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Griots

by Gerald Cleaver

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jef37 It is necessary to immerse yourself in the musical world of Gerald Cleaver to appreciate his music, a futuristic jazz that is sometimes abstract, often melodious and rich in sounds inspired by triphop and techno. An essential album. Favorite track: Geri Allen.
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𝕋𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕝 Griots’ offers plenty of drum-driven instrumentation, dark, twisted beats and lo-fi grooves; it’s an intriguing mixture of delicate and intense sonics. Another excellent release from Cleaver that offers great rewards to those who invest the time in repeated listens. Favorite track: Buena Vista.
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Geri Allen 05:18
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Buena Vista 04:39

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Griots is Gerald Cleaver's second electronic album, jointly released by 577 Records sub label Positive Elevation and Meakusma. It sees Cleaver further exploring the depths of electronic music offered by his hometown Detroit, combining those influences with his personal musical background. A jazz drummer. originally from Detroit, Cleaver has for years been one of the leading drummers and composers in New York's jazz scene.

Griots is all about spontaneity, dealing with a wide range of influences and ideas, blending them in an at times gentle, at times ferocious flurry of rowdy synthesis, FM tones and muted drum machines. The album is a challenging listen that offers comfort as well as contorted acceptance. It defines the nature of inspiration as circular. Griots also features Cuban jazz pianist and composer David Virelles and American composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Highly original and striking a unique and informed tone, Griots loops psychedelic sounds and rhythmic ideas, adding a version-like feel to it's IDM and club music influences. Its templates are open-ended and shed light on what is going on around us.

"It is very important to me to stress the importance of Tribe. Community is everything." - Gerald Cleaver

Available on vinyl and digital, with the vinyl version containing seven tracks + four digital-only tracks that are downloadable upon purchasing a copy.

credits

released June 4, 2021

Gerald Cleaver: Electronics.
Virelles features David Virelles.
Recorded in 2020 in Brooklyn, New York.
Mixed and mastered by Jeremy Loucas at Sear Sound, New York City.
Buena Vista mixed by Chris Castagno.
William Parker mixed by Curtis Macdonald.

Inner Sleeve portrait by Attila Kleb.
Design in London, January 2021, by Philip Marshall.

This Records has been made with the support of the shifting foundation.

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