Alive in the East?

by Binker and Moses

Alive in the East? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 June 2018
  • Label: Gearbox
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:57
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at the Total Refreshment Centre in London, this live set features the core drum-and-sax duo augmented by free-jazz veterans Evan Parker and Byron Wallen. The performance highlights the visceral energy of the new London jazz scene, bridging traditional spiritual jazz motifs with aggressive, tribal improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, avant-garde, live, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. The Birth of Light (3:39)
  2. How Land Learnt to Be Still (8:16)
  3. The River's Tale (3:49)
  4. How Fire Was Made (4:22)
  5. How Air Learnt to Move (1:18)
  6. Children of the Ultra Blacks (7:22)
  7. Mishkaku's Tale (7:09)
  8. The Discovery of Human Flesh (3:01)
  9. Beyond the Edge (4:51)
  10. The Death of Light (3:04)

Credits

  • Binker and Moses - primary artist
  • Moses Boyd - drums
  • Yussef Dayes - drums
  • Tori Handsley - harp
  • Binker Golding - tenor saxophone
  • Evan Parker - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Byron Wallen - trumpet

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