{"title":"Tom Skinner","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tom-skinner-voices-of-bishara-live-mu","title":"Tom Skinner - Voices of Bishara Live @ mu","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eIn January 2023, Tom Skinner and his ensemble performed material from his recently-released album 'Voices of Bishara' (Brownswood, IARC \u0026amp; Nonesuch, 2022) at London club “mu”— a venue founded by the curators at Brilliant Corners and named after the seminal Don Cherry live album. Their performance was augmented by three pieces by Abdul Wadud, whose 1977 self-released solo cello album, By Myself, was a primary inspiration for Voices of Bishara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe woodwinds featured on Skinner's original Voices of Bishara album — Shabaka Hutchings and Nubya Garcia — had already been replaced in Skinner's live ensemble with Robert Stillman (who also plays with Skinner in The Smile) and Chelsea Carmichael; with the extended rhythm section of Tom Herbert (double bass) and Kareem Dayes (cello) still rounding out the lineup with Skinner on drums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the opening moments of Voices of Bishara Live at \"mu\", which was recorded on that legendary January 2023 night, it's clear that this band’s aim is to excavate the deep corners of the repertoire, kicking things off with an extended rendition of Skinner’s own composition “Bishara” that employs the same relationship to rhythmic and tonal freedom found in the Abdul Wadud cello work that inspired it. That aesthetic connection is even more clear by the time the\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egroup moves into their 20-minute exploration of Wadud’s “Oasis,” the stunning centerpiece of the set that culminates with a scorching 5+ minute sax solo by Carmichael.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing Skinner’s compositions - flexed and stretched with extended improvisation, and in context with works by Wadud - both places them and this band firmly in the creative music continuum they honor, and provides us with an unobstructed view of where that continuum is leading us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased May 10, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Skinner – drums\u003cbr\u003eKareem Dayes – cello\u003cbr\u003eChelsea Carmichael – tenor saxophone and flute\u003cbr\u003eTom Herbert – bass\u003cbr\u003eRobert Stillman – tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded live at “mu” London by Juan Blanco on January 18th and 19th, 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Dilip Harris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMastered by David Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSleeve design and artwork by Paul Camo for Studio Camo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bishara,\" \"The Journey,\" and \"The Day After Tomorrow\" composed by Tom Skinner (Warp Publishing).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Red 2\" is a version of \"Two Pieces of One: Red,\" composed by Anthony Tillman Williams (EMI Music Publishing Ltd\/EMI Blackwood Music Inc\/Tillmon Music Co. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oasis,\" \"Camille,\" and \"Happiness\" composed by Ronald Earsell DeVaughn (Bisharra Music).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade with gratitude, love, respect, and admiration for the great Abdul Wadud.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":53918617043285,"sku":"IARC0076LPI-SLEEVE","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Limited Edition Cassette","offer_id":53918596268373,"sku":"IARC0076CS","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Deluxe CD - Compact Disc","offer_id":53918617272661,"sku":"IARC0076CDI","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a1081356019_10.jpg?v=1779806804"},{"product_id":"tom-skinner-voices-of-bishara-us-import","title":"Tom Skinner - Voices of Bishara (US Import)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eThe title of Tom Skinner’s first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadud’s ultra-rare 1978 solo album ‘By Myself’, which Skinner listened to repeatedly during lockdown. Wadud’s album was privately pressed on his own label, Bisharra, and whilst Skinner’s title uses the more conventional spelling of this common Arabic name, they both have the same intention or meaning: it translates as ‘good news’, or ‘the bringer of good news’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a classic-sounding record that connects backwards to Skinner’s 2017 Hello Skinny collaboration with American composer and Arthur Russell-collaborator Peter Zummo on ‘Watermelon Sun’. It links sideways to Makaya McCraven’s beat maker-inspired treatments of jazz sessions, and it offers a musical bridge to Sons of Kemet’s most meditative moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Voices of Bishara’ began life when Tom Skinner asked some musician friends to join him for a Played Twice session at London’s Brilliant Corners. The regular event had a simple format: play a classic album in full through their audiophile system and then have an elite ensemble improvise their response. The night in question focused on drummer Tony Williams’ 1964 Blue Note album ‘Life Time’ and the music he and his friends conjured up was so special\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat it inspired Skinner to write an albums-worth of phenomenal new music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkinner, a cellist, a bass player and two saxophonists recorded the results classic album-style, with everyone in the same room. He took the music home and it was put to the side, occasionally coming out for some attention in between Tom’s many other creative projects. This was a slow burn creation, and gradually, a new album began appearing as he embraced the studio recordings and accentuated their sublime idiosyncrasies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I took a very liberal approach with the scissors and started going really hard into the edits between instruments. It breathed new life into the music. I was taking my cue from the great disco re-edits, people like Theo Parrish chopping up tunes and looping sections. I’m not a purist. I don’t want to get hung up on the past. It was really empowering to fuck it up a bit, to mess around with the music and see what happened. It felt right”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a tight, hypnotic and unique 31-minutes of music. ‘Voices of Bishara’ is sculpted around timeless and deeply emotional music that contains masses of movement and exceptional harmonic depth and texture. It sweeps and soars through soundworlds, rich in musicality and always anchored by the deep doubling of cello and bass. It also, of course, contains Skinner’s percussive magic – drumming skills that have brought artists from Grace Jones to Jonny Greenwood to request him on their records and tours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We’re individual voices, coming together collectively. The idea was that we could collectively bring something more positive to the table. It’s the start of something.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Skinner and ‘Voices of Bishara’: bringers of good news.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased November 4, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Skinner – Drums\u003cbr\u003eKareem Dayes – Cello\u003cbr\u003eNubya Garcia – Tenor saxophone and flute\u003cbr\u003eTom Herbert – Acoustic bass\u003cbr\u003eShabaka Hutchings – Tenor saxophone and bass clarinet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Blue May and assisted by Scott Knapper at Konk\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Dilip Harris\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Tom Skinner\u003cbr\u003eSleeve design and artwork by Paul Camo for Studio Camo\u003cbr\u003eLayout for US release by Craig Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Tom Skinner (copyright control)\u003cbr\u003e‘Red 2’ is a version of ‘Two Pieces Of One: Red’ (Williams). Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd\/EMI Blackwood Music Inc\/Tillmon Music Co. Used by permission. All rights reserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShabaka Hutchings appears courtesy of Impulse!\u003cbr\u003eNubya Garcia appears courtesy of Concord Jazz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Classic Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53919423824213,"sku":"IARC0060LP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Compact Disc","offer_id":53919437848917,"sku":"IARC0060CD","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a0229584843_10.jpg?v=1779798665"}],"url":"https:\/\/international-anthem.k7store.com\/collections\/tom-skinner.oembed","provider":"International Anthem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}