8th December 2017: Chicago Reader feature included in recent press highlights for Hayden Prosser’s ‘Tether’ + Finnish dates start tomorrow

The searching, cyclical aura of double bassist and composer Hayden Prosser’s debut acoustic album Tether fascinatingly finds its roots in electronic and process music. Hailing from Somerset, England, and now based in Berlin, Prosser met up with New York pianist Elias Stemeseder – the starting point for this quartet’s sound with tenor saxophonist Philipp Gropper and drummer Max Santner – which set up the piano-and-bass connectivity that informs many of the album’s eleven original tracks.

Hayden plays Finland’s Validi Karkia on December 9th and Tenho Restobar on December 10th.

Latest press highlights:

“Prosser’s compositions develop elegantly, but rarely in straight lines… this quartet pushes the listener down several paths at once, creating a thrilling tension among the players even though they’re actually tightly in sync.”
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader (full feature)

“Intriguing.”
Jazzwise Magazine (website)

“A suite of soundscapes that will surely reward repeated plays, from which the listener will undoubtedly glean new textures and colours.”
All About Jazz (full review)

“What nudges Tether up to borderline addictive is how the melodies filter through… Fascination with this recording continues to grow with each return visit.”
Bird Is The Worm (full review)

“Compact sound studies that are structurally finely balanced and well shaped and that cleverly wander between sublime groove and a total absence of metric anchoring.”
Concerto Magazine (website)