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Hill Collective: Tonal Prophecy
ByTonal Prophecy is the ensemble's first studio album. It comes with resonances of Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman and the long gone but not forgotten magnificence of Rip Rig & Panic (featuring Don Cherry's daughter Neneh Cherry), a punk-jazz outfit from Bristol, another British coastal town. Generically there are Latin jazz mutations, the wilder shores of bop and free improv freak-outs. Along for the ride, too, is the Grand Unison Choir, nineteen friends of Hill Collective, who chant, chortle, sing and scream responses to the music.
If all this sounds anarchic, well, it is and it is not. It is more focused than Hill Collective's live performances appear to be, at least on the evidence of the YouTube below. It is also painted on a bigger textural canvas than the YouTube performance: Piskov fronts trumpeter Phil Smith, trombonist Will Roberts, harpist JoJo Circle, pianist luke congdon, bassist Frederico Micheli, drummer Joe Edwards and percussionist Sudhi S Pooniyil, making good use of the available sonic range.
The music is raw and it comes with the sort of energy and good vibes that gladden the heart.
Track Listing
Understanding; Value of Novelty; Health and Virtue; Answer to Two Questions; Dogma Loves You; Duality; Fear and Transcendence; A Joyous Sound.
Personnel
Hill Collective
band / ensemble / orchestraPete Piskov
saxophone, altoJoe Edwards
drumsFederico Micheli
bassluke congdon
pianoWill Roberts
trombonePhil Smith
trumpetSudhi Pooniyil
percussionJoJo Circle
harpAdditional Instrumentation
Pete Piskov: composer, alto saxophone, flute; Will Roberts: trombone, valve trombone; Grand Unison Choir (Gina Boyle, Jamie Broughton, Milo Costelloe, Oceanmae Davis, Edward Deeney, Noah Fox, Oscar Godfrey, Tom Gregory, Fae Haley, Rose Io, Tamara Klüver, Edmund Lloyd-Winder, Constance Nash, Ed Prideaux, Zosia Szymanowska, Joss Trevena-Samson, James Virtue, Freddie Willatt, Tam Zin).
Album information
Title: Tonal Prophecy | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Fin Du Monde
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