Other Worlds And Habitats

Description

The latest album from Sorcerers arrives just in time for summer, offering a new step in their unique approach to Ethiopian-inspired jazz. Other Worlds and Habitats benefits from the analog recording and careful production one expects from this prestigious studio. This highly anticipated fourth album follows the success of I Too Am A Stranger, a record praised by Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2: “I love it, it’s really good!”, by Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke: “I like the grooves, and it’s nice to see The Sorcerers performing Ethiopian grooves and jazz in their own way”, and by Nightmares on Wax: “It sounds great! I love the way it’s recorded.” Tireless and always careful to avoid pastiche, The Sorcerers see the Ethiopian sound as a fundamental element of their natural progression as a band, but also as an element at the base of a much larger and constantly expanding structure. The arrival of keyboardist Johnny Richards, whose use of the Jen 73 piano, Mellotron and Farfisa, alongside the band’s founding members, has opened up promising prospects for The Sorcerers, combining the forward-looking optimism of the latter. The 60s and 70s era (when artists began experimenting with new electronic technologies and the democratization of synthesizers) and more traditional sounds. Drawing inspiration from Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia and Nigerian musician William Onyeabor, Other Worlds and Habitats, as its name suggests, illustrates The Sorcerers’ evolution toward a new and deeply stimulating musical landscape.