692000
692000 is the new piano trio led by Geneva-based pianist and composer Johann Bourquenez - who co-founded Plaistow (2007-2017) - with drummer Lionel Friedli and bassist Massimo Pinca. The music is dense, polyrhythmic and hypnotic, drawing on a wide reference field : the rhythmic architecture of Meshuggah, the depth and sonic textures of Scorn and Rrose, the minimal elegance of Reich, a few harmonic colours from Debussy. Piano, double bass, drums, no electronics : music that grooves while seeking to open a breach in space-time.
The trio's first EP was recorded early May 2026 at Studio Phonotope (Renens, CH) with sound engineer and co-producer Renaud Millet-Lacombe. Four tracks, 27'08, limited edition of 100 cassettes, 12 hand-cut vinyls copies, and digital. Released on 6 October 2026 on Astrec Records.
692000 - Dawn Absolute EP
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Interview with Yves Bron on La Note Bleue, RTS - 4 October 2026 (in French, start at 1:53:40) :
photo : Kenza Wadimoff
Johann Bourquenez - piano
Johann Bourquenez (b. Besançon, 1976) is a pianist and composer based in Geneva since 2006. He co-founded the trio Plaistow (2007-2017), which released 10 albums and performed over 300 concerts internationally. He returned to the scene with the solo albums Jamuary (2023) and Loriol (2024), and the trio B.S.P. (Transatlantico EP, 2026).
Lionel Friedli - drums
Lionel Friedli (b. Moutier, 1975) is a Swiss drummer based in Biel. He studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and has since maintained a sustained presence across the Swiss and European jazz scene, collaborating with Marc Ribot, Fred Frith, David Murray, Jaimie Branch, Colin Vallon and Nicolas Masson (Renaissance, ECM, 2025), and Dave Gisler (The Flying Mega Doghouse, Intakt Records, 2025), among others. He received the Jazz Prize of Fondation SUISA in 2015, the Prix de la culture de la Ville de Bienne in 2018, and the Swiss Music Prize in 2021.
Massimo Pinca - double bass
Massimo Pinca (b. Naples, 1978) is a double bass player based in Geneva since 2009. He worked as extra double bassist with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (2010-2018) and as solo double bassist with Geneva Camerata (2013-2017). His work moves between early music on period instruments - with Academia Montis Regalis, Cappella Mediterranea, Ensemble Cristofori (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021), Gli Angeli Genève - modern chamber music, most notably with Avi Avital Between Worlds Ensemble (BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, 2025) - and improvised music, with collaborations including William Parker (Aum Fidelity, 2013), Gregor Fticar and Paolo Orlandi (Singing Rhythms, Pulsing Voices, Dodicilune, 2022).
photos : R.M.L and J.B