TRAPIST is the Vienna trio of JOE WILLIAMSON, MARTIN SIEWERT and MARTIN BRANDLMAYR.The band recorded the basic tracks for 'Ballroom' in one day they then brought the recording into their home studiowhere they overdubbed and drastically edited the resulting record.Using are variety of instruments including the vibraphone, synthesisers and modulators, as well as a few softwarebased treatments, the band gave even more life to their improvised recordings.The members of Trapist have performed with a number of world class improvisers and musicians including KEVINDRUMM, EUGENE CHADBOURNE, CHRISTIAN FENNEZ, KEN VANDERMARK, DEAN ROBERTS and EVAN PARKER.Their unique blend of improvisation and delicate electronics is a welcome and refreshing change for fans ofelectronic, jazz and improvisational music.