Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises ALBUM REVIEW

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Better late than never, I guess.


I had never heard of electronic act Sam Shepherd, better known as Floating Points, before this album, but he’s been acclaimed for a little bit now. However, if you’ve caught the eye of Pharoah Sanders, one of the most influential jazz musicians ever, you must be doing something right. Along with working with the London Symphony Orchestra, Floating Points and Sanders ended up releasing an entire album together, titled Promises. Before its release, it was being hyped up as the return of Pharoah Sanders. It ended up slipping past me because of a busy schedule, but I knew I had to cover this before 2021 was up. So, let’s not waste any more time because enough was wasted already.

Is this an album? Is this a song? It’s honestly tough to tell what it is, but either way, it’s fucking beautiful. I mean, damn. I’m kind of at a loss for words while writing this. Floating Points really makes you float on this ambient/jazz fusion experience, and the performances from Sanders and the London Symphony make it all the better. This is the kind of album to just lay down on the ground, close your eyes, and just listen to it. I actually did this on my second listen and it was stunning. It’s not the most complicated album either, since the main joke around it is that it repeats around one motif for 45 minutes, but that’s what makes it so engrossing. It’s hypnotic to listen to for a while, and listening to one motif for 45 minutes has never been this good. Overall, Promises has lived up to its promise. The team up of Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and The London Symphony Orchestra proves to be the best jazz album of the 21st century so far.


10/10


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Promises is a Luaka Bop release.

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