Mwandishi (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Mwandishi (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanMwandishi is one of Herbie Hancock's first departures from his traditional jazz sounds. The album which was recorded in a single session on New Year's Eve is a much more spacier effort compared to his earlier works, created by Hancock's us of electronic effects devices. His sextet is the most progressive ensemble he played with and he took the next step in the future of jazz. The music on Mwandishi is beautifully atmospheric and the long tracks leave

and attracted to the rich ramifications of modern grooves

For the video - premiered here - the band get to ride a bucking bronco wearing animal masks while a serious-looking woman mimes along to the song

One of the lost gems of the 90s

and vocoded synths

John Dwyer (Thee Oh-Sees) and Eric Bauer (Crack W

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It's hard to believe but ONDA is even more dynamic and rhythmic

It was followed in 2020 by a book of the same name which collected together the most striking imagery from the exhibition alongside interviews and personal essays

and exhaustion morphs into an urge to rally

compiled together on one album for the first time

narrated by John Peel

The album is mastered by world-renowned engineer Dave Cooley (Blood Orange