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Artist......: VA
Album.......: We Out Here
Label.......: Brownswood Recordings
Genre.......: Jazz
Catnr.......: BWOOD0175CD
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2021-10-02
Str.date....: 2018-02-09
Quality.....: 730 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://www.brownswoodrecordings.com/
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1. Maisha - Inside The Acorn 5:55
2. Ezra Collective - Pure Shade 6:33
3. Moses Boyd - The Balance 5:43
4. Theon Cross - Brockley 3:36
5. Nubya Garcia - Once 5:29
6. Shabaka Hutchings - Black Skin, Black Masks 7:02
7. Triforce - Walls 5:25
8. Joe Armon-Jones - Go See 7:42
9. KOKOROKO - Abusey Junction 7:09
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,: A primer on LondonÆs bright-burning young jazz scene, this new :,
: compilation brings together a collection of some of its sharpest :
:' talents. A set of nine newly-recorded tracks, We Out Here ':
,: captures a moment where genre markers matter less than raw, :,
: focused energy. Surveying the album's running order, it could :
:' easily serve as a name-checking exercise for some of London's ':
,: most-tipped and hardworking bands of the past couple of years. :,
: Recorded across three long, fruitful days in a North West London :
:' studio, the results speak for themselves: they're a window into ':
,: the wide-eyed future of London's musical underground. :,
: :
:' The album bottles up some of the vital ideas emanating from ':
,: that burgeoning movement. A reflection of how London's :,
: jazz-influenced music has reached outward into new spaces, the :
:' sound of the record draws from a wide pool. There's plenty of ':
,: crossover between each of the groups, too, speaking to the :,
: close-knit circles which make up the scene; shared line-ups :
:' reflect the mutual cooperation and DIY spirit which are ':
,: second-nature. :,
: :
:' Ubiquitous, much-lauded saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is the ':
,: projectÆs musical director. His own recent projects span from :,
: South Africa-connected, spiritually-minded jazz players Shabaka :
:' and the Ancestors to Sons of Kemet, who match ':
,: diasporically-connected compositions with viscerally-direct live :,
: shows. His input ties together a deft, genre-agnostic :
:' sensibility that's shared through all the players on the ':
,: record. :,
: :
:' Nodding to spiritual jazz influences, MaishaÆs 'Inside The ':
,: Acorn' is a wandering, explorative rumination, balancing :,
: delicate washes of piano and percussion with sharp interplay :
:' between flute and bass clarinet. Ezra Collective û whose ':
,: drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso has toured with Pharaohe :,
: Monch û run a tight, Afrobeat-tipped rhythm on 'Pure Shade', :
:' with the final third changing gear into a melodic, momentous ':
,: closing stretch. :,
: :
:' On Moses Boyd's 'The Balance', the drummer û who co-produced ':
,: Zara McFarlane's recent, critically-lauded album, as well as :,
: touring with the likes of Sampha û builds a steadily-paced, :
:' atmospheric creation, loosening up the rhythm and intensity as ':
,: it progresses. Theon Cross û who's part of Hutchings' Sons of :,
: Kemet û starts his track, 'Brockley', with the solo, distinctive :
:' low rumble of his tuba. Winding and mesmeric, it sees tuba and ':
,: sax lines winding together in rhythmic and melodic parallels. :,
: :
:' Showing a similarly controlled approach, Nubya Garcia's 'Once' ':
,: is taut and carefully-poised, her tenor sax guiding a :,
: carefully-built energy to an explosive conclusion. Shabaka :
:' Hutchings' 'Black Skin, Black Masks' is typically ':
,: difficult-to-define: with an off-kilter, shifting rhythmic :,
: backbone, repeated phrases û mirrored between clarinet and bass :
:' clarinet û shape the track with an alluring hue. ':
,: :,
: Triforce's 'Walls' is a performance in two parts: starting with :
:' Mansur Brown's languorous, lyrical guitar, the second half ':
,: switches up to a low-slung, g-funk-tipped groove. Joe :,
: Armon-Jones, whose ludicrous chops on the piano have seen him :
:' touring with the likes of Ata Kak, showcases earworm-like, ':
,: insistent motifs on 'Go See', balanced with a playful, :,
: improvisatory approach with room for ad-libbing and solos :
:' a-plenty. Finally, taking a softer tact than many of the other ':
,: entries, KOKOROKO û whose guitarist Oscar Jerome has been making :,
: waves with his solo material û spin a lyrical, steady-paced :
:' meditation on 'Abusey Junction', matching chanted vocals with ':
,: gently-played guitar. :,
: :
:' Recorded over three days in London, August 2017. ':
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