Sons Of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile Vinyl 2LP
$32.95
<p><i>Sons Of Kemet is a London outfit lead by tenor saxophonist</i> and composer Shabaka Hutchings. On <i>Your Queen Is A Reptile</i>, Hutchings lays out a very fiery, progressive musical vision, and it is something as informed by reggae, the Carnival tradition, and underground UK culture (grime / dubstep) as by the greats of jazz, many of whom also released revered works on <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?q=Impulse!" title="Impulse! Music on Vinyl LP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Impulse!</a>: <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=john%20coltrane&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22John%20Coltrane%22" title="John Coltrane Music on Vinyl LP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Coltrane</a>, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=alice%20coltrane&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Alice%20Coltrane%22" title="Alice Coltrane Music on Vinyl LP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alice Coltrane</a>,<a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=pharoah%20sanders&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Pharoah%20Sanders%22" title="Pharoah Sanders Music on Vinyl LP"> Pharoah Sanders</a>, and <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=charles%20mingus&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Charles%20Mingus%22%20OR%20Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Charles%20Mingus%20Quintet%22" title="Charles Mingus Music on Vinyl LP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Mingus</a>, to name some. Anchored by the dynamic rhythms of Tom Skinner, Seb Rochford, and Eddie Hick as well as grumbling basslines of tuba player Oren Marshall, the album remains upbeat throughout, and Huchings's exhilarating horn bursts/flows complete the vastly original compositions. Highlights include "My Queen Is Harriet Tubman," "My Queen Is Ada Eastman," and "My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper," but <i>Your Queen Is A Reptile</i> should be enjoyed from beginning to end.</p> <ul> <li>black double vinyl pressing</li> <li>gatefold sleeve</li> <li>includes download code</li> <li>music label: Impulse! 2018</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by rei kwondo 04/2018</h6>