ARTIST...: Floating Points Ensemble
TITLE....: Post Suite / Almost In Profile
YEAR.....: 2010
LABEL....: Ninja Tune
CAT.NO...: ZENDNLS278
GENRE....: Jazz
TIME.....: 13:15 min
SIZE.....: 22,6 MB
QUALITY..: 238kbps/44.1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME 3.98.4
SOURCE...: WEB > WAV
RLS.DATE.: 2011/04/25
WEBSITE..: www.bleep.com
TRACKLIST
01) (06:43) Post Suite
02) (06:32) Almost In Profile
NOTES
Ninja Tune are very proud to announce that the first record by the hotly tipped
Floating Points Ensemble will be released by the label on 13th December. The double
A-side 10" vinyl single features two tracks by the full Ensemble, recorded and mixed
at the legendary Abbey Road Studios for the Ninja Tune XX twentieth anniversary
celebration.
Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has been wowing the electronic music world since
his self-released debut 7" single came out early in 2009. Releasing predominantly on
Eglo records (which he runs alongside Rinse FM's Alexander Nut) as well as Planet Mu
and R2, Shepherd's productions have earned him the support of such luminaries as
Theo Parrish, Kyle Hall, Benji B, Ramadanman, Four Tet, Kode 9 and Mary Anne Hobbs.
What's less well known, perhaps, is that Shepherd is also classically trained, an
aspect of his character which is allowed full rein when writing, composing and
arranging for the Floating Points Ensemble. The 16 piece group led by Shepherd
recently won last year's "Best Maida Vale Session" at Gilles Peterson's "Worldwide
Awards" and this spring spent a week at Abbey Road recording the music contained on
this release.
The results are sumptuous and soulful, Fatima Bramme Sey's voice literally floating
above massed strings, percussion and Shepherd's interventions on Fender Rhodes. A
beautiful suite of music which confirms Sam Shepherd's role as a key player in
modern British music.
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