LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl.

September 2024 sees the release of Ishmael Ensembles third longplayer Rituals, which marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians. With their live-instrumentation-meets-electronic merging of styles, the group were always broader than the new UK jazz tag which they were often given, but here their scope and boundary-pushing ambition is more evident than ever before.

Still maintaining a blend of spiritual jazz, dub, experimental and electronic soundscapes, here those elements are vigorously whipped-up into huge cyclones of sound, more song-based and accessible than before, but also almost psychedelic in its euphonic blend of colours, textures, facets and moods.

Tracklist:

A1. C’mon
A2. Blinded
A3. Dust
A4. Cold Light
A5. Ezekiel
A6. Fever Dream

B1. Grounded
B2. Madrid
B3. Leviathan
B4. The Rush / Let Go
B5. Butterflies
B6. In Time