Emanative – Earth 2LP

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Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve; Includes download card. Orbiting somewhere between the interplanetary funk ofSun Raand the cinematic experimentation ofFloating Pointslies the new albumEarthfrom the spiritually awakened Brit-jazz collectiveEmanative. Led by drummer and producerNick Woodmansey, Emanative have created a cosmic strand of multi-cultural UK jazz with African, Indian, and Middle Eastern influences unlike any other act on the UK scene. Following on from their previous record onGilles Peterson‘s Brownswood label back in 2015,Earthcelebrates the diverse backgrounds of its galaxy of contributors, which includesIdris Ackamoorof US spiritual jazz legendsThe Pyramids, Afrobeat legendDele Sosimi(previously ofFela Kuti‘sAfrica 80), key protagonist from Manchester’s jazz sceneNat Birchall, India-raised Ninja Tune artist andShabaka Hutchings-collaboratorSarathy Korwar,Ibibio Sound MachineplayerBen Hadwen,Benjamin PagefromRocketNumberNine,The Heliocentrics‘Malcolm Catto, andFlying LotuscollaboratorAhu. Initially Emanative was an output for Woodmansey’s more beat-led productions which he began releasing in 2008. Over the course of a decade and a multitude of singles and three full-length albums, the project has morphed — emanated — into a collaborative, jazz-influenced, outward-facing globally-inspired collective. 2015’sThe Light Years Of The Darknessalbum release was a key turning point and a record that saw Woodmansey work with a stellar cast of contributors featuring amongst othersKeiran Hebden, akaFour Tet, and trumpeterAhmed Abdullah. Born in 1975 and growing up in Sussex, music was part of Nick’s life from an early age as his dadMick (“Woody”) Woodmanseywas the drummer withBowie‘sSpiders From Mars. His father instilled in him a life-long passion in drums, teaching him the basics. Plans to go to art college were shelved after he moved to London in 1991, squatting in Dalston, and ensconsing himself in the London music scene. A few years later Woodmansey took a 12-month gig playing drums on a cruise ship, before returning to the UK and spending the next decade playing on the London scene in various projects whilst raising a family — it was there he decided to go it alone and so in 2006 Emanative was official. TheEarthrecord encouraged Nick to delve deeper into his spirituality.

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