Module by Prepared

The trio Prepared unleashes their creative mindset, provoking and dazzling the listener with their album, Module.

Photo by Georg Stirnweiss

Captivating, hypnotic, and highly energetic. Prepared - a free-spirited Munich-based trio in a chamber music line-up that instinctively awakens dance impulses and guides the listener into a trance-like sound space. A pianist who hammers, taps, and plucks incessantly on the grand piano. A clarinetist who plays more bass than clarinet in the depths of his bass clarinet. And a drummer who, like a good record, goes on and on, constantly spinning the grooves in circles.

Three Munich jazz musicians were united in their contrasts. Where one plays Argentinian tango with Quadro Nuevo, the other plays "folklore-free folk music" with Dreiviertelblut, and the third plays German hip-hop with Moop Mama; in their new project Prepared, they merge cyclical motifs and cleverly layered patterns in minimalist yet highly virtuoso compositions creating a mesmerizing Gesamtkunstwerk. It’s as if Steve Reich, Jonny Greenwood, Nik Bärtsch, and Dawn of Midi had been thrown into a pot.

Chris Gall - prepared piano
Flo Riedl - bass clarinet
Christoph Holzhauser - drums

For a 'state-of-the-art' immersive music production, the music was tracked 'live' in one room without any overdubs. This album was recorded using high-class 3D recording and miking techniques for Dolby Atmos and mixed and mastered by highly acclaimed sound engineers.

Prepared - Module
Release Date 17th January 2025
Label Compost Records

Tracklist
1. Modul Eins I
2. Modul Eins II
3. Modul Zwei I
4. Modul Zwei II
5. Modul Drei I
6. Modul Drei II
7. Modul Vier I
8. Modul Vier II
9. Modul Vier III
10. Modul Vier IV