Post Description

Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu makes his ECM debut 
with a striking album of his own rigorous-yet-lyrical music, 
sensitively played by a group formed especially for this 
recording, with US guitarist Ben Monder and Finnish drummer 
Markku Ounaskari. The trio line-up was suggested by producer 
Manfred Eicher after hearing Randalu’s 2012 duo recording 
with Monder, Equilibrium. The featured compositions on Absence 
are robust, and in the past Randalu has played them also as 
solo piano pieces. In this session recorded in Pernes-les-Fontaines 
in the south of France, their structures are prised open. 
Guitar and drums subtly illuminate the pieces from inside, 
casting light on their originality. Among other attributes, 
Monder and Ounaskari are outstanding colourists and textural 
players, and they bring out much of the fine detail implied 
in Randalu's writing with inspired improvising.



Kristjan Randalu - Piano;
Ben Monder - Electric Guitar;
Markku Ounaskari - Drums.


foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-04-06 17:09:08
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Analyzed: Kristjan Randalu, Ben Monder, Markku Ounaskari / Absence
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR14      -0.25 dB   -17.97 dB      9:34 01-Forecast
DR14      -0.28 dB   -19.90 dB      5:09 02-Lumi I
DR13      -2.57 dB   -21.54 dB      4:53 03-Sisu
DR13      -0.26 dB   -18.60 dB      3:24 04-Lumi II
DR16      -0.27 dB   -23.71 dB      6:08 05-Escapism
DR14      -0.27 dB   -17.91 dB      3:07 06-Adaption I
DR14      -0.28 dB   -18.45 dB      5:55 07-Adaption II
DR12      -0.25 dB   -16.65 dB      5:14 08-Partly Clouded
DR14      -2.25 dB   -22.19 dB      4:47 09-Absence
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Number of tracks:  9
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate:        88200 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2440 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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