusie 06:24
• 3 End of Days 05:45
• 4 Presikhaaf 05:38
• 5 Singing Bowl 03:42
• 6 A New Day 06:10
• 7 Down the Rabbit Hole 04:35
• 8 Osmosis 05:58
• 9 Implore 04:52
• 10 Song for a Dying Bird 03:07
• Total Runtime 51:44

Info for Osmosis

Nach ihrem Debüt FORWARD begeistern Torque Trio mit ihrem neuen Album OSMOSIS. Das Zusammenspiel ist noch enger, die Freundschaft noch tiefgreifender geworden. Das Ausloten der optimalen Balance zwischen Offenheit, Flexibilität und Stabilität ist deutlich zu hören, wenn durch spontane Spannungsmomente die individuelle Entwicklung der einzelnen Musiker zum Ausdruck kommt. Torque Trio ist nicht irgendein Projekt, sondern eine eigenständige, originäre Band.

In den Songs spiegeln sich die Erlebnisse und Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre wider. So reflektiert z.B. Presikhaaf Schalkwijks Zeit im gleichnamigen Arnheimer Stadtteil, oder A New Day eine eher schwierige Phase, in der aber jeder Tag die Chance zum Neuanfang, zum neuen Aufbruch bietet. Es stammen auch fast alle Titel aus der Feder von Koen Schalwijk.

Interessante musikalische Aspekte haben Torque Trio mit der Glasharfe und der Klangschale (Singing Bowl) eingebracht.

'(...) gestalten ihre flotten Balladen als dichte Geflechte. Ideen und Inspirationen werden zu Interplay.' kulturtipp 10/13 (Frank von Niederhäusern)

Koen Schalkwijk, piano
Mathias Polligkeit, upright bass
Antoine Duijkers, drums

Recorded on March 1, 2013
Mixed and mastered by Philipp Heck at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg
Produced by Eva Bauer-Oppelland and Philipp Heck

Torque Trio
is a piano trio that stands out due to an exceptional interaction developed from years of collective playing experience. Their newest album Osmosis will be released by neu·klang records in october 2013.

“There’s a lot that inspired us to make this album—working with great artists, travels, foreign cultures, but also film music, literature and art. The idea of the trio is to find the ideal balance between openness, versatility and stability. We are an exceptional group of artists as we know each other for a long time and we had the chance to grow up together as musicians. We have a common musical history together, so we’re really a band—not just another project. Our music is straightforward and deep and at the same time accessible, melodic and very rhythmic.”

Torque Trio has played on the Jazz Dag (Rotterdam), at North Sea Round Town (Rotterdam) and on East of Eastern (Nijmegen). In May 2012 they appeared on the Dutch television programme Vrije Geluiden (VPRO), recorded at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam). They are continuously looking for challenges by inviting guests for projects, leading to collaborations with jazz and classical musicians as well as dancers. They also became known through steady airplay on radio stations.

Booklet for Osmosis