Double vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. Nodding to spiritual jazz influences, Maisha’s ‘Inside The Acorn’ is a wandering, explorative rumination, balancing delicate washes of piano and percussion with sharp interplay between flute and bass clarinet. In contrast, Nubya Garcia’s ‘Once’ is taut and carefully-poised, her tenor sax guiding a carefully-built energy to an explosive conclusion. And finally, 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.

Tracklist:

1. Maisha – Inside the Acorn
2. Ezra Collective – Pure Shade
3. Moses Boyd Ensemble – Sirens
4. Theon Cross – Brockley
5. Nubya Garcia – Once
6. Shabaka Hutchings – Black Skin, Black Masks
7. Triforce – Walls
8. Joe Armon-Jones – Go See
9. Kokoroko – Abusey Junction

UPC > 5060180323325

Format > New Vinyl

Label > Brownswood

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