{"product_id":"we-out-here","title":"We Out Here","description":"\u003cp\u003eA genre defining compilation and easily the best this year. A primer on London’s bright-burning young jazz scene, this new compilation brings together a collection of some of its sharpest talents. A set of nine newly-recorded tracks, \u003ci\u003eWe Out Here\u003c\/i\u003e captures a moment where genre markers matter less than raw, focused energy. Looking at the album’s running order, it could easily serve as a name-checking exercise for some of London’s most-tipped and hardworking bands of the past couple of years. Recorded across three long, fruitful days in a North West London studio, the crossover between each of the groups speaks to the close-knit circles which make up the scene. Surveying the way that London’s jazz-influenced music had spread outside of its usual spaces in recent years, this album bottles up some of the vital ideas emanating from that burgeoning movement. Giving a platform to a scene where mutual cooperation and a DIY spirit are second-nature, it’s a window into the wide-eyed future of London’s musical underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUbiquitous, much-lauded saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is the project’s musical director. His own recent projects span from South Africa-connected, spiritually-minded jazz players Shabaka and the Ancestors to Sons of Kemet, who match diasporically-connected compositions with viscerally-direct live shows. His entry on the album, \u003ci\u003eBlack Skin, Black Masks\u003c\/i\u003e, is typically difficult-to-define: with an off-kilter, shifting rhythmic backbone, repeated phrases – mirrored between clarinet and bass clarinet – shape the track with an alluring hue. His input ties together a deft, genre-agnostic sensibility that’s shared through all the players on the record. Theon Cross – who’s also part of Sons of Kemet with Hutchings – starts his track, \u003ci\u003eBrockley\u003c\/i\u003e, with the solo, distinctive low rumble of his tuba. Winding and mesmeric, it sees tuba and sax lines winding together in rhythmic and melodic parallels. Ezra Collective – whose drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso has toured with Pharaohe Monch – run a tight, Afrobeat-tipped rhythm on ‘Pure Shade’, with the final third changing gear into a melodic, momentous closing stretch. Joe Armon-Jones, whose ludicrous chops on the piano have seen him touring with the likes of Ata Kak, showcases earworm-like, insistent motifs on \u003ci\u003eGo See\u003c\/i\u003e, balanced with a playful, improvisatory approach with room for ad-libbing and solos a-plenty. Taking a softer tact than many of the other entries, Kokoroko – whose guitarist Oscar Jerome has been making waves with his solo material – spin a lyrical, steady-paced meditation on \u003ci\u003eAbusey Junction\u003c\/i\u003e, matching chanted vocals with gently-played guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNodding to spiritual jazz influences, Maisha’s \u003ci\u003eInside The Acorn\u003c\/i\u003e is a wandering, explorative rumination, balancing delicate washes of piano and percussion with sharp interplay between flute and bass clarinet. In contrast, Nubya Garcia’s \u003ci\u003eOnce\u003c\/i\u003e is taut and carefully-poised, her tenor sax guiding a carefully-built energy to an explosive conclusion. And finally, Triforce’s \u003ci\u003eWalls\u003c\/i\u003e is a performance in two parts: starting with Mansur Brown’s languorous, lyrical guitar, the second half switches up to a low-slung, g-funk-tipped groove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Maisha - Inside The Acorn \u003cbr\u003eA2 Ezra Collective - Pure Shade \u003cbr\u003eB1 Moses Boyd - The Balance \u003cbr\u003eB2 Theon Cross - Brockley \u003cbr\u003eC1. Nubya Garcia - Once \u003cbr\u003eC2. Shabaka Hutchings - Black Skin, Black Masks \u003cbr\u003eC3. Triforce - Walls \u003cbr\u003eD1. Joe Armon-Jones - Go See \u003cbr\u003eD2. Kokoroko - Abusey Junction \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brownswood Recordings","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Orange","offer_id":51749811487051,"sku":"R2767-4652","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP | x2.","offer_id":50417187520843,"sku":"1050338","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":50417187291467,"sku":"1024157","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Blue \/ Green \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50417188110667,"sku":"1050337","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417186865483,"sku":"1024156","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/49761432-6c02-45b1-b3e8-0b7e93e26290_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726720435","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/we-out-here","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}