Isaiah Collier Parallel Universe VINYL 2LP
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| Artist: | Malik Hendricks |
| Title: | Isaiah Collier Parallel Universe VINYL 2LP |
| Released: | 24/11/2023 |
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Please note this release date may be subject to change and also stock arrival can be subject to delays, in particular if this is an overseas release. |
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| Format: | VINYL 2LP |
| Country | EU/US |
| Barcode: | 792649245972 |
| Catalogue number: | ND20 |
| Store location: | pre-order |
| SKU: | WLF17064 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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Name-checking Sun Ra, Ras G, J Dilla, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Gil ScottHeron, Whitney Huston, Aaliyah and Frankie Knuckles, the opening track of Parallel Universe imagines a genreless musical lineage that resonates with the polyphony of stories his band bring to the table, from Chicago and beyond.
Featuring gospel soul singer Jimetta Rose, AACM and former Art Ensemble of Chicago trumpet player Corey Wilkes, blues-rooted guitarist Michael Damani, regular collaborators Julian Davis Reid, James Russell Sims and Micah Collier, the 8-track album bristles with a sense of love and understanding between players at the top of their game. Nowhere is this more evident than on the album’s 13-minute centrepiece, ‘Village Song’, in which Collier evokes the spiritual, psychological and emotional home of the African diaspora in song. “I want to speak to everybody of the African diaspora, truly in its entirety,” he explains, “from all the way of being back in the motherland, to the new lands we’ve come to.”
Rooted in the percussion of Sonny Daze and the kalimba of Radius, ‘Village Song’ is a joyous and affirmative celebration of that unity. Picking up the flute, Collier explains, was also a part of that narrative: “The saxophone was not made in Africa so the concept of going back into the village we have to go back to our village instruments and dialect.”
With vocals sung in Yoruba - inspired by a gift from legendary saxophonist Kenny Garrett - ‘Village Song’ soars between rhythms and references, from Afro-Cuban syncopation to the deep triplet swing of mid-‘60s Coltrane. Laying the foundations for the album as a whole, the result is truly exhilarating, “Give me that feeling that makes me feel like I’m alive,” Collier enthuses. “People can tell when you’re taking chances. I know that’s what everybody is looking for.
A1. Eggun
A2. Village Song
B1. Retreat
B2. Parallel Universe
C1. The Lean
C2. Never Back Down
D1. Open The Door
D2. The Last Song
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