land of upright peoples

by dopamēn

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1.	tweaking symbolic gestures 03:56		buy track
2.	omnipotent (wee ah wuhn) 11:11		buy track
3.	guts, glory, mojo (dojo) 05:07	info	buy track
4.	don't bring me down 02:53	info	buy track
5.	jammin' on the won 07:02		buy track

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"Land of Upright Peoples" is a play on the meaning of Burkina Faso, the powerful and beautiful name chosen by former president Thomas Sankara to unify the country's diverse population under a shared character trait - honesty.

For mindswimmer, they seek to imbue that same inclusive energy into music culture. Continuing to explore their improvisatory spirit, the group blends jazz, house, afrobeat, hip-hop and krautrock - all drum-centric musical modalities.

The band is joined in this effort with features from legendary Chicago MC, Thaione Davis and the soulfully conversational voicings of Shev Rock. The record captures the jazz quintet each showing moments of singular brilliance.

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released February 26, 2019

performed by steve dobias, antoine johnson, simeon viltz, natasha kohli, and prashant vallury
featuring thaione davis, shev rock
produced by mindswimmer
recorded and mixed by steve dobias and prashant vallury at SIGNAL, thaione davis at the knew
mastered by artur wnorowski
artwork by natasha kohli
copr. 2019 stellar nursery

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dopamēn Chicago, Illinois

a future jazz quintet creating from shared impulse - drawing on multiple styles of music - hip-hop to post-rock, the electric sounds of Düsseldorf and the Sufi music of India and Pakistan.

authentic musical expression with a definitive feeling.

improvisation with a touch of studio production. ... more

mindswimmer.com

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