Any fans here of The Comet is Coming? I love their latest album Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery. Not only is the music great, but the vinyl is perfect. Highly recommend!
Nice overview/compilation about the current London Jazz scene We Out Here [ Full Álbum ] 0:00 Maisha - Inside The Acorn 6:00 Ezra Collective - Pure Shade 12:34 Moses Boyd - The Balance 18:21 Theon Cross - Brockley 22:03 Nubya Garcia - Once 27:37 Shabaka Hutchings - Black Skin, Black Masks 34:44 Triforce - Walls 40:11 Joe Armon-Jones - Go See 47:54 Kokoroko - Abusey Junction
They're getting better at each output. Sounding more jazzier and spiritual than before, which in my book is good. An amazing step forward signing to impulse. The latest album is great, but don't forget to check their previous work. The death to the Planet EP is also good. Here's my top 5 (listening sequence) of older tracks "Journey Through the Asteroid Belt" 5:32 "Star Exploding in Slow Motion" 6:41 "Slammin" 3:30 "Start Running"6:32 "Ascension" 3:34 Taken from: 2, Prophecy, EP 1, Channel the Spirits, first full-length. 3, Ancient Tapes (from Channel The Spirits (Special Edition) 4,5, Death to the Planet, EP
They are starting to sell out the U.S. dates. The buzz is building. We're driving six hours to see them in Denver in October. Just ordered the special edition of the second LP from Vinyl Me Please -- limited to 500 copies and going fast, so check it out if you're down with the Comet.
I'm late to the party on Comet, need to check out the newest LP. I did hear some of their earlier music in a shop and liked it. The current UK jazz scene is one of the most exciting things to come along in awhile, for me anyway. I've been picking up albums as the budget allows. Shabaka, Maisha, Kokoroko, and Theon Cross were all somewhat recent purchases for me. Binker & Moses, Chip Wickham, and Yusef Kamaal were what got me hooked on all this.
Have to agree with your comment on the current UK jazz scene. Seems that is all I have been listening to in the last week or so. There seems to be a soulfulness to much of this music that I am really enjoying. I ventured into this music after Roon Radio played some of The Greg Foat Group after I listened to a Cat Toren recording. Since then I have been exploring Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana Orchestra, Shabaka & the Ancestors and Collocutor. I am surprised not to find (or have missed) an SHF thread dedicated to the current UK jazz scene. BYW, thanks for name-checking those other artists. I just added a bunch of their albums to my listening queue in Tidal/Roon.
Trust In is one of my favorite LPs this year. Agree with all the above posts, this UK jazz scene is making contemporary jazz exciting again because it feels like it’s in dialogue with other contemporary music. This one feels like it would be a good gateway into the veneer even for non-believers, it invokes the electronic elements so well. The record is in my list to buy. I saw the mentioned VMP variant pressed at QRP, but their prices have gotten quite high for one-offs, and the shipping has gotten worse. I’ll probably go with the standard version of this.
Got my vinyl copy in today from Amazon after a minor screw up that resulted in me getting Primus’ Pork Soda instead.... The pressing is pretty nice overall. It appears to be a QRP job already (so really not sure what VMP is boasting about) and cut by Bernie Grundman (BG only in the deadwax but it looks like his writing). The sound is very good, and side one is virtually silent. Side two has some extremely minor visible non-fill on inspection but plays through almost completely silent with my setup as well. The faintest of surface noise in the last track, but this could be improved with a wet clean. Overall this album is a fun one. Nice full energetic and punchy sound and doesn’t overstay its welcome. I’m sure it will get many more spins from me.
There’s a new album out... The Afterlife. Listening now. I don’t think it’s available for physical release until December (CD). There’s also been no vinyl announcement yet. Love these guys!
Massive fan of the band. Bought both CD releases and EP downloads of the Prophecey and Death To The Planet. Going to see them at a UK venue soon. For those of you who prefer vinyl, the Leaf Label are repressing the two EP's. The Leaf Label: NEWS: The Comet Is Coming EP represses The UK jazz scene certainly is buzzing right now and is thoroughly deserving of a dedicated thread.Travelled to London earlier this year to hear two exciting new artists from the Jazz Refreshed record label,Sarah Tandy and Rosie Turton.
The shorter follow-up to Lifeforce is out on streaming now — titled The Afterlife. I think this is great as well, similar sonic palate as the last one, starts off bombastically with some spoken word from Joshua Idehen, and then goes for a more lowkey, chilled out atmosphere afterwards. Hopefully this will see physical release soon.
Release date December 6 according to Amazon UK. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Afterlife-...COMET+IS+COMING&qid=1570147657&s=music&sr=1-1 In the meantime, tickets have arrived for O2.
Bought the LP today because of this thread. I sometimes like my music to soundtrack collapsing of blackholes. Look forward to listening, love intense drumming with huge synth washes, the sax should be a bonus (sure it's the main draw for most). Comets remind me a bit of another band of young cosmic voyagers with a nutty space themed name, Space Junk is Forever. Comets are playing tonight in Toronto.
Anyone know the identification differences between the 1st press and reissues of their EPs? Discogs isn't very clear.
Got back an hour ago after seeing the mighty Comet give a fiery performance live at Shepherd's Bush, London. I'm still buzzing and can honestly say I haven't been this enthused about new music for quite a while.
