Lea Gasser: CIRCLES

With her second album, Circles, Swiss accordionist Lea Gasser presents a work that focuses on intimate soundscapes and rhythmic complexity. The compositions were created during a residency in Iceland lasting several weeks. A first stay on the island had already left a deep impression on her, which she has now made audible. The pieces reflect rugged landscapes, melancholic vastness, and the movement of nature and time.

The album combines jazz, chamber music elements, and folk music influences into a homogeneous soundscape. Catchy, lyrical melodies meet confident bass lines, muted strings breathe beneath melancholic sounds. At times the music dances, pulsating with joie de vivre, then it slows down dreamily, leaving room for individual solo narratives.