Rings (album)
Rings is a studio album by cellist Erik Friedlander, released on June 10, 2016, by Skipstone. It was recorded in 2016 at Story Sound in New York City and has a length of 66 minutes and 24 seconds. The music blends avant-garde, jazz, and contemporary classical styles, with all pieces composed by Friedlander.
The album crosses classical, jazz, and world-music influences through repeating motifs, creating melodic, improvisational, and cinematic soundscapes. Critics praised its boundary-crossing approach: one reviewer compared Friedlander’s work to that of Ryuichi Sakamoto and suggested Rings is a good introduction to his music; another highlighted its mix of world-music incantations, modern-classical tones, and avant-garde jazz.
Rings sits in Friedlander’s discography after Oscalypso (2015) and before Artemisia (2018). All compositions are by Erik Friedlander.
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