Tyshawn Sorey - Tyshawn / King '2021

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Untitled One
02. Untitled Two
03. Untitled Three
04. Untitled Four
05. Untitled Five

Upon first meeting one another, drummer / composer, Tyshawn Sorey and synthesist
/ producer, King Britt, had a mutual respect for one another’s practice.

Growing up in Newark NJ, Tyshawn was exposed to east coast club & electronic
music, which always had a special place in his heart. His record collection is
an example of a true connoisseur of the genre, who has travelled the world
extensively. Working with everyone from Vijay Iyer to George Lewis, Tyshawn is
one of the most sought after composers and improvisors in music, he had yet to
explore his electronic side, except for his occasional unannounced dj sets!

King Britt’s continued contribution to the advancement of electronic
music, producing or remixing everyone from Solange to Miles Davis, help solidify
his native Philadelphia as a necessary point on the map for dance music
enthusiasts. Growing up in a household of jazz fusion, funk and soul, his love
of the electronic heroes of those genres, pushed him to explore djing and
improvising with musicians using the cutting edge technologies available.

These two titans went into the studio for 2 days, which happen to fall right
before the world went into lockdown in 2019. With no rehearsals, direction or
plan, armed with drums & synths, these two did what they do best and created a
sonic documentation of fearless exploration into polyrhythmic time travel. They
were channeling and conjuring sounds from an alternate universe, releasing
whatever emotions were in the moment. They were focused on the journey leaving
the destination in the listener’s mind. 

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