Configuration
John Law's Congregation
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Jazz Choice
Congregation deftly mixes elements of rock and fusion, with some compositions echoing minimalism…On ‘Disfigured Bass’ there is more than an cursory nod to JS Bach…Whatever the springboard, the...
Configuration
John Law's Congregation
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Jazz Choice
Congregation deftly mixes elements of rock and fusion, with some compositions echoing minimalism…On ‘Disfigured Bass’ there is more than an cursory nod to JS Bach…Whatever the springboard, the...
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John Law's Congregation releases their latest album, CONFIGURATION, on Ubuntu Music. Captivating, anthemic melodies, mixed with powerful rhythms and grooves of subtle electronic soundscapes. The stellar line-up features James Mainwaring (sax/Roller Trio Mercury Prize nominee), Ashley John Long (bass/London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composer) and Billy Weir (drums). With CONFIGURATION, all the kaleidoscopic parts of John's musical life have come together-jazz, rock, electronics, classical-which joins together seamlessly. John's aim for the band is to put each composition into a different visual space with its own individual identity, like separate colours blending to form a design.
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Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineJune 2020Jazz Choice
June 2020
Congregation deftly mixes elements of rock and fusion, with some compositions echoing minimalism…On ‘Disfigured Bass’ there is more than an cursory nod to JS Bach…Whatever the springboard, the improvisations are fluid, compelling and well developed, ranging from funky to impressionistic (such as the opening section of ‘Scandinavian Lullaby’ with its effective use of electronics) and always gripping the attention.
July 2020
[John Law's] Congregation quartet’s new CD Configuration is an organic hybrid of these and more, his all-originals mixing rock-fuelled riffage, looping chamber minimalism, ambient electronica and a more freewheeling groove-based improv.