AlbumRelease date:
23.01.2026
Robert Gromotka, Jonas Hain
Between Us
Why do we leave our familiar surroundings? Why do we open ourselves up, risk vulnerability—and what do we gain when we do? "Between Us" is an album about what lies between people: trust and mistrust, intimacy and fear, conflict and the struggle to find a common sound. Those who engage with this music will encounter not only the stories of two composers, but perhaps also themselves. Jonas Hain, born in Munich, moved early on between electronic beats and classical melancholy. His path led him from clubs to the intimate sound world of the piano, where he created fragile music with “Solopiano” and “Weißes Rauschen” (White Noise), which draws on Chopin and Satie as well as the silence between the notes. Robert Gromotka, who lives in Berlin, comes from a different musical world: flute, double bass, bands, film music. His compositions are minimalist, melodic, with a clarity reminiscent of Glass or Pärt. He lets his pieces breathe until only the essentials remain. Two musicians, two life stories—and yet a common starting point: both know the loneliness of composing, the longing for resonance, the fear of failure. This encounter gives rise to music that is characterized not by competition, but by trust. At the center is the piano, expanded by Gabriele Kienast's violin and Felicitas Conrad's cello – an ensemble that makes closeness and distance audible.