Behold The Black Wave

“A séance to beseech Alice Coltrane,” is how Joshua Idehen describes the debut output of his new project Calabashed. The core duoof the group is Idehen and Alabaster Deplume, along with other artists from the fertile and extensive family that stem from the key London venue the Total Refreshment Centre: Maria Osuchowska, Donna Thompson, James Howard, Raimund Wong and Betamax(Comet is Coming). It was via the musical hotbed that is TRC that this project came to life. “Alabaster and I were introduced to each other by Stephen Bass of Moshi Moshi,” recalls Idehen. “Gus asked me to perform at his night Peached. I watched him perform DidYou Ever Hear About The Mau Mau - such a stunning song - and I asked if he'd be up for collaborating.