Nils Kugelmann - Life Score (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Nils Kugelmann likes telling stories. That much is clear from the titles of his compositions…from the way he talks when he introduces them at concerts…and – naturally – from the music itself. ‘For me, making the connection between music and stories, feelings and situations is so important,’ says the bassist/ composer/ bandleader, now based in Berlin. ‘At concerts I consciously talk to the audience and go into the background of each piece in some detail. It’s something I enjoy. I can hardly imagine presenting music on stage without having this kind of communication.’ Above all, however, the music which Nils Kugelmann plays and composes has real urgency, strong energy and hypnotic power. As an artist he has broken through in a way that no other double bassist of the under-30 generation in Germany has done, in particular his way of making his instrument the central feature of his music. Immediately after completing his master's degree in 2022, Kugelmann launched his debut album ‘Stormy Beauty’ on ACT. German media called him a ‘bass berserker’ and a ‘mega-talent.’ Awards, sold-out concerts duly followed. Kugelmann has a core trio, but beyond that he is free to play in the contexts and styles he likes – first and foremost in a duo and quartet with pianist and composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar.

TRACKLIST

1. Nils Kugelmann - A Good Day
2. Nils Kugelmann - Turtles and Cocktails
3. Nils Kugelmann - Coffee in the Rain
4. Nils Kugelmann - Life Score
5. Nils Kugelmann - The Unspoken Dreams of a Dragon
6. Nils Kugelmann - Waiting for Your Loved Ones
7. Nils Kugelmann - Clap and Dance
8. Nils Kugelmann - Key Moment
9. Nils Kugelmann - Dark Light



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