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Ancient Future

Active since: February 11, 1979

World Fusion Music Ancient Future is the first and longest running musical organization dedicated exclusively to the mission of creating world fusion music. The term was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to describe Ancient Future’s unusual blend of musical traditions from around the world. BILLBOARD calls the group “trendsetters” for their early contributions to the movement, which seeks to show how people from different cultures can grow by learning from each other. World fusion is more of a process than a genre. It is a process by which new traditions are created, and has been going on throughout history

Ancient Future

By Dwight Trible

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Truth; My Stomping Ground; Beach Vibes; Derf Reklaw; Elements; Black Dance; African Drum; Wind.

Erlend Albertsen Basspace

Active since: 2020

Erlend Albertsen Basspace

What science have discovered until now, is that the prerequisites for life seems to be a rarity, a non-comformist in the general activity of matter and whatnots in the universe. If you compress the history of the universe into 365 days, Earth would be born in the beginning of September, the human race at 1145pm on December the 31st, and a human life of 80 years would correspond to 1/3 of a second. How do you use that time? 

Doublebassist and composer Erlend Olderskog Albertsen has summoned a handful of dear colleagues from the Norwegian jazz scene for an expedition towards new musical habitats. The crew consists of personalities that are associated with names such as ECM, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Espen Berg, Stian Carstensen, Jaga Jazzist, Marthe Lea, Wako and Miman.

Dwight Trible: Ancient Future

by Chris May
March 2, 2023

This adventurous album takes spiritual jazz's premier vocalist out of his comfort zone and into the deep blue yonder. It is a work of extremes, beginning with a storm of avant-rock, funk and electronics and ending by spinning off into abstract space accompanied by a virtual headful of Stanley Owsley's finest. In short, Ancient Future will ...

Where's The Beat? From Ancient Rhythms To Future Grooves For Gizmos, Gadgets And Thingamajigs

August 10, 2017

The classic “world beat bible" by Matthew Montfort is now bringing these ancient rhythms into the grooves of the future with content for digital audio workstations, sequencers, computers, tablets, smartphones, CD players, and other gizmos! Where's the Beat? A. West Africa, Bali, and India, birthplaces of polyrhythm, gamelan, and tala. B. Within every performer, ...

Ancient Future Concerts Celebrating Matthew Montfort's New Custom Scalloped Fretboard Guitar

December 21, 2015

Ancient Future Bay Area Concerts Debut Performances with Matthew Montfort's New Scalloped Fretboard Guitar Featuring World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort, Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar and Special Guest Composer/Santurist Mariah Parker One of the program variations of the trailblazing world fusion music ensemble, Ancient Future, this improvisatory ensemble features world guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort accompanied by renowned ...

Ancient Future Pacific Northwest Concert Tour

March 8, 2015

The pioneering world music group Ancient Future will perform four concerts as part of a rare Pacific Northwest concert tour. Celebrating its 36th year, Ancient Future is the world's first and longest running ensemble dedicated to world fusion music. They've sold over 150,000 albums and millions of samplers, and performed over 1,000 concerts. Ancient Future has ...

Original Ancient Future Reunion Concert

March 5, 2015

On Sunday, April 19, the original line-up of the pioneering world fusion music group Ancient Future will perform together for the first time this century. Ancient Future was formed in 1978 by students at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California, including Mindia Devi Klein, Matthew Montfort, Benjy Wertheimer, and Phil Fong. Ancient ...

Yearning for the Wind

By Ancient Future

Label: Ancient-Future.Com
Released: 2014

First Ancient Future Studio Video Released On Earth Day

April 17, 2014

Ancient-Future.Com Records Presents: Yearning for the Wind By Ancient Future Yearning for the Wind is the first brand new Ancient Future studio recording released to the general public since 2002's Planet Passion.  It isn't that Ancient Future hasn't been active. Indeed, Ancient Future has recorded over three hours of music in ...