Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The joyous grooves and spirited breaks that infuse this album were assembled from extended studio jams that took place in London in September 2019. The session\u2019s 10-piece ensemble included UK jazz regulars such as the saxophonist Binker Golding as well as members of Maisha, the rocking spiritual jazz ensemble launched by drummer\/producer Jake Long in 2016. Long has now re-cast the session tapes \u2014 chopped up, added to and looped \u2014 into a four-track dystopian jazz suite entitled City Swamp. Packed with detail and the musicians\u2019 personalities, the music sounds fresh and avoids pastiche.The album\u2019s theme may be cycles of urban decay and regeneration, but the vibe that comes across is of close-knit musicians enjoying each other\u2019s company, playing with purpose but also stretching out. Long\u2019s post-production techniques were pioneered by Teo Macero and Miles Davis on the 1970 album Bitches Brew, and the influence of that era remains strong.The set opens with \u201cIdeological Rubble\u201d, named after a term coined by political theorist Alex Williams and cited in Mark Fisher\u2019s book Capitalist Realism \u2014 a key influence on Long\u2019s ideas. Layered mists of electronica begin, continuing with saxophonists Golding and Nubya Garcia on declamatory form. Around the four-minute mark, the track settles into an extended breakout driven by a bass riff. Funky beats, moments of calm and solos by keyboardists Aman\u00e9 Suganami and Al MacSween suggest resistance in play.\u201cCelestial Soup\u201d, which comes next, goes from spacey beginnings to a crescendo of snare-drum chatter on a bed of EDM, followed by \u201cSwamp\u201d, whose subtle bass undertow has echoes of Cream\u2019s \u201cSunshine of Your Love\u201d. Onto this foundation Long places elements of early dub, while his own stripped-down drumming delivers a tight, infectious and unabashed rhythmic pulse, building to a peak of wailing, blues-inflected guitar. The album closes with the ebb-and-flow arc of \u201cSilhouette\u201d, which features a sinuous theme, sensuous brass and a standout appearance by Shirley Tetteh on guitar.\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2018City Swamp\u2019 is released by New Soil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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