Tom Skinner - Voices Of Bishara

Tom Skinner - Voices Of BisharaVinyl LP pressing. 2022 release from drummer, composer, and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet). The first recording under Skinner's own name is a reference to an album he listened to repeatedly during the COVID 19 lockdown: cellist Abdul Wadud's 1978 solo album By Myself, which was privately pressed on Wadud's label, Bishara. The common Arabic name has the intention or meaning of "good news" or "the bringer of good news." The album

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slow-release guitars

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exploring local indigenous and Afro-cosmologies in a modern setting - using homeland traditions and rhythms to build on a vibrant history of visual and sonic art

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distorted melody and bassier dance floor leanings

Each copy includes a 6-page xeroxed booklet with lyrics

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