{"product_id":"new-hymn-to-freedom","title":"New Hymn To Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Hymn To Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is the second album by \u003cstrong\u003eSzun Waves\u003c\/strong\u003e. Szun Waves are prolific electronic producer Luke Abbott, Portico Quartet sax player Jack Wyllie, and Australian percussion master Laurence Pike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes in improvised music, there can be a distance between listener and players, a sense you're sitting back and admiring their interplay and abstraction – but with Szun Waves' second album, you're right in there with them, inside the playing, experiencing the absolute joy the three musicians feel as they circle around each other, exploring the spaces they've opened up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three members already have sparkling pedigrees of their own. Norfolk's Luke Abbott is well known for his explorations of the zones between pure ambience and the leftmost fringes of club culture. With Portico Quartet and Circle Traps, Jack Wyllie has been in the vanguard of UK fusions of jazz, classical, and club music. Australian drummer Laurence Pike has likewise found a unique voice in improvised and experimental music-making, whether in the bands Triosk or PVT, or as a solo artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio's musical relationship has grown naturally and steadily, and it shows. From Wyllie adding shimmering sustained sax notes to Abbott's gorgeous ambient pieces in 2013, Szun Waves emerged when Pike was added to the mix, energizing the sound but still keeping its levitational qualities. Their 2016 self-released debut album hit a natural groove, and now they're in a place of pure spontaneity: \u003cem\u003eNew Hymn To Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is a document of six entirely live improvisations – \"no edits or overdubs\" – and its title couldn't be more apt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of James Holden, Floating Points, Rival Consoles, Don Cherry, Suzanne Ciani, Polar Bear, Nils Frahm, Mark Pritchard, Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Cluster, Pantha Du Prince, and Four Tet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Leaf Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50860299616587,"sku":"1040920","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50860299845963,"sku":"1040919","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4f56e8a4-0005-41d6-b0a5-a025ec07feb0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732019170","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/new-hymn-to-freedom","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}