Mazz Swift - The 10000 Things: Praise Songs For The Iriligious [Red/Black Splatter Vinyl]

New Amsterdam Records

£24.30

Format: LP, red/ black splatter vinyl
Catalogue No.: NWAM184LP
Barcode: 798304530742
Release Date: 12 Jul 2024
Genre: Jazz

Mazz Swift (they/them), the composer, conductor, bandleader, educator, singer, and Juilliard-trained violinist who weaves classic African-American musics, electronica, and mindfulness into their music, releases ‘No More’ from their upcoming debut solo album The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious via New Amsterdam Records. The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious is influenced by Swift’s relationship with the Ghanaian concept of Sankofa (to “go back and fetch it”). The Work Songs and Spirituals of the enslaved people that Swift uses as jumping-off points for improvisation and composition serve to connect with their musical ancestors, creating a work that lives in the present moment while acknowledging the past and pushing their sonic palette towards the future. The 10000 Things is densely produced with synths, electronic percussion, experimental electronics, powerfully wailing violin improvisations, and commanding vocals which all come together to create a work that is deeply moving and sonically explorative, yet rooted deeply in tradition.

TRACKLIST:
1.No More
2.Someday School
3.Eye Woke Up / O Brother
4.Freedom House
5.Hidden in Plain Sight
6.Alabamy
7.Don’I Know-dis
8.BLVK MEDITATION
9.New Anthem