September 2024 sees the release of Ishmael Ensemble’s third long-player ‘Rituals’, which marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians. With their live-instrumentation-meets-electronic merging of styles, the group were always broader than the ‘new UK jazz’ tag which they were often given, but here their scope and boundary-pushing ambition is more evident than ever before. Still maintaining a blend of spiritual jazz, dub, experimental and electronic soundscapes, here those elements are vigorously whipped-up into huge cyclones of sound, more song-based and accessible than before, but also almost psychedelic in its euphonic blend of colours, textures, facets and moods.
With UK and EU tours set for October / November 2024 and sights set on wider international touring and festivals in 2025, ‘Rituals’ sees Ishmael Ensemble embrace everything they’ve achieved so far with outward facing optimism for the future.
Ishmael Ensemble’s new album‘Rituals’ is out on 6th September via Severn Songs
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