Roger Hartley
Saw him open in Baltimore for the Thurston Moore band. Fantastic!! He played all over the audience...wild sax play like Ornette Coleman
Favorite track: MEDICINE WOMAN.
Second edition of BRAHJA with new album artwork by RYOCK, woodcut artist from Tokyo, is available now for order as of Dec 18th, 2020.
credits
released September 12, 2019
Devin Brahja Waldman - saxophone, piano, synthesizer, drums
Isis Giraldo - piano, synthesizer, voice
Damon Shadrach Hankoff - organ, piano, synthesizer
Martin Heslop - acoustic bass
Daniel Gélinas - drums, synthesizer
Margaret Morris - voice on songs #1 and #2
Sam Shalabi - guitar on songs #3, #6, #8
Luke Stewart - electric bass/pedals on #2 #4 #5, #6, #9
Daniel Carter - soprano saxophone on #5 and #10
Anais Maviel - surdo and voice on #10
Composed, Mixed & Produced by Devin Brahja Waldman
Recorded by Daniel Gélinas at Studio Chocolat Chaud at Graniteville, QC.
Additional recording by Ambrose Bye at Fast Speaking Music Studios, NYC. Digital mastering by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studio, NYC.
Vinyl mastering by Louis Henry Sarmiento II at Sonic Vista Studios, Ibiza, Spain.
Artwork by RYOCK
(Woodcuts based on photography by Isaac Rosenthal)
(Woodcuts also based on artwork by Jason MClean & Hanz Mambo and on photography by No Land, TSE, Mazen Kerbaj, Simon DesRochers)
Lettering and word design by Corey J. Of The Veazies
Layout by Ilja Tulit
I was brought here after listening to a live performance of Makaya's on you tube. I instantly loved the song Holy Lands so much that I had to see if the album version was the same rendition as the live one. Then I listened to the whole album! Universal Beings is a just a groove... It's a mix of traditional and something new, very nice. pandr1900
My god, what an absolutely incredible Suite. I'll admit, I've struggled to get into Pharoah Sanders due to diving headfirst into some of his most challenging catalogue and that never worked. This is the perfect place to restart. Floating Points is new for me and I can honestly say I've never heard synthesizer music this lush and organic before. the LSO is just perfect. This is one of those albums that any serious music fan needs in their life. The perfect swan song for the great Pharaoh! 5/5 ClassyMusicSnob