Isthmus

Presenting his new second album, Oscar Antolí resumes his adventures around the Mediterranean with “Isthmus”. Developing his prior explorations of the musical textures of the Iberian, Balkan and Anatolian Peninsulas, „Isthmus“ takes a step towards connecting these sound-worlds through musical land bridges. Both albums, based on his own composition, are inspired by the history and cultures of the Mediterranean, aiming to rebuild a lost bridge between the music of its eastern and western coasts.

And of course, his quartet colleagues contribute their own talents to this unique signature. Mild, yet jovial tunes, paced oddly but exquisitely by the balkan-jazz drum beat, with the flamenco guitar strumming its subtly romantic presence, the bass murmuring peacefully and the clarinet and kaval proudly heralding its presence throughout this bucolic and all-embracing journey.