Results for "HELY"

HELY

Hely is Lucca Fries (piano) and Jonas Ruther (drums), from Zurich, Switzerland. Listening to their music is a trance inducing experience where multi-directional beats fuse with post-romantic and minimalistic sensibilities. They craft sonic spaces out of staccato piano riffs and ecstatic waves of percussion, last heard on their record ‚Borderland' that was released on Ronin Rhythm Records. Over a decade of band history with concert tours in Europe, Russia and India provides the foundation for their immersive live performances.

Lucca Fries

Lucca Fries is a Swiss pianist and composer based in Basel. His work is shaped by rhythm, repetition and drone-like piano textures, drawing from jazz, minimalism and rock.

With his bands FRI3SER, Hely and Ikarus, he has performed at festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Reykjavík Jazz Festival, Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen and EFG London Jazz Festival, and toured across Europe, Japan, India, Russia and South Africa.

KALI Trio: The Playful Abstract

by David Bruggink
March 25, 2025

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Rhythm Records has become a go-to label for hypnotic groove enthusiasts. Established in 2006, its artists share a focus on uncommon time signatures and post-minimalist composition but interpret them in strikingly different ways. For example, Blaer leans towards the more restrained, stately and steady, building to powerful catharsis, similar to the Colin Vallon Trio; ...