℗ 1981 JAPO / ECM Records
| Released | April 1, 1981 |
| Duration | 43m 15s |
| Record Label | ECM Records |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Air Lines
Contact Trio |
8:23 | |||
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1.2
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String Games
Contact Trio |
8:38 | |||
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1.3
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Daddy Longleg
Contact Trio |
3:41 | |||
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1.4
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Simple Symphony
Contact Trio |
9:01 | |||
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1.5
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Silence
Contact Trio |
7:25 | |||
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1.6
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Elbow Dance
Contact Trio |
6:07 |
Musik was the second effort by the Contact Trio for ECM’s sister JAPO label. Inspired by the atmospheric developments of Wolfgang Dauner (see, for example, Output) and heavily invested in the softening distinctions between rock and jazz, the trio had by now perfected its rhizomatic sound in what was to be its final record. Here Peter Eisold takes the place of drummer Michael Jüllich, and the result is a truly aerobic experience.
Musik is an intensely physical record. Not only in the sense that it feels weighted and animate, but also for its permeable compositions. Each is a thoughtful assemblage of lines that no longer has need for points of origin. Together, these lines leave the listener with a lasting meta-statement of harmless transgression.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-6 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.56 -2.49 to -0.73 | -21.68 -24.49 to -19.78 | -18.15 -20.60 to -16.60 | 12 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Air Lines | -2.42 | -22.33 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 2 | String Games | -1.40 | -24.49 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 3 | Daddy Longleg | -1.37 | -19.78 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 4 | Simple Symphony | -0.73 | -19.93 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 5 | Silence | -2.49 | -23.42 | -19.5 | 12 |
| 6 | Elbow Dance | -0.95 | -20.11 | -16.9 | 12 |