FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS & THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - PROMISES (LUAKA BOP)

WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE:

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WHAT WE SAY:

This LP on Luaka Bop could have gone very wrong instead it went very, very right. Floating Points on the controls, Pharoah Sanders on his horn - still going strong after all these years, & The London Symphony Orchestra on everything else. A peace & love filled audio antidote to the angst of the last 12 months.

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WHAT YOUR EARS SAY:

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:
Sam: Pharoah…
Pharoah: Huh…?
Sam: Were you asleep? I’m sorry…
Pharoah: No no… I was listening… and dreaming… and listening to music in my head…
Sam: Oh wow… sorry.
Pharoah: Many times, people think I might be asleep… but in fact, I am just listening to music in my head. I’m always listening… to the sounds around me… and playing, in my mind… and sometimes I dream.
Sam: What were you dreaming about?
Pharoah: I’m on a ship. In the ocean. Bears coming around smoking cigars. The bears are singing, ‘We have the music. We have what you’re looking for.’
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Pharoah: How you like that take, Sam?
Sam: It’s cool. I think the bit in the middle, where it stops again…I think you can hear…
We were both kind of confused. I like it as well because it sounds like two musicians that are trying to guide each other.
Pharoah: I think that’s it right there. It came out different. It came out good though.
Sam: You happy?
Pharoah: Yeah, I’m cool with it.
Sam: Okay. Yeah, I think your playing is beautiful.