Partikel have forged a reputation as one of the most forward looking groups to emerge on the European Jazz scene and their latest album sees them teaming up with a string quartet made up of four of the most in demand string players in the UK.

 

Partikel will be joined by violinist Benet McLean to perform the material from String Theory. The music fuses their love of jazz, rock and world music creating a high energy set that merges a bewildering array of unique soundscapes.

 

"Inventive contrapuntally - rich arrangements, this excellent experiment represents a perfect marriage of two seemingly disparate entities, resulting in an album of richly mellifluous sonority" All About Jazz ☆☆☆☆☆

 

"One of the most successful attempts I've heard at fully integrating a string quartet into a jazz ensemble....like a miniature Loose Tubes with strings" Jazz Journal  ☆☆☆☆☆

 

"A triumphant third album" MOJO  ☆☆☆☆

 

"The always stimulating Partikel meets this string section on equal terms. Eagles's tone on his various horns achieves an impressive blend of colours and dynamics. His compositions and arrangements, embracing sinuous, sinewy elegance, spiky funk and languid ballads, repay close attention. It's another intriguing step in the evolution of this talented outfit."  BBC Music Magazine ☆☆☆☆

 

"Definitely the best Partikel album to date... containing plenty of depth, sinewy improvising, and good ideas" Marlbank ☆☆☆☆

 

"In balancing Partikel's familiar free jazzy energy with a compositional coherence that draws the textures of the string players and the trio into striking and often unexpectedly seductive accords.... String Theory is an intriguing insight into the depths of their resources"  John Fordham - The Guardian