International press highlights

USA & UK

  • “This is a killer band playing Lackner’s compositions with grace and exceptionally lovely pace. Four Stars.” — USA | Downbeat

  • “A major personal statement” — USA | Jazz Views

  • “An enchanting album to fully immerse oneself into” — UK | UK Vibe

  • “An excellent and empathetic band” — UK | Jazz Journal

  • “A jazz equivalent of chamber music” — UK | All About Jazz

  • “The interplay is simply beautiful” — UK | BBC Music Magazine

  • “An album of great potential” — UK | Jazzwise

  • “Haunting and quietly intense” — UK | 15Questions

  • “Melancholy aside, it’s unequivocally beautiful throughout” — USA | Making a Scene

  • “A work of beauty slowly descending into darkness” — UK | 15Questions

  • “A respite from the turbulence and combustion of an unsettled world” — USA | Free Jazz Blog

  • “A sumptuous recording” — UK | UK Vibe

  • “Breathily wistful, bass-embroidered film-noirish melodies” — UK | The Guardian

  • “A coherent statement of lyricism, gentleness, restraint and understatement” — USA | All About Jazz

  • “A moving picture that is equal parts brooding and hope” — USA | Between Sound and Space

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

  • “Eine Suite von erhabener Schönheit” (A suite of sublime beauty) — Germany | Jazz thing

  • “Jazz für die Ewigkeit!” (Jazz for eternity!) — Germany | JazzZeitung

  • “Ein Album von großer Klasse” (An album of great class) — Germany | LP Magazine

  • “Ein in sich geschlossenes, aber doch nonkonformistisches Klangbild” (A cohesive yet nonconformist soundscape) — Germany | Kultkomplott

  • “Ein wohlklingendes, aber durchaus spannungsreiches Hörerlebnis” (A harmonious yet compelling listening experience) — Germany | Münchner Merkur

  • “Eine musikalische Seltenheit” (A musical rarity) — Germany | Sounds & Books

  • “Mit einer strahlenden Melancholie” (With a radiant melancholy) — Switzerland | Weltwoche

  • “Perfekte, sehr melodische Aufnahme” (A perfect, highly melodic recording) — Germany | Hörelebnis

  • “Jazz im Jahr 2025” (How jazz should sound in 2025) — Germany | Hörelebnis

  • “Ein besonders harmonischer Gruppensound” (An exceptionally harmonious group sound) — Germany | Vinyl-Fan

France & Belgium

  • “Un album d’une grande subtilité” (An album of great subtlety) — France | Radio France

  • “Un bien beau disque aux ambiances délicates, voire mélancoliques” (A beautiful album of delicate, sometimes melancholic atmospheres) — Belgium | Le Soir

  • “Une œuvre bien équilibrée, subtile, lyrique” (A well-balanced, subtle, lyrical work) — France | Chroniques

  • “La puissance mélodique et l’interaction de groupe” (Melodic power and group interaction) — France | Radio France

Spain

  • “Estábamos enfrente de un superclase” (We were in the presence of a master) — Spain | Qualsevolnit

  • “Lyricism, restraint, and sobriety” — Spain | Distrito Jazz

Italy

  • “Un jazz modernissimo ed essenziale” (A thoroughly modern, essential jazz) — Italy | Spettakolo

  • “Elegiaca e dal lirismo immediato” (Elegiac, with an immediate lyricism) — Italy | Spettakolo

  • “Una sorta di territorio intermedio” (A world suspended between dimensions) — Italy | Offtopic Magazine

Netherlands

  • “Spindrift is an album of great class” — Netherlands | Jazzradar

  • “A refreshing effect in a time of madness” — Netherlands | Jazzenzo

Sweden

  • “Djupt gripande musik” (Deeply moving music) — Sweden | Lira

  • “Oklanderligt ensemblespel” (Impeccable ensemble playing) — Sweden | Lira

Czech Republic

- “Další zdařilé, lyrické album” (Another accomplished, lyrical album) — Czech Republic | Jazz.Rozhlas.cz

Poland

- “Klasyczny album ECM-u w wielkim stylu” (A classic ECM album in grand style) — Poland | Audio.com.pl