The Animal Spirits

by James Holden & The Animal Spirits

The Animal Spirits cover art

Marking a significant shift from solo electronic production to bandleader, 'The Animal Spirits' captures James Holden leading a live ensemble in a vibrant fusion of modular synthesis, spiritual jazz, and folk-trance traditions. The album was recorded live in single takes, deliberately creating a symbiotic exchange between sequenced patterns and the organic, improvisational energy of drums, brass, and woodwinds. This approach results in a psychedelic and rhythmically complex sound that blurs the distinction between human performance and machine-driven music.

Genres

  • Progressive Electronic
  • Nu Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Incantation for Inanimate Object
  2. Spinning Dance
  3. Pass Through the Fire
  4. Each Moment Like the First
  5. The Beginning & End of the World
  6. Thunder Moon Gathering
  7. The Animal Spirits
  8. The Neverending
  9. Go Gladly Into the Earth