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PREORDER ALERT! THE SMILE - Europe Live Recordings 6 track 12” EP out 3/10 CALL OR DM TO RESERVE YOUR COPY #thesmile #radiohead #thomyorke #johnnygreenwood #sonsofkemet #tomskinner (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDM3rzJ7BO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New Video: The Smile Shares Eerie and Haunting "Wall of Eyes"

New Video: The Smile Shares Eerie and Haunting "Wall of Eyes" radiohead @thomyorke @JnnyG @SonsOfKemet @TomSkinner__ @thesmiletheband @XLRECORDINGS @NastyLittleMan

The Smile is an acclaimed outfit that features some of the world’s most accomplished musicians — and a couple of household names: Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.  Last year, the trio released their critically applauded Nigel Godrich-produced full-length debut A Light For Attracting Attention. The album saw the acclaimed outfit collaborating with…

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#TheSmileBand #TheSmile #Radiohead #MarkTwain #JonnyGreenwood #TomSkinner #SonsofKemet #ThomYorke #PaulThomasAnderson #PTA #WallOfEyes #BendingHectic #TheLeyLinesBlog

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[jshatan]

Just published! A vivid account of my Hot Live Summer (often accompanied by @hannahrosabel): 10 concerts, 7 venues, over 30 performers! Find the #linkinbio to get the scoop on: @notcarseatheadrest @sudanarchives @patrickwatsonofficial @nicoleatkins @levimusique @slauson.malone @some_crumb @kronos_quartet @roomfulofteeth @daniellepondermusic @turrelljames @makayamccraven @sonsofkemet @unheardofensemble @tanglewoodmusicfestival @dazysound @kinghannahmusic @the.muckers @theyhatechange @marylattimore @yayabeybay @sofieroyer @horsegirlmusic @claud.mp3 @automatic_band and more!! @briccelebratebk @summerstage @hudsonyards @brooklynmagazine @roughtradenyc @rockefellercenter #indieplazafest https://www.instagram.com/p/CjY19W8AGSg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Musicians: Sons of Kemet <san jose summer fest> Photographer: Ronald Reed https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1670&type=status

[somethingvinyl]

Continuing my week of jazz love with my favorite current jazz artist, Shabaka Hutchings! These are his latest two, We Are Sent Here by History from his group Shabaka & the Ancestors and Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet (which was my AOTY for any genre in 2021). Shabaka plays with genre in fascinating ways but at the heart of it all is his incredible exploratory saxophone improvisation. Both of these records are perfection, and only part of the renaissance of Impulse! Records. If you’re enjoying my #jazzappreciationmonth posts, you should submit a record to Super Friends Sunday’s Jazz Week—see my post or DM me for details! #shabakahutchings #shabakaandtheancestors #sonsofkemet #jazz #jazzvinyl #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoNGxMuhwI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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FULL SHOW ONE OFF STREAMING TONIGHT..(Trailer by @tenentnet) last summer we filmed an #epic one off @sonsofkemet gig ft. @kojeyradical @sampa_the_great @omygoshitsddoublee and many more with my brothers @tenentnet @automaton_productions Streaming IN FULL for the first time, tonight on @somersethouse 19:30 (UK) Don't miss it...!!!! . . . #sonsofkemet #London #jazz #ukjazz #live #gig #unity #love #saxophone #kojeyradical #sampathegreat #DdoubleE #grime #hiphop #music #musician #stream #blackexcellence #power #blm #uk #musicphotography #videography #videographer (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCa-o7Lgx5B/?igshid=uhi2s0aypqzk

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Sons Of Kemet ‎– Your Queen Is A Reptile (2018)

Your Queen Is a Reptile is the third album by British jazz group Sons of Kemet, released in March 2018 on Impulse! Records. Band leader Shabaka Hutchings wrote and plays saxophone on all tracks, Theon Cross plays tuba, and Seb Rochford and Tom Skinner play drums. It also features toaster Congo Natty and performance poet Josh Idehen.

The album title and sleeve notes refer to the British monarchy and how it does not represent black immigrants; “Your Queen is not our Queen / She does not see us as human”. Instead the track titles all refer to influential black women throughout history. The first woman, Ada Eastman, was Hutchings’ great grandmother from Barbados.

Your Queen Is a Reptile was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize. The album topped The Wire magazine’s annual critics’ poll and was named release of the year.

According to Jazz Time magazine critics, the album ranks 9th in the top 40 releases of 2018.

“There is nothing quite like the Sons of Kemet. In a genre that struggles with the perception that it too often becomes mired in sameness and safety, this is a group that embraces the African roots of jazz while skirting the very essence of the genre. Eye-opening deviations come from unexpected places and in the case of Your Queen Is a Reptile, that source is London’s “New School,” or so-called “New British Invasion” in jazz. Including the likes of Kendrick Lamar associate Kamasi Washington and Elevator Throttle Music, the UK source of new jazz is neither boring or derivative, but many of its artists lean toward slick production that doesn’t match the Sons of Kemet for raw emotion and fresh rhythmic drive.

A traditional name given to ancient Egypt was “Kemet,” which means the “black land” believed to refer to dark, fertile silt left behind from annual flooding of the Nile River. From another esoteric source, the Sons of Kemet emerged in 2011 and with their debut album Burn (Naim, 2013), and found themselves on several prominent “best of” lists for that year. The Afro-Caribbean influences common in subgenres of jazz are compounded by the UK’s various urban melting pots and its multi-lingual musical inspirations. Composer and multi-reed player Shabaka Hutchings (named after a pharaoh of a group indigenous to present-day Sudan and Egypt) has enjoyed a successful parallel project with his Sun Ra inspired group The Comet is Coming, but with Sons of Kemet he has an unusual format that leaves him free to explore.

As Charlie Haden and Carla Bley bore with Not in Our Name (Verve, 2005), Sons of Kemet have a political message rooted in the struggles of immigrants in the UK; reflected in their liner notes, they explain, “Your Queen is not our queen.” And so, the queens of this album are legendary black women—past and present “queens”—celebrated with two drummers, tuba, saxophone and voice on a palette of Afro-Caribbean, extended reggae and grunge effects. Guest vocalist Josh Idehen provides some cutting remarks on “My Queen Is Ada Eastman” and “My Queen Is Doreen Lawrence,” but even absent lyrics, as on “My Queen Is Harriet Tubman,” defiance and assurance are palpable.

Your Queen Is a Reptile could easily pass for highly danceable modern jazz were in not considered in its political context. In either case, it is rewarding and engaging music. The tuba of Theon Cross takes on multiple brass personalities and the dual percussion of Tom Skinner and Seb Rochford is driving and complex. Hutchings himself is a soulful powerhouse whose tenor can convincingly convey celebration or rage with equal measure. Sons of Kemet—on any of its three albums—is well worth multiple listens.” – Karl Ackermann/AllAboutJazz.

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New Video: The Smile Shares Two from Forthcoming Third Album

New Video: The Smile Shares Two from Forthcoming Third Album @radiohead @thomyorke @JnnyG @SonsOfKemet @TomSkinner__ @thesmiletheband @XLRECORDINGS @NastyLittleMan

Last year, The Smile —  Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner — released their critically acclaimed Nigel Godrich-produced full-length debut A Light For Attracting Attention. The album saw the acclaimed outfit collaborating with London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary British jazz musicians that include Bryon Wallen, Theon…

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🚨🚨 NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS 🚨🚨 #SonsOfKemet #DanielBachman #Daughters #Baus #CucinaPovera #SleafordMods #TinyRuins #CherushiAndMariaMinerva #HeladoNegro #SamAshleyAndWernerDurand (at Diabolical Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCvjTZnbKR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10nmjwb6d2hj7

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OUT TODAY: #thesmile #alightforattractingattention INDIE EXCLUSIVE YELLOW VINYL and CD #radiohead #thomyorke #jonnygreenwood #tomskinner #sonsofkemet (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce6gTzWrkx6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Shabaka Hutchings and Tom Skinner At the Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA April 16 2022 #ShabakaHutchings #TomSkinner #SonsOfKemet #LivePhotography #Conciertos #Concerts #Drums #Saxophone #Jazz #LiveJazz #LiveMusic #Events #ConcertPhotography #SolanaBeach #BellyUpTavern https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdv7h-4pEOw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And here it is, my number 1 pick, my #albumoftheyear for 2021–Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet. It was definitely a grower… the first few times I listened to it I still thought St Vincent was in first place. What first hit me were the vocal tracks, which are incredibly impactful mixtures of jazz with hip hop, reggae, and dancehall with so many great one-liners about racial politics. What settled in over time were the gorgeous instrumental tracks… Shabaka Hutchings’s sax is as searching as Wayne Shorter’s, always tastefully applied, improvisations so perfectly done they couldn’t have been written any better. Every time I put on this album I am absolutely transported, and it has gradually risen to the top of the stack as my favorite record of 2021. I’ve had fun with this countdown—sometime after Christmas I’ll post my list of honorable mentions! #sonsofkemet #shabakahutchings #jazz #jazzvinyl #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/CX19Vt5ugVs/?utm_medium=tumblr