10th May 2015: Pre release reviews for Partikel’s ‘String Theory’. 5* from All About Jazz, 4* from Marlbank, 4* plus feature in Jazzwise Magazine and CD of the month on the European Jazz Chart.

String Theory is the third release from London-based Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford), a group who’ve maintained a feverish live schedule the past few years and is heralded as a significant new band on the European scene. Their latest album sees them pushing their own sonic and compositional boundaries by teaming up with four respected string players of the UK scene, fusing their love of jazz, rock and world music with the textures of a string quartet to create music that showcases an array of unique soundscapes.

Prior to the release of String Theory tomorrow, the album has been been made CD of the Month (May, 2015), European Jazz Chart, and has received the following amazing reviews:

“Facilitated by inventive contrapuntally-rich arrangements, this excellent experiment represents a perfect marriage of two seemingly disparate entities, resulting in an album of richly mellifluous sonority.”5 Stars, All About Jazz (read whole review)

“An ambitious project, convincingly realized.”
4 Stars, Jazzwise Magazine (website). Full feature reproduced below.

“Definitely the best Partikel album to date, and an enjoyable listen, more to the point containing plenty of depth, sinewy improvising, and good ideas.”
4 Stars, Marlbank (read whole review)