TRISTAN KASTEN-KRAUSE is a bassist and composer living in Brooklyn, New York whose work enlarges the minutiae of close tones and subtle gestures. As a bassist he has been credited with lending his “low-end authority to vital New York institutions” (the New Yorker) and praised for his “heavenly” (the Guardian) original compositions. His work exploring duration and expanded time has led to multiple sets on the Hudson Basilica’s 24 Hour Drone festival, performances of cathartic, hour-long compositions with extreme metal band Scarcity, and the premiere of marathon 6-hour opera, Stranger Love, for the LA Phil. Over the last decade Tristan has worked with forward-thinking artists such as Alvin Lucier, LEYA, Sigur Ros, Sarah Hennies, David First, Man Forever and Steve Reich. He has served as bassist in modern ensembles including Argento New Music, Talea Ensemble, Wet Ink, Ensemble Signal and Contemporaneous.

Tristan’s debut album of original compositions, 2021’s Potential Landscapes, features performances by soloists Lisel, Matt Evans and members of the Glenn Branca Ensemble and Cloud Nothings that have been elongated, warped and extended to create “beautiful, unearthly soundscapes”(WNYC). His most recent album, Images of One with violist Jessica Pavone, was released on Relative Pitch Records.