Steal the Light
Let Spin (group)
Calling Let Spin a ‘supergroup’ is pushing it, but Leb Bib altoist Chris Williams and bassist Ruth Goller – ex-Acoustic Ladyland and now in vital groups from Melt Yourself Down to Vula Viel...
Steal the Light
Let Spin (group)
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Calling Let Spin a ‘supergroup’ is pushing it, but Leb Bib altoist Chris Williams and bassist Ruth Goller – ex-Acoustic Ladyland and now in vital groups from Melt Yourself Down to Vula Viel...
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Let Spin's third album, 'Steal the Light', displays the progress they have made in developing their respective compositional voices and musical outlooks that has resulted in their most accomplished, experimental and meticulously-produced album to date.
When guitarist Moss Freed, bassist Ruth Goller, drummer Finlay Panter, and saxophonist Chris Williams convened at Hull University's Duality studio, they each harboured desires to use the studio as an instrument, to implement inspirations found in music beyond the worlds of jazz and rock, and to challenge some of the conventions of meter, groove and melody. To realise their ambitions, the group worked closely with engineer/producer Alex Killpartrick (Kit Downes, Alice Zawadzki, Liam Noble), inviting him to have a greater creative influence than on either of their previous two records.
In experimenting with time and space, challenging their own compositional tendencies and striving for a more experimental production style, Let Spin have crafted a fluid yet focussed LP that reflects their maturity and ambition. Fans of the boundary-pushing projects led by Mark Guiliana, Petter Eldh, Anton Eger and Jim Black are certain to appreciate Steal the Light's enticing sound world. "A new prog-jazz supergroup." - Jazzwise "British Punk Jazz with a wiry electrical crackle." - Uncut "An original identity that promises to be one of UK jazz's best." - The Guardian "Eclectic, impassioned and mind-blowing, Let Spin have shifted up a few more gears into the stratosphere - and it's a blast." - LondonJazzNews
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July 2020
Calling Let Spin a ‘supergroup’ is pushing it, but Leb Bib altoist Chris Williams and bassist Ruth Goller – ex-Acoustic Ladyland and now in vital groups from Melt Yourself Down to Vula Viel – are important players, whose CVs promise punk attack.