5056032365254
5056032365261

Open

Kutiman

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Format: CD

Cat No: SYL019CD

Release Date:  14 October 2022

Label:  Siyal Music

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5056032365254

Genres:  Indie  R&B  

Release Date:  14 October 2022

Label:  Siyal Music

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5056032365261

Genres:  Indie  R&B  

  • Description

    Open is the sixth studio album from acclaimed composer, producer, filmmaker and multi-instrumentalist, Kutiman. It is an addictive & irresistible twelve-track trip taking in elements of classic soul, Middle Eastern psychedelia, Afrobeat, Thai funk, jazz fusion, cosmic library soundscapes and more.



    The uptempo "Vanishing Point" opens proceedings, recalling both Abstract Orchestra's 2017 Dilla tribute and the lounge OST/library music flips of Tosca and DJ Vadim fame.



    My Everything introduces prominent guest & frequent Kutiman collaborator, Dekel, whose soul-pop vocals coupled with jangly acoustic guitar riffs tip to contemporary indie artists such as Michael Kiwanuka and SAULT. "A Day Off passes through" Anatolian psych and Khruangbin-esque Thai funk whilst the afrobeat/jazz fusion "Confetti" pays tribute to Kutiman's other namesake, Fela Kuti.



    Dekel rejoins for the beatdown, lilting dub-soul "Believe In You" with hints of Lord Echo and the sun-inflected New Zealand dub-soul sound. The Tuareg-leaning guitar lines on "Canoe" travel across the Saharan desert easterly towards Sudan and Ethiopia by the end, whilst meditative and Coltrane-adjacent album closer "Ripples" provides a final moment of reflection from a truly global excursion of soundscapes.

    Description

    Open is the sixth studio album from acclaimed composer, producer, filmmaker and multi-instrumentalist, Kutiman. It is an addictive & irresistible twelve-track trip taking in elements of classic soul, Middle Eastern psychedelia, Afrobeat, Thai funk, jazz fusion, cosmic library soundscapes and more.



    The uptempo "Vanishing Point" opens proceedings, recalling both Abstract Orchestra's 2017 Dilla tribute and the lounge OST/library music flips of Tosca and DJ Vadim fame.



    My Everything introduces prominent guest & frequent Kutiman collaborator, Dekel, whose soul-pop vocals coupled with jangly acoustic guitar riffs tip to contemporary indie artists such as Michael Kiwanuka and SAULT. "A Day Off passes through" Anatolian psych and Khruangbin-esque Thai funk whilst the afrobeat/jazz fusion "Confetti" pays tribute to Kutiman's other namesake, Fela Kuti.



    Dekel rejoins for the beatdown, lilting dub-soul "Believe In You" with hints of Lord Echo and the sun-inflected New Zealand dub-soul sound. The Tuareg-leaning guitar lines on "Canoe" travel across the Saharan desert easterly towards Sudan and Ethiopia by the end, whilst meditative and Coltrane-adjacent album closer "Ripples" provides a final moment of reflection from a truly global excursion of soundscapes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Vanishing Point
      • 2. My Everything (Ft. Dekel)
      • 3. Canoe
      • 4. Always Be Alone (Ft. Dekel)
      • 5. Fresh Haze
      • 6. Need To Forget (Ft. Dekel)
      • 7. A Day Off
      • 8. Love You Tomorrow (Ft. Dekel)
      • 9. Confetti
      • 10. Believe In You (Ft. Dekel)
      • 11. High And Dry
      • 12. Ripples

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Vanishing Point
      • 2. My Everything (Ft. Dekel)
      • 3. Canoe
      • 4. Always Be Alone (Ft. Dekel)
      • 5. Fresh Haze
      • 6. Need To Forget (Ft. Dekel)
      • 7. A Day Off
      • 8. Love You Tomorrow (Ft. Dekel)
      • 9. Confetti
      • 10. Believe In You (Ft. Dekel)
      • 11. High And Dry
      • 12. Ripples