Antibalas - Hourglass

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OUT OCTOBER 24TH. With Hourglass, Antibalas returns to its instrumental roots. “Once a song has lyrics, everyone who doesnʼt speak that language is on the outside. We use rhythm an d melody to translate the emotions in the album and make it universally accessible,” explains the co-producer/founder Martín Perna. The new album draws on compositions written by several current and emeritus members of the group. "Hourglass" begins with a plaintive and ecstatic tenor saxophone solo before digging into an intense 12-8 groove. The group pivots with “Lo-Life” highlighting the groupʼs ability to swing a lá Machito or the 1970s Ghanaian dance band leaders like Gyedu Blay-Ambolley. Others like “Solace,” “Escape” and “La Ceiba,” conjure echoes of the classic Lagos afrobeat sound, albeit spoken with a Brooklyn accent. “Oasis,” the albumʼs finale, is a step into a psychedelic unknown future, with a deep sense of liberatory funk eternally at its core. Show more