A bridge between minimalism and rock energy, between two worlds where tradition and modernity merge in simplicity, this ninth album by the Quatuor Zaïde on NoMadMusic brings together Different Trains by Steve Reich — an iconic world-work about what History does to mankind — with Pulsing by Bryce Dessner, inspired by the roar of the Australian bush fires and the Notre-Dame fire in Paris. Two powerful works, driven by the same urgency: to echo the memory of humanity and of the earth.

"This album was born from the convergence of three inspirations: our friendship with Bryce Dessner, deepened and nourished over ten years around his music and our two worlds; our love of American minimalist music, present since the quartet's earliest days; and our encounter with Benjamin Paulin from the world of design and pop, who inspired us to embark on an album bridging classical and contemporary music." Quatuor Zaïde