Wow! If this is the preview it bodes well for the album. When is it out?

I loved Flying Fish on the Beat the System album and was thrilled when Edentide became avaliable on Amazon in the US today.

Absolutely beautiful and haunting melodies and arrangements! Noel is a genius and always has been...

Crossfaded clips of 7 of the 8 tracks from Edentide, my debut album, out soon on Suntara records. It was fun selecting these fragments and knitting them together. The way they flow into each other mirrors the narrative quality of the album, which plays like a continuous 55 minute soundtrack to an unseen movie, or so I've been told.
I hope you enjoy this little sample. 

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Yazz Ahmed’s Electric Dreams project is an on-going series of live performances and recording sessions in which she collaborates with her favourite musicians to create unique, spontaneous compositions.

These free flowing and conversational improvisations make use of electronic effects, sound design, live looping and sampling, in an exploration of contemporary jazz from a different angle.

Previous contributors include Janek Gwizdala, Lewis Wright, Shirley Tetteh, Johanna Burnheart and Dave Mannington.

Joining Yazz in this excerpt are vocal sculptor, Jason Singh, drummer, Rod Youngs, and guitarist, Samuel Hällkvist.

Electric Dreams excerpt - Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall. Oct 2017

First track from the forthcoming EP 'La Saboteuse Remixed' landing on Naim Records 03/08/2018.

The Lost Pearl (Hector Plimmer Remix)

Yazz Ahmed enlists three top notch producers for her 'La Saboteuse Remixed' EP. DJ Khalab’s rework of ‘Jamil Jamal’ gives frantic, electronic verve to the original’s jazz experimentalism…

Read more: https://bit.ly/2uIXFQa

La Saboteuse, Remixed

Premiere: Yazz Ahmed ‘Jamil Jamal (DJ Khalab Remix)’

Full stream of @black-ea-n-o-maya's bass-heavy remix of @yazzahmed's "Al Emadi," out August 17 on @naimrecs.

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/premiere-hear-a-dynamic-remix-from-principe-trio-blacksea-nao-maya

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Premiere: Yazz Ahmed - Al Emadi (Blacksea NaÌƒo Maya remix)

After a brief break, Colectivo Futuro are back with the first new Boom Music of the summer! 

With so much new music to share it was a daunting task narrowing it down, whilst trying to fit in some rediscoveries and a classic or two. There’s a couple of tracks from Emanative’s incredible new LP "Earth", a favourite cut from the "Woven Entity" LP, something from Makaya McCraven’s new mixtape - recorded by the Chicago drummer in London’s TRC with the cream of local talent, remixed live by Darkhouse Family, Ben Lamar Gay, Quiet Dawn, et al, and all mixed & edited again by Makaya into the perfect tape/long-mix format. Other highlights include Jonny Drop’s excellent new LP on Albert’s Favourites, Hector Plimmer’s Bruk leaning mix for Yazz Ahmed, the Scorpios - one of four excellent new 45s on the "Afro 7" LP, Momo Wandel Soumah - finally on vinyl thanks to Buda Musique, Nat Birchall meets Al Breadwinner, Thabang Tabane, and of course, the so-called ‘lost’ Coltrane recording. A couple of treasures from recent hunts abroad are thrown in for good measure and Miguel rounds off the show with a heavy dose of Venezuelan salsa. Enjoy!

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Claire Teal show 7/5/17 - Give It One

IXCHEL are simmering with excitement to present a super limited release from the formidable Yazz Ahmed entitled ‘A Shoal of Souls’.

The release marks the final chapter of her 2017 ‘La Saboteuse’ - an explosive album that turned heads worldwide, scooped numerous best of ’17 lists, as well as becoming a heavyweight UN certified UNESCO album of the decade. High praise for an artist on her second full length release.

‘A Shoal of Souls’ cements the formidable relationship that has been established between Yazz and Sophie Bass. Sophie is one of the most exciting illustrators currently operating worldwide; still in her twenties, her enlivening work across the Jazz scene has already sparked comparisons with Reid Miles. She was given free response to create the stunning four panel gatefold artwork for La Saboteuse, before being tasked to remix her own artwork where she captured the electronic rhythm and groove of the Hector Plimmer, DJ Khalab and Blacksea Não Maya reworks for the genre-breaking ‘La Saboteuse Remixed’ EP.

Music is intrinsic to Sophie’s creative process, fuelling her distinctive style that embodies symbolism and social justice. On seeing her music visually “come alive” Yazz was overwhelmingly inspired to create, this feeling best captured in Yazz’s presentation of the movement to Sophie.

“I was inspired to compose this piece  - compelled actually - after seeing your amazing, evocative, artwork for Chapter Two. Suddenly seeing my inner destroyer, La Saboteuse, given physical form as a living breathing entity made me gasp  - a real jaw dropping moment.

The way that you transposed psychological concepts into a physical image - my anti-muse literally dragging the victim into the depths… it really helped cement the whole idea - seeing how dangerous and evil she can be. 

I was already thinking about the migrants who perished at sea when I named the chapter The Shoal of Souls, and this new composition is dedicated to all the people who have lost their lives crossing the sea in search of a better future.

I hope the music conveys the strength and power of the human spirit, the bravery to risk everything for their families, the anger I feel at the response of the West, a lack of empathy, a lack of compassion. They are not a swarm, they are us - humans.

The music is also inspired by Sufism, the idea of whirling and turning, falling into a trance, a dream. I see a mirror with the whirling turning ocean, a whirlpool of lost souls, of untold stories, talents and lives unfulfilled: joining together in the eternal dance and rhythm of a vast shoal of fish which seems to beat like a heart.”

Presented with the intertwining of two mammoth creatives we were compelled to create something truly special….

The record comes heavyweight, as a limited collectors edition worthy of the discogs-breaking prices La Saboteuse is currently fetching. Cementing the collaboration, Yazz’s music forms the A side while on the B is Sophie’s artwork; a whirlpool of fish and souls spinning backwards into the ocean when played, embodying the voice of the music.

Copies 1 - 50 come numbered and include a limited edition print of the cover art signed by Yazz. The release also marks the first time a Yazz Ahmed test pressing has ever been available to buy.

Move fast to grab a little piece of Jazz history.

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Yazz Ahmed - A Shoal Of Souls

British-Bahraini trumpeter and composer, Yazz Ahmed, will release a second remix EP in October. Listen to DJ Plead's psychedelic trip through vibrant percussion and sultry brass on his remix of 'Ruby Bridges' now.

Premiere: Yazz Ahmed 'Ruby Bridges (DJ Plead Remix)'

Trumpet player, Noel Langley's debut solo album, Edentide, was released by Suntara Records on the 30th of June 2014.

Noel has been at the forefront of the British music scene for nearly thirty years, enjoying a career as a performer, composer, arranger, producer and educator. Renowned for his versatility, he has worked with many of the world’s top symphony orchestras, big bands and recording artists, and has performed in over sixty West End productions. 

Identified as an exceptional talent by Leonard Bernstein, whilst studying at the Guildhall School of Music, he went on to establish himself as one of this country’s finest lead players, performing with jazz greats such as Sir John Dankworth, Tim Garland, Hermeto Pascoal, Andrew Hill and Harry Connick Junior. He founded the London Jazz Orchestra in 1991 and played lead trumpet on Loose Tubes’ award winning album, ‘Dancing on Frith Street’, released in 2010.

Noel is currently a member of the virtuoso ensemble assembled by contemporary classical composer, Graham Fitkin.

Recently Noel has been performing and recording with Radiohead, is featured on the record breaking album ‘21’ by Adele and has been directing and arranging music for the Swing Out Sister Big Band, for concerts in London and the Far East.



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