{"product_id":"alabaster-deplume-come-with-fierce-grace","title":"Alabaster DePlume - Come With Fierce Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn order to record the compositions in his critically-acclaimed 2022 release\u003cem\u003e GOLD\u003c\/em\u003e, Alabaster DePlume instilled a culture of creativity by leading his ensembles in spontaneous composition and development. To allow them to be present, he kept the musicians constantly creating across several weeks of sessions at London creative hub Total Refreshment Centre. This process resulted in an abundance of material, much more than he could fit onto the initial double LP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter spending most of 2022 touring in support of\u003cem\u003e GOLD\u003c\/em\u003e, Alabaster spent much of early 2023 revisiting the additional material from those Total Refreshment Centre sessions – adding, subtracting, producing and arranging – resulting in an entirely new album, \u003cem\u003eCome With Fierce Grace\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome With Fierce Grace\u003c\/em\u003e is an album made of authentic and unstipulated – yet welcomed – human interaction. It is for the most part an album of instrumentals, with exception of a few vocal features by Momoko Gill (aka MettaShiba), Falle Nioke, and Donna Thompson. However the instrumentals on this album are much more embryonic and unfiltered than the lush orchestrations heard on Alabaster’s breakout 2020 album \u003cem\u003eTo Cy \u0026amp; Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eCome With Fierce Grace\u003c\/em\u003e is perhaps the most raw and candid portrait of Alabaster’s creative compositional process we’ve yet to hear, as he’s captured vividly in the room with his collaborators – stretching, exploring, working to deepen and expand the emotions underlying his melodic and poetic frameworks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegarding the process, Alabaster cites a similarity to how elements in nature contribute to shared work and beauty without a collective motive – a bee’s own motives result in the delivery of pollen. As he says: “The great thing wants to happen, let us allow it to happen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegarding the origin of the album’s name: On his first trip to perform in the US in March 2022, Alabaster collected messages from individuals, as he asked them if there is anything they would like him to share with his audiences. One message (from a person who preferred to remain anonymous) asked Alabaster to encourage people to “come with fierce grace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleases September 8, 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced and arranged by\u003c\/strong\u003e Alabaster DePlume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded onto tape by\u003c\/strong\u003e Kristian Craig Robinson at Total Refreshment Centre, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixed by\u003c\/strong\u003e Dave Vettraino at International Anthem Studios, Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered by\u003c\/strong\u003e David Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbum Art by\u003c\/strong\u003e Raimund Wong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInsert photo by\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Almeida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLayout by\u003c\/strong\u003e Craig Hansen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposed in the act of performance by and with:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlabaster DePlume \u003c\/strong\u003e– tenor sax, guitar, synths and voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFalle Nioke \u003c\/strong\u003e– voice, percussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRozi Plain \u003c\/strong\u003e– guitar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarathy Korwar\u003c\/strong\u003e – drums, tabla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Skinner\u003c\/strong\u003e – drums\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenichi Iwasa\u003c\/strong\u003e – percussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e – guitar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Herbert\u003c\/strong\u003e – double bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie Pela\u003c\/strong\u003e – voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosa Slade\u003c\/strong\u003e – voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElly Condron\u003c\/strong\u003e – voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuisa Gerstein\u003c\/strong\u003e – voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Webb\u003c\/strong\u003e – double bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Chestnutt\u003c\/strong\u003e – synths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e – drums\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConrad Singh\u003c\/strong\u003e – guitar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHannah Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e – cello and voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e – voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Bourne\u003c\/strong\u003e – piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMomoko Gill\u003c\/strong\u003e – lead vocal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Goller\u003c\/strong\u003e – bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll rights reserved\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition \"Greek Honey\" Color Vinyl LP","offer_id":53918544953685,"sku":"IARC0070LPI","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53918545183061,"sku":"IARC0070LP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Compact Disc","offer_id":53918545379669,"sku":"IARC0070CD","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a3957026135_10.jpg?v=1779803973","url":"https:\/\/international-anthem.k7store.com\/products\/alabaster-deplume-come-with-fierce-grace","provider":"International Anthem","version":"1.0","type":"link"}