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IKARUS is a contemporary / groove / jazz quintet consisting of Ramón Oliveras (composition, drums), Anna Hirsch (vocals), Andreas Lareida (vocals), Lucca Fries (piano) and Mo Meyer (upright bass). Their singular sound is based on continuously permutating polyrhythms, fluctuating grooves, organic improvisations and an enchanting blend of male and female vocals. The compositions continue to evolve thanks to the nature of their live shows, and tend to reappear in new versions on their full-length records. They cite influences as far-ranging as Morton Feldman, Meshuggah, The Knife, Craig Taborn, Steve Reich and traditional west African rhythms
Ikarus: Plasma
by Geno Thackara
While they have an ambition worthy of their mythological namesake, this Ikarus is in no danger of melting and crashing after flying too high. Their exuberance is a little less wild yet, in its own way, no less adventurous. This quintet melds the sum of its minimalist parts into something transcendent yet always understated. Without needing ...
Mosaismic
By Ikarus
Label: Ronin Rhythm Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Meridian; Oumuamua; Saiko; Aligulin; Ikenophobia; Subzero; Mondrian; Iridium; Cirrus.
Contemporary / Groove / Jazz Quintet Ikarus's Mosaismic Available On Ronin Rhythm Records
A curious thing happens to a band as its sound matures. As the voices of its players continue to fuse ever more seamlessly, their individual styles also come into focus with increasing clarity. In its most literal reading, this is the key idea behind Mosaismic, the title of the third full-length record from Swiss contemporary / ...
Oumuamua
Featuring the music of Ikarus
Duration: 5:46
Saiko
Album: Mosaismic
By Ikarus
Label: Ronin Rhythm Records
Released: 2019
Duration: 08:04
Ikarus: Mosaismic
by Mike Jurkovic
Like morse code lapping against the rampant stream of everything binary, the minimal groove of Germany's Ikaruswhich is drummer Ramon Oliveras, pianist Lucca Fries double bassist Moritz Meyer and the wordless, gravity-free scat singing of Andreas Lareida and Anna Hirschmakes for an edgy, compelling atmosphere. Economic to the point of sparseness, Ikarus, like its ...
Oumuamua
Album: Mosaismic
By Ikarus
Label: Ronin Rhythm Records
Released: 2019
Duration: 5:57
Voices Without Words
by Geno Thackara
It's all too easy to forget the voice as an instrument in itself--arguably the most expressive one we have, especially if these examples are any indication. Here we have two offerings to remind us what mind-bending possibilities it can offer. Ikarus Mosaismic Ronin Rhythm Records 2019 A good ...