available now on brownswood bubblers three and also forthcoming on emanative// time which drops on april the 5th 2010

Turn Your Lights On

Back in March 2023 I booked in for a double drummer recording session with good friend Sarathy Korwar and was waiting for him to arrive from the other side of the cosmos (along with his Drums and Tabla via Uber) or to be specific, from his home to the studio.

Earlier I’d had the idea to sample up this particular polyrhythmic modular synth piece that i’d fallen in love with by James Holden (now with his permission) and drum solo to it, so whilst waiting around, I
recorded myself improvising along on drums as well as vibes and various Thai percussion that I had picked up on our recent trip to perform in Bangkok.

The track came together intuitively and instinctively (but not by collectively improvising together as a band, like the other tracks on the forthcoming album “Abstract Intuition”)

I somehow knew that I wanted to create something precise, but I couldn’t quite verbalise or visualise it, perhaps because it was in way subconsciously influenced by everything I was listening to and subjectively inspired by all at once?
So, I allowed it to flow naturally and take its form under my guidance.

Another master percussionist friend, Magnus Mehta, added congas to the melting pot and I then added parts written by Ben Hadwen on flute and Twm Dylan on upright bass followed by me doubling up on synth bass.

I needed a certain simplicity from their input for this piece and I definitely remember ending up telling them both that if they got too ‘clever’ or ‘muso’ on it, I would have to start chopping off fingers one by one until they got the message. Thankfully it didn’t get to this!

To complete the collage I had the idea to invite Peter Zummo aboard for some dubby post punk trombone, the deep tone of which almost reminded me of the depth of sound achieved with a Tibetan Dungchen.
I had briefly met Peter at Cafe OTO when I was there providing DJ support for Bex Burch during her residency there.
And on the subject of Bex, it was her description of her sound as “Messy Minimalism” that partially inspired my title for the track.

it’s about CONSCIOUSNESS, unconsciousness, ego, identity, the mind… and LOVE.

This is expressed in the forthcoming video for the track.

Spontaneously created by

Twm Dylan
Ben Hadwen
Nick Woodmansey

Produced, mixed and collaged into being by Nick Woodmansey / Emanative

Elevated significantly by guest appearances / samples from
Peter Zummo, James Holden, Magnus Mehta,

Mastered by Casper Sutton - Jones At Gearbox

Artwork by Danny Gretscher

https://emanative.bandcamp.com/album/abstract-intuition

Emanative & The Abstract Intuition - Messimalism (Above Thought)

"Paradox" is the second single from the forthcoming album "Abstract Intuition"

These tracks were recorded in a single session at the end of 2022 and received minimal overdubs of percussion. Even the delays and effects were mostly recorded live between tape machines, delays and a harmonizer.
Improvisations with a certain human rawness.

Twm Dylan - Upright Bass
Ben Hadwen - Sax & Flute 
Raimund Wong - Cassette loops, Yamaha MT400 & processing
Nick Woodmanasey Drums, Percussion, mixing & production

Paradox

Emanative Feat' The Pyramids
"Hum Allah Hum Allah Hum Allah" 
(Written by Pharoah Sanders)

Taken from the forthcoming album 
"The Light Years Of The Darkness"
Available here: https://stevereidfoundation.bandcamp.com/
Steve Reid Foundation/Brownswood Recordings

Idris Ackamoor: Chant, Alto Saxophone  & Percussion
Kenneth Nash: Chant & Percussion
Suman Joshi: Upright Bass
Nick Haward: Upright Bass
Phillip Harper: Percussion
Mally Harpaz: Percussion
Tamar Osborn: Bass Clarinet & Flute
Ben Hadwen: Tenor Saxophone
Liz Elensky: Backing Vocals
Andre Espeut: Backing Vocals
Jessica Lauren: Piano
Nick Woodmansey: Drums & Percussion

Vocals/Chant Written and Arranged by Kenneth Nash
Kenneth Nash - Kenade Music, BMI
Idris Ackamoor - Aomawa Music, BMI
Recorded by Mamiko Motto w/ Etienne Railu 
All proceeds to The Steve Reid Foundation

Hum Allah Hum Allah Hum Allah

Emanative feat' Collocutor & Finn Peters - "Fire" 
(Joe Henderson)

full length version 

intro features additional trumpet solo from Simon Finch
and piano from Jessica Lauren

*edited version appears on "The Light Years Of The Darkness"
Brownswood / Steve Reid Foundation

Fire

emanative/space album out today!!
  
  
  give each other space...

Illusions

“This is a track called Black Enchantment from Emanative … a really good tune!”

- Jon More / Coldcut / Ninja Tune - BBC 6Music - Jan 2017


Emanative aka Nick Woodmansey makes his return on self-released limited 7", Ominous Shanti / Black Enchantment – two tracks that perfectly display Nick’s flavour for interesting rhythms, eastern sounds and contemporary influences.

On the flip, ‘Black Enchantment’, Nick brings together the original Emanative nucleus of Ben Hadwen and Jessica Lauren to neatly complement his lazy samples and sluggish programmed beats. The result is a jazz hip-hop vibe that was originally digitally released some time ago.

"We're releasing this one ourselves privately, on the kind of non-existant label Home Planet Recordings, so any and all support really appreciated!
It's a limited edition, so please don't miss out!"

- Nick Woodmansey

HP7001 - B - 

Black Enchantment

"Ominous Shanti is the latest track from the wonderful percussionst / band leader Emanative (AKA Nick Woodmansey) and true to his name it is a marvelous original concoction of eastern sounds, punching horns, trance - inducing rhythms and Miles like inprovisations. Do yourself a favor and put it in your earhole!"

- Idris Ackamoor of The Pyramids - March 2017


"So this is a new one from Emanative, that's the Collective that belongs to Nick Woodmansey …
I might have to drop again next week because I love it so much!"

- Gilles Peterson BBC 6Music - Feb 2017

Emanative aka Nick Woodmansey makes his return on self-released limited 7", Ominous Shanti / Black Enchantment – two tracks that perfectly display Nick’s flavour for interesting rhythms, eastern sounds and contemporary influences.

The A-side, ‘Ominous Shanti’ sees Nick collaborate and create with Tamar Osborn, Sarathy Korwar, Suman Joshi, Ben Hadwen, Simon Finch and Jessica Lauren. Recorded between Malcolm Catto's Heliocentrics and Ibibio Sound Machine's studios.

"We're releasing this one ourselves privately, on the kind of non-existant label Home Planet Recordings, so any and all support really appreciated!
It's a limited edition, so please don't miss out!"

- Nick Woodmansey

Ominous Shanti

Lurking in the darkness patiently, along with both tracks of the Ominous Shanti / Black Enchantment 7" - is the bonus remix from Black Classical… 

(Bandcamp Bonus track)

Ominous Shanti (Black Classical's Om & Om & Om Remix)

Energy

Emanative & Sarathy Korwar - Misguided Meditations

Emanative & Tamar Collocutor - Energy

L I Z   E L E N S K Y - D I S T R A C T I O N S

Available now on Home Planet Recordings:

http://emanative.bandcamp.com/album/distractions

This track started life in the Emanative - Lions Of Judah Sessions, with the two Nick's laying down the rhythm section. Drums were then re-done (recorded to tape) Marc Rapson and Jessica Lauren had a major part in the writing as did Ben Hadwen & Tamar Osborn with the Horns & Woodwinds. Liz wrote and sang the lyric's after listening to Syreeta, Minnie, Stevie and much of the quality and timeless music of Black Jazz Records. 

Jessica had the Clavinet going through the Mutron III and added her usual multi-layers of vintage synthesizer dub sonics. 
After the success of Marc Rapson's remix of Emanative's When On Earth and Liz and Marc's collaboration on Love Is All from his own Dark v.s. Light E.P. it made a lot of sense to get him involved. 

Hope you dig it.

Liz Elensky - Distractions

Taken from album The Volume Of The Light Out Now!

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