Quartets (Boxhead Ensemble album)

Quartets is a studio album by the Boxhead Ensemble, released in 2001 on Atavistic Records. The Boxhead Ensemble is a revolving collective of musicians centered around Chicago and featuring members of groups like Gastr del Sol and Tortoise. Quartets is unique in their discography in that it features only four musicians playing together at any given time. The album consists of improvised pieces, recorded live in the studio, emphasizing minimalist textures and open forms. The lineup on the album includes Michael Zerang, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Josh Abrams, and Jeb Bishop. It is often considered one of the more accessible and focused recordings in the Boxhead Ensemble's catalog due to its smaller group configuration.