RAMSCH UND ROSEN World music between once and now. Among old paintings, manuscripts, and between the lines, Julia Lacherstorfer and Simon Zöchbauer rummage for old tunes. A layer of dust carefully wiped away, what they discover usually turns out to be a treasure chest - gems to bosom and ears. Their music bridges past and present - a past when clocks ticked differently and a present where we can connect ourselves to the whole world and choose from an immeasurable number of opinions, pick the most precious, the most suitable items for our individual character. The result: A type of unique music that is inseparable from the people who perform it. It needs to take place within them, earnestly, yet with a wink. In the fall of 2016, Ramsch & Rosen fulfilled their wish of expanding their instrumentation by a piano and a bass. This not only coined an "extended version" of Ramsch & Rosen but also created a completely new and expanded world of sound with unlimited possibilities, offering new ways of developing traditional music, improvisation, and composition. Their musical foundation is still made up of traditional influences as well as compositions by all members of the ensemble. Ramsch & Rosen published 2 albums on Lotus Records: Bellver (2014) & Bergen (2016) www.ramschundrosen.at