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Common Primitives (Vinyl)
Common Primitives (Vinyl)
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Common Primitives is the second collaborative album between Andy Bell (Ride guitarist, Oasis bassist) and Essex-based harp and synth duo Masal. Itâs a stunning, meditative collection which veers from kosmische to astral jazz by way of Turkish folk tunes and all the way back again.
Their first outing, 2023âs acclaimed Tidal Love Numbers, consisted of four lengthy and almost ambient tracks and is included here on vinyl for the first time as part of a two-record set with the new album. By contrast, the seven tracks that make up Common Primitives are almost concise, but also a lot more layered and complex.
âWe tend to work from initial, free-jammed ideas, building form and arrangement from there,â explains Masalâs Al Johnson. âAbove all, we believe you should go where the vibe takes you.â
For Andy, that vibe was very much jazz legend Pharoah Sandersâ classic 1977 album Pharoah, which was reissued a few years ago.
âIt puts me into a hypnotic state,â he explains. âThatâs why I worked with more guitar loops on this record. The Tisziji MuĂąoz part on âHarvest Timeâ has had me in a vice-like grip for the last three years and it arrives here via the Vini Reilly filter.â
For Ăzlem Simsek, there is nostalgia, too, and she even adds vocals as well as her heavenly harp to the opening track, âAfter Kâtibimâ, based on a traditional Turkish folk song she had sung as a child growing up in Istanbul.
From there, the album takes us on a real journey, with the apt, impressionistic titles added by Andy once it had all been pieced together. Thereâs the beautiful, elegant âI Swear We Are Infiniteâ; the atmospheric âYuzuki Fighting Spiritâ and the beatific âSoap And Waterâ. âTower Of Babylonâ was named after the novelette by Ted Chiang, its structured creation reflecting that in the story; first single âThe Morning Of The Tripâ finds Andy playing his guitar âas if it was a waterfallâ. The journey ends with âRudiâs Dream â The Third Bardoâ, the trio accelerating onto the autobahn for a krautrock crescendo inspired by their studioâs resident cat.
Their first outing, 2023âs acclaimed Tidal Love Numbers, consisted of four lengthy and almost ambient tracks and is included here on vinyl for the first time as part of a two-record set with the new album. By contrast, the seven tracks that make up Common Primitives are almost concise, but also a lot more layered and complex.
âWe tend to work from initial, free-jammed ideas, building form and arrangement from there,â explains Masalâs Al Johnson. âAbove all, we believe you should go where the vibe takes you.â
For Andy, that vibe was very much jazz legend Pharoah Sandersâ classic 1977 album Pharoah, which was reissued a few years ago.
âIt puts me into a hypnotic state,â he explains. âThatâs why I worked with more guitar loops on this record. The Tisziji MuĂąoz part on âHarvest Timeâ has had me in a vice-like grip for the last three years and it arrives here via the Vini Reilly filter.â
For Ăzlem Simsek, there is nostalgia, too, and she even adds vocals as well as her heavenly harp to the opening track, âAfter Kâtibimâ, based on a traditional Turkish folk song she had sung as a child growing up in Istanbul.
From there, the album takes us on a real journey, with the apt, impressionistic titles added by Andy once it had all been pieced together. Thereâs the beautiful, elegant âI Swear We Are Infiniteâ; the atmospheric âYuzuki Fighting Spiritâ and the beatific âSoap And Waterâ. âTower Of Babylonâ was named after the novelette by Ted Chiang, its structured creation reflecting that in the story; first single âThe Morning Of The Tripâ finds Andy playing his guitar âas if it was a waterfallâ. The journey ends with âRudiâs Dream â The Third Bardoâ, the trio accelerating onto the autobahn for a krautrock crescendo inspired by their studioâs resident cat.
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