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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the Sons of Kemet tuba player features contributions from Moses Boyd, Nathaniel Cross, Tim Doyle, Wayne Francis, Nubya Garcia, and Artie Zaitz.
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- Record Label: Gearbox
- Genre(s): Jazz
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Mar 7, 2019This impressive debut record captures the sound of some of London’s most prominent trailblazers at the top of their game. If this is your introduction to London’s current jazz sound, then it’s a good one.
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Mar 7, 2019You struggle to comprehend how the extraordinary sounds near its inception are coming out of a tuba (via a wah-wah effect). On The Offerings and Radiation, Cross’s prowling tone is slung so low as to sound filthy. One can only hope his lips and lungs are insured.
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The WireMar 7, 2019Cross’s ability to get the job done with his stripped down trio is the real achievement here. [Mar 2019, p.65]
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MojoApr 1, 2019While the line-up expands for Candace Of Meroe's infectious drunk-funk and CIYA's breezy romanticism, it's the original trio that smash the joint on throttling finale LDN's Burning--a short, sharp distillation of the fierce talent lighting up the capital. [Mar 2019, p.93]
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UncutApr 1, 2019Tuba can feel somewhat unwieldy, but in Cross's hands it's anything but. his style a blend of New Orleans brass-band music and a grime and soundsystem culture that's somewhat closer to home. [Apr 2019, p.26]
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Mar 7, 2019Roving at will across other genres, Cross is able to wholly remake the horn in his own image.