Treat your taste buds to these mouthwatering leftovers!
We’re back with The Leftovers feature serving up a smorgasbord of new releases in a bite-sized, no-frills format. This week, electro-acoustic chamber music from the talented trio of Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes. Alabaster DePlume steps back into the spotlight with his bold new album, improv supergroup Emergence Collective return with a expansive new track. Plus, Brussels-based Ciao Kennedy mark the beginning of a new chapter, not only musically — a very delicate, but heavy sound. Eilis Frawley drops the final single Hallucinations, from her forthcoming debut LP Fall Forward. Enjoy.
Last week, International Anthem announced Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes, the debut album out 14th March from the Los Angeles trio of guitarist Gregory Uhlmann, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and bassist Sam Wilkes. Through 11 instrumental tracks, Uhlmann, Johnson, and Wilkes delve into a lyrical, jazz-inspired journey in progressive electro-acoustic chamber music.
Alabaster DePlume, the renowned London-based saxophonist, singer, songwriter, activist, orator, and poet-philosopher, unveils “A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole,” a bold new album releasing on March 7 via International Anthem. Featuring eleven tracks, it emphasises agency, survival, and confronting life’s pains instead of escaping them.
Chapel, Emergence Collective’s latest recorded music since 2023’s Fly Tower, was captured at the Samuel Worth Chapel, a beautiful and intimate venue set in the heart of Sheffield General Cemetery. With influences including Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Max Richter and Pharoah Sanders, Chapel sees the group refine and develop their sound, creating ambient textures that blend with the atmosphere of the venue. Enjoy the opening track ‘SWC-1’ below.
Following the release of EP’s ‘Keldercave’ (2021) and the ‘the problem is’ (2022), as well as being featured on the compilation Lefto presents Jazz Cats Vol. 3’in spring of 2024, Brussels-based Ciao Kennedy reappear with new single ‘Nothing’. Marking the beginning of a new chapter, not only musically — a very delicate, but heavy sound — but also through their partnership with the Belgian label Sdban Ultra for their debut album ‘Solarium’, expected for release in March. Check out the new track below and look out for the album which is out next month.
Listen to the final single Hallucinations, from the debut LP Fall Forward by Eilis Frawley.”‘Hallucinations’ reflects on the roles of hobbies and habits. How seemingly harmless habits can grow bigger and bigger, and develop in to something negative. It’s a wish, to enjoy life, have hobbies, but don’t let your hobbies take over your entire existence. The album “Fall Forward” will be out on March 7th.
