PULSE String Quartet & Tilo Weber - Rainbows (2026)

The Bremen-based string quartet PULSE and drummer-composer Tilo Weber have worked together since 2023, when Weber was commissioned to write a piece for string quartet and drums, premiered at Sendesaal Bremen. In January 2026 the musicians reunited to record the material at Studio Nord Bremen, a studio prized for its vintage equipment.

Weber’s music is narrative at its core. Open, improvised passages give way to tightly notated Gnawa rhythms, and motifs whirl through the four string voices in repetition. The strings explore extended techniques, while the drum kit is broadened with the metallic shimmer of bells and percussion. The sound remains quiet and intimate: repeating figures and slow-shifting textures draw the listener in and hold them there, while the texture stays transparent and every voice audible. The title track was nominated for the German Jazz Prize in 2025.

Tracklist:
1. PULSE String Quartet & Tilo Weber - Rainbows
2. PULSE String Quartet & Tilo Weber - They lived and laughed and loved and left
3. PULSE String Quartet & Tilo Weber - False memory