This is a real stunner of a debut LP. Seems to be sold out on vinyl instantly with no re-press until January 2022.... one record store dude told me new copies were going for £100 on discogs the week of release. Anyway it's fantastic and will be one of my records of the year. Sad to have missed a London show a few weeks back before I was aware of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqi_EZ0DgrA
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 30 September 2021 08:44 (two years ago) link
probably throw 'ambient' in the mix too? it's a gorgeous record
― ufo, Thursday, 30 September 2021 09:10 (two years ago) link
i thought that the second after I hit post. there's a huge amount going on in there, really interesting journey through the album, sort of bought to mind the recent (also great) Howie Lee album.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Thursday, 30 September 2021 09:16 (two years ago) link
this is really stunning. hoping to score a copy of the 2nd pressing.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Thursday, 30 September 2021 12:59 (two years ago) link
Yes, great album. Uses dynamics really well with very pretty ambient pieces contrasted against the jazz fusion to make both feel super vibrant.
― Indexed, Thursday, 30 September 2021 15:32 (two years ago) link
I like the compositional spectrum on this, which is often dead or absent in ambient, she found great collaborations here. Each invited instrument shines. Piano on Space 2. Space 5 has a nu-jazz exotic feel that reminds me of Jagga Jazzist. The sax on Space 4 (Nubya Garcia I presume ?) is splendid. I wish the synths-drums on Space 3 were extended on a proper composition, but they return on Space 6 with a nice tension. In the end it's only a few moments that make me think of Coltrane. Space 8 is long and maybe the true meditative ambient piece, but a real highlight. The only issue, I keep imagining Jon Anderson is going to start singing "High Vibration go on To the sun, oh let my heart dreaming". Sorry if that spoils the experience for anyone.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 30 September 2021 15:50 (two years ago) link
Or maybe I'm thinking of "I get up I get down"
― Nabozo, Thursday, 30 September 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
I...don't like this as much as y'all do. It's okay.
― I'm a sovereign jazz citizen (the table is the table), Thursday, 30 September 2021 16:13 (two years ago) link
I delayed on purchasing this and missed it. The clips weren't totally selling it to me but I have subsequently listened to the whole thing and am into it, well almost all of it. The NTS released 12" is most excellent too.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 30 September 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
This is really nice, although I'm not as into the final track that takes up over a third of the record.
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 30 September 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
For now: Space 1.8 > Nafs at Peace > Promises, although they're all worthwhile.
― Nabozo, Friday, 1 October 2021 07:11 (two years ago) link