Gods | Rhythms | Human (album) with Fabian Ziegler

This production not only offers an impressive overview of the musical and technical skills of drummer Fabian Ziegler, but also makes clear where the musical focus lies. This new recording contains works by Steve Reich, John Psathas and Iannis Xenakis and he is accompanied by Akvile Sileikaite and Benjamin Engelie on Piano, with Luca Staffelbach on vibraphone. The title of the album Gods, Rhythms, Human came about through the recorded works, in which thematic echoes of ancient and modern Greece come to life again and again.

Composers

Hamilton, Bruce (b.1966)
Psathas, John (b.1966)
Reich, Steve (b.1936)
Xenakis, Iannis (1922–2001)
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Works

Hamilton, B: Interzones
Psathas: Atalanta
Psathas: One Study One Summary
Reich: Quartet
Xenakis: Psappha for percussion solo

Genre

Percussion Solos

Label

ARS Produktion

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This album marks the early days of my long and very special relationship with Fabian. It includes my two most successful percussion works: Atalanta, commissioned by Fabian (featuring Akvile Sileikaite on piano), and One Study One Summary, originally commissioned by Pedro Carneiro. The performances and recording/editing/mixing/mastering are all exemplary and I was thrilled to have these works included on this album.

Fabian and I have since gone on to travel together across the US - including feature concerts at PASIC - and create new works that have landed strongly in the world of percussion; most notably RealBadNow and The All-Seeing Sky. At the time of writing this (July 2025) we are planning a new concert-length multi-media work for 2027.