Relentlessly pushing jazz music’s boundaries, Shabaka Hutchings’ second solo album, Of The Earth, recasts an artist long revered as an explosive instrumental force through groups like Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming.
Built from road-crafted beats and loops built on portable devices, the record entwines choral flute passages, kinetic electronics and, for the first time, Shabaka’s own voice as a rapper.
