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JAZZ MOZAIK (BELGIUM)

Hidden behind “New Solution” is the swiss double bass player Andreas Metzler. Andreas studied in Amsterdam, where two of his musical groups found their initial formation: “Thelonious 4” and “New Solutions”. For his present CD “Bassolutions”, however, he left his fellow musicians at home and went out on his own “solo tour”. In the very sense of the words, “solo tour” refers to one musician and his instrument using the advances of modern techniques in order to create all kinds of different sound effects such as “loops” and others. Check out www.newsolutions-music.de to find out more about how Andreas realises that in detail.
"Bassolutions" is a poetic masterpiece which is mostly outlined by allegorical creations of atmospheres alternating with breezy passages every so often. On the agenda are, among others, works by Coltraine, Satie and even the Beatles – a widespread programme with a strong cognitive strength and a very personal dialectic. Never does Andreas Metzler let himself fall into „art for art’s sake“; a strong line of melody always remains present.
"Bassolutions" proves to be an outstandingly successful exercise in style on the verges of jazz, contemporary music and classical music accompanied by a fair amount of fantasy, improvisation and technique.

Georges Tonla Briquet
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Hinter New Solution verbirgt sich der Schweizer Kontrabassist Andreas Metzler.
Dieser hat in Amsterdam studiert, wo auch seine heutigen Formationen Thelonious 4 und New Solutions ihren Ursprung haben.
Für diese CD hat er die anderen Musiker zu Hause gelassen und ging auf "Solotour".
Konkret bedeutet dies: Ein Musiker mit seinem Instrument, ergänzt mit modernen Techniken  zum kreieren von "Loops"  und allerlei "Sound-Effekten".
Wie Metzler das alles realisiert, kann man anschauen unter www.newsolutions-music.com. 
" Bassolutions" ist ein poetisches Meisterwerk, welches hauptsächlich durch sinnbildliches Schaffen von Atmosphären  gezeichnet wird, abwechselnd  mit etwas luftigeren Passagen.
Auf dem Programm stehen Werke von u.a. Coltrane, Satie und sogar den Beatles.
Ein sehr breites Programm mit einer starken kognitieven Kraft und einer sehr eigenen  Dialektik.
Metzler verfällt nie in " arts for arts sake", eine starke Melodielinie bleibt immer anwesend.
Eine äusserst gelungene Stilübung an der Grenze vom Jazz, neuer Musik und Klassik, mit als Tragfläche Fantasie, Improvisation und Technik.

Georges Tonla Briquet

Andreas Metzler (b,elec)

DE BASSIST ( Music Magazine in the Netherlands)

'New Solution is a solo project of the German bassist Andreas Metzler. With a loopstation Metzler handles his own accompanying parts, in which along with his voice, he uses his bass as a percussion instrument. Half the repertoire are compositions by Erik Satie complemented with pieces by Coltrane, Ortiz, McCartney (Blackbird) and an own piece. Metzler is not the super-virtuoso who tries impressing his audience with waterfalls of notes; he rather creates a comfortable and exciting atmosphere with his impressive improvisations (with and without his bow)... In short, a beautiful and incorruptible piece of work achieved by an outstanding bassist.