Protect Your Light
Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice, percussion, synthesizer), Luke Stewart (electric bass, percussion, sound effects, upright bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Keir Neuringer (synthesizer, percussion, clarinet, alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer, percussion, trumpet), Tcheser Holmes...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2023
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The Wire, Releases of the Year 2023
This is a major statement from artists who are much the new wave of jazz as John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp et al were in their day.
Protect Your Light
Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice, percussion, synthesizer), Luke Stewart (electric bass, percussion, sound effects, upright bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Keir Neuringer (synthesizer, percussion, clarinet, alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer, percussion, trumpet), Tcheser Holmes...
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2023
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The Wire, Releases of the Year 2023
This is a major statement from artists who are much the new wave of jazz as John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp et al were in their day.
About
Impulse! Records proudly announces the signing of free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements with their label debut Protect Your Light. Fusing elements of jazz, hip-hop, global music traditions and spoken word, the new album sees the quintet (vocalist/poet Camae Ayewa, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, bassist Luke Stewart, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, drummer Tcheser Holmes) break molds with adventurous improvisation driven by poetry about the Black experience, love, power, community, liberation.
Artists
Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice, percussion, synthesizer), Luke Stewart (electric bass, percussion, sound effects, upright bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Keir Neuringer (synthesizer, percussion, clarinet, alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer, percussion, trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice, percussion, drums), Janice Lowe (piano, voice), Sovie (voice), Leslie St. Lewis (cello)
Contents and tracklist
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Janice Lowe (piano), Janice Lowe (voice), Sovie (voice), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Shahzad Ismaily, Janice Lowe (piano), Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Shahzad Ismaily, Leslie St. Lewis (cello), Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Shahzad Ismaily, Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Janice Lowe (voice), Janice Lowe (piano), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
- Irreversible Entanglements, Camae Ayewa (voice), Luke Stewart (sound effects), Shahzad Ismaily, Leslie St. Lewis (cello), Luke Stewart (percussion), Luke Stewart (electric bass), Camae Ayewa (percussion), Luke Stewart (upright bass), Keir Neuringer (synthesizer), Keir Neuringer (percussion), Keir Neuringer (clarinet), Keir Neuringer (alto saxophone), Aquiles Navarro (synthesizer), Aquiles Navarro (percussion), Aquiles Navarro (trumpet), Tcheser Holmes (voice), Tcheser Holmes (percussion), Tcheser Holmes (drums), Camae Ayewa (synthesizer)
- Recorded: 2023-01-15
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Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week8th September 2023
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2023
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StereogumBest Jazz Albums of 2023
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The WireReleases of the Year 2023
This is a major statement from artists who are much the new wave of jazz as John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp et al were in their day.
