Fucking love that first album. Will pedal home via HMV on the off chance they have it.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 8 October 2015 12:59 (eight years ago) link
That track is awesome.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:05 (eight years ago) link
for folks who are interested in retro '70s-style prog-jazz from this year I recommend Escondido Sessions by the Brian Ellis Group: http://open.spotify.com/album/4bd3e1VbBFLGkPFOtLbiDk
― welltris (crüt), Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:18 (eight years ago) link
re cover art : was an eyebrow raising moment when i found out that the picture is kamasi standing in front of a graffiti/wall mural.i thought the art had been done specifically for the release.(or was it ?)
― mark e, Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:34 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, good call on the Ambrose Akinmusire.
― o. nate, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 9:29 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
cool! glad you like ambrose.
also appreciated 誤訳侮辱's thoughts on him upthread
― marcos, Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:41 (eight years ago) link
Davu Seru is well worth checking out everything he does in interesting tho he's def improv/free/spiritual hat
http://www.davuseru.com/
― Comme Si, Kamasi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:47 (eight years ago) link
well if you guys like that Sons of Kemet thing then you might like this (cool video though):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KsxTgYdQNM
― lil urbane (Jordan), Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
was an eyebrow raising moment when i found out that the picture is kamasi standing in front of a graffiti/wall mural.whaaaat that's crazy (cool)
― niels, Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:30 (eight years ago) link
shadow photoshopped out or something I assume
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:35 (eight years ago) link
spiritual hat too
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:49 (eight years ago) link
This was cool but not really worth three hours of my life. Good playing, ehh compositions, the choir needed to go away. I feel let down.
― The Reverend, Friday, 9 October 2015 08:36 (eight years ago) link
Holy shit the new Sons of Kemet is great.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 12 October 2015 12:19 (eight years ago) link
Just saw them in Istanbul! Good show
― niels, Sunday, 18 October 2015 17:55 (eight years ago) link
I am enjoying this album; it is fantastic commuting music.
I wish the choir was mixed just a hair louder, and that a couple of the bigger voices in it blended a little more.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Monday, 19 October 2015 14:36 (eight years ago) link
A twelve minute song from this album appeared in the middle of my Spotify discovery playlist. It was good, but didn't particularly fit in there.
― MarkoP, Monday, 19 October 2015 15:06 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I've been listening to this more lately (mostly because of this thread), and it's been growing on me -- and I've particularly enjoyed it while I'm out walking around. Still feels sort of exhausting, though.
― jaymc, Monday, 19 October 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
I love it. The choirs are a great throwback and I think work very well. That said, it's hard to sit through for three hours or so, and instead pick a disc and listen to it by itself.
― octobeard, Monday, 19 October 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
I wish the choir was mixed just a hair louder
Hah, I was thinking I wish they were further back in the mix, ghostlier.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Monday, 19 October 2015 18:47 (eight years ago) link
The thing is, they often double a horn so they kind of blend in as it is; I want them a hair louder so the points where they do go off in another direction jump out at the listener more.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Monday, 19 October 2015 20:14 (eight years ago) link
more in 'the jazz group + real producer' vibe, like that Dave Douglas group with Shigeto, but judging off one track this is more fun:https://soundcloud.com/brainfeeder/kneebody-daedelus-drum-battle
― lil urbane (Jordan), Wednesday, 21 October 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
New album by Matthew Halsall + Gondwana Orchestra is really nice - spiritual/Alice Coltrane/Dorothy Ashby/Theme de Yoyo vibes. Maybe a bit Gilles Peterson, depends on how allergic you are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syxfpcmhlUc
― pep ponk aliyev (seandalai), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 20:26 (eight years ago) link
finally digging into this - pretty good if kinda generic spiritual hat. choir stuff reminds me mostly of A New Perspective. tbf I'm not all the way through it yet, maybe it'll hit some more peaks I just haven't gotten to yet. Playing is all uniformly good.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 30 October 2015 21:58 (eight years ago) link
Superb UK debut tonight at the Barbican; just seven performers, until K's dad Ricky Washington joined in on flute for the last few songs.
He's cancelled Paris tomorrow (Sunday), so has just added an extra date at London Scala - http://scala.co.uk/events/kamasi-washington/ - highly recommended.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 14 November 2015 23:28 (eight years ago) link
Video footage of last night's London show still streaming at https://boilerroom.tv/session/kamasi-washington-live-from-the-barbican-at-the-efg-london-jazz-festival/
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 15 November 2015 09:42 (eight years ago) link
...also some audio here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p034hxyg
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 15 November 2015 09:43 (eight years ago) link
okay, i'll quit posting this everywhere but: free NYC show this summerhttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/kamasi-washington-jazz-summerstage/
― ulysses, Friday, 19 February 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
feeling pretty lucky! I am going to see him play tonight at the new Blue Note that just opened in Waikiki :D
― davey, Monday, 14 March 2016 20:15 (eight years ago) link
The last part of the sentence should be enough to make you feel that way.
― Evan, Monday, 14 March 2016 21:08 (eight years ago) link
True dat. Waikiki has been lacking decent places to hear music, so Blue Note opening is v welcome.
― davey, Monday, 14 March 2016 21:24 (eight years ago) link
Oh, yeah that too. Lots of good things in the sentence.
― Evan, Monday, 14 March 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
Yee :)
― davey, Monday, 14 March 2016 21:28 (eight years ago) link
Got damn does his band kill it live! Listening to The Epic a few times did not prepare me.
― davey, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 22:14 (eight years ago) link
got tix to see him at the montreal Jazz Fest, super pumped
― flopson, Tuesday, 15 March 2016 22:34 (eight years ago) link
― davey, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 5:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah honestly i hope they are recording some dates over this last year's touring, would love a live album
― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
i have really been getting into this album lately
― marcos, Wednesday, 11 May 2016 13:51 (eight years ago) link
surprisingly i am finding the vocal stuff to be some of the most engaging work on here.. henrietta, the malcom x song, cherokee
― marcos, Wednesday, 11 May 2016 13:52 (eight years ago) link
and clair de lune is so gorgeous, what an amazing piece
― marcos, Wednesday, 11 May 2016 13:56 (eight years ago) link
yeah, it's the vocal tracks I tend to turn to most. I usually hate vocal jazz, but those are the highlights. The Rhythm Changes is also gorgeous.
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Wednesday, 11 May 2016 14:01 (eight years ago) link
saw him last night
amazing show. first jazz show i've seen not at a jazz bar and also first fusion jazz show i've ever been to
only thing i didn't like was two drummers... they did some cool stuff with it but it was overall just dumb. plus it was at a big venue so obviously they mic'd the kick so it sounded beefy and cheezy as hell
― de l'asshole (flopson), Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:51 (eight years ago) link
Anybody go to the Central Park show? I thought about it, but ultimately didn't.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Going to see him tomorrow!
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 00:07 (eight years ago) link
new EP the harmony of difference
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-kamasi-washingtons-expansive-winding-truth-from-new-ep-w476357
new song "truth"
digging it
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 15:08 (seven years ago) link
oops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtW1S5EbHgU
good stuff, guy't got style
― niels, Thursday, 20 April 2017 09:03 (seven years ago) link
guy's....
― niels, Thursday, 20 April 2017 09:04 (seven years ago) link
The Axelrod vibe that someone mentions upthread is very evident on Truth, I think. There's a Wrecking Crew feel to the playing; when the strings come in at about 9 min it could be a Glenn Campbell session.
― mahb, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 11:28 (seven years ago) link
new "EP" Harmony of Difference is out!Sounds great so far
though it's funny this is an EP in today's bloated mindset, it's 6 songs including a 13+ minute epic and 31 minutes, that could easily be an old jazz LP
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 29 September 2017 14:45 (six years ago) link
Truth is so brilliant and epic, definitely one of my favorite tracks of the year
― bodak horseman (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:00 (six years ago) link
yeah i really like this a lot and honestly with its brevity i could see throwing it on more often than the epic
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:03 (six years ago) link
Yeah this is a little closer to the live show, loving it
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link