Philipp Eden — Musician, sound artist and organiser

divr makes music that defies easy classification — neither jazz nor minimalism, neither pop nor electronic music. Their sound shifts like the sea: sometimes calm and meditative, sometimes stormy and unruly, always alive.

The trio works collectively and without hierarchy, the three voices intertwining in real time. Each performance thus becomes a living, fragile composition.

"You won’t find a stronger enchantment than Is This Water. The trio of pianist Philipp Eden, double bassist Raphael Walser, and drummer Jonas Ruther shape melodies as if they’re perpetually circling one another—a system of loops, crossings, cut-backs, and connections. It elicits a sense of unending cycles, never achieving a resolution, always stretching out to infinity. Bolstering the melodic loveliness is a gravitas that keeps the music grounded, retaining a certain edge and sensibility, in the same that way sunlight’s power is best illustrated in the presence of shadow." (Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Daily)