{"product_id":"afro-futuristic-dreams","title":"Afro Futuristic Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdris Ackamoor and The Pyramids are back with their first major new studio album in over 3 years, an epic, sprawling new work exploring the future, the past and the urgent reality of the present, \u003ci\u003eAfro Futuristic Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded between San Francisco and London and brought together by the genius of Malcolm Catto at his analogue Quatermass Studio, the new recording represents another bold step in Ackamoor’s ever-evolving journey in jazz, adding full, intricate scores including string sections and choral elements to the Pyramids’ trademark spiritual Afro-jazz sound; Driven by the core Pyramids members Ackamoor (sax, keytar, organ), Margaux Simmons (flute), Sandra Poindexter (violin) and Bobby Cobb (guitar), tracks range from hard-hitting commentaries about police brutality (‘Police Dem’) to celebrations of the ancestors and departed loved ones (‘Requiem For The Ancestors’, ‘Re-Memory’) and hazy cosmic journeys, including the album’s title track and the sparkling, experimental closer, ‘Nice It Up’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This album has been many years in the making,” explains Ackamoor. “Back in late 2020, I set out to compose the first in a series of scores to take The Pyramids sound into brave new territory. All of the tracks involve issues that the core band is passionate about and the recording was a complex process involving many musicians and vocalists across two different time zones.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50383486550347,"sku":"2047010","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383486255435,"sku":"2047009","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Afro_Futuristic_Dreams_5c315377_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726270887","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/afro-futuristic-dreams","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}