Release Date: 30 June 2023
Label: Abstract Logix
Packaging Type: EcoPak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 700261493091
Release Date: 21 July 2023
Label: Abstract Logix
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 725543468017
Description
'This Moment' - Shakti's first new studio album in more than 45 years - is a work of immense depth and radiant optimism.
With John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth) and Zakir Hussain (tabla) joined by vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram, the Shakti of now is a powerfully dynamic collective, defined by deft interplay, dazzling unison passages, extraordinarily dexterous improvisations, and the ability to draw from a vast well of global traditions and, miraculously, put them in conversation with one another.
As a cornerstone of what is now called World Music, the vision and virtuosity of Shakti has inspired generations of musicians from around the world to explore sonic hybrids once thought impossible. Born of the musical and spiritual brotherhood shared by the revolutionary British guitarist and bandleader John McLaughlin and master Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain, Shakti's soulful, organic intermingling of Eastern and Western musical traditions has proven transformative for both the band's members and its listeners. Fifty years after the informal conversations and jam sessions that sparked the band into existence, their music continues to resonate and evolve.
Despite the large gap in their studio discography, Shakti has persisted intermittently over the years as a live proposition, releasing several concert recordings. "Shakti is very much a 'live' band, " explains McLaughlin. "A part of the problem with making a studio recording has always been the fact that we live on different continents, and we all follow our individual careers – in addition to working together in Shakti. 'This Moment' is the result of me calling everyone in the fall of 2021 and persuading them to use today's recording technology to realise it."
Recorded and mixed in the U.S., Monaco, India, and Great Britain, This Moment is nevertheless cohesive, bound by the deeply held bond shared by the players - a bond that is audibly apparent across the album's eight tracks.
Description
'This Moment' - Shakti's first new studio album in more than 45 years - is a work of immense depth and radiant optimism.
With John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth) and Zakir Hussain (tabla) joined by vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram, the Shakti of now is a powerfully dynamic collective, defined by deft interplay, dazzling unison passages, extraordinarily dexterous improvisations, and the ability to draw from a vast well of global traditions and, miraculously, put them in conversation with one another.
As a cornerstone of what is now called World Music, the vision and virtuosity of Shakti has inspired generations of musicians from around the world to explore sonic hybrids once thought impossible. Born of the musical and spiritual brotherhood shared by the revolutionary British guitarist and bandleader John McLaughlin and master Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain, Shakti's soulful, organic intermingling of Eastern and Western musical traditions has proven transformative for both the band's members and its listeners. Fifty years after the informal conversations and jam sessions that sparked the band into existence, their music continues to resonate and evolve.
Despite the large gap in their studio discography, Shakti has persisted intermittently over the years as a live proposition, releasing several concert recordings. "Shakti is very much a 'live' band, " explains McLaughlin. "A part of the problem with making a studio recording has always been the fact that we live on different continents, and we all follow our individual careers – in addition to working together in Shakti. 'This Moment' is the result of me calling everyone in the fall of 2021 and persuading them to use today's recording technology to realise it."
Recorded and mixed in the U.S., Monaco, India, and Great Britain, This Moment is nevertheless cohesive, bound by the deeply held bond shared by the players - a bond that is audibly apparent across the album's eight tracks.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Shakti
John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
John McLaughlin
Oz Noy, Dennis Chambers & Jimmy Haslip
Ozone Squeeze feat. Oz Noy
Tony Grey
Wayne Krantz
Debashish Bhattacharya
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters
Yellowjackets
ADHD
Allan Holdsworth
Thomas Stieger
Kronstad 23
Spyro Gyra
Snarky Puppy
