Carsten Hein - This (2018)

For the recording project THIS, Berlin-based bassist Carsten Hein composed and produced eight instrumental pieces for a quintet line-up. The starting point for the compositions were sketches developed on the bass guitar, that mesh with (collective) improvisations, minimalist segments, indie rock parts, hints of pop, soundscapes and jazz elements. For the recordings he selected musicians who he has already played with, in either different constellations and/or genres. They are: Bernd Oezsevim on drums, Eldar Tsalikov on clarinet and saxophone, Hendrik Stiller on piano and Rhodes as well as Johannes Böhmer on cornet and trumpet.