Listening to Third Circle, it’s clear the period of time, element and a spotlight that’s gone into it. Over 4,000 hours to be precise. However when its idea is so deeply private, it’s no surprise Oxford-based musician and producer Michael Diamond spent a lot time perfecting its final result. The 23-year previous’s debut album lets us into his inside ideas and conflicted emotions with regards to cultural id; instructed by a dreamy, introspective marriage of jazz, electronica, breaks and ambient.
Taking its title from a phrase that means to be raised in a tradition that’s not the identical as your dad and mom, the album shows Michael’s means to method the traditions of jazz in a totally new approach, bringing his love of the UK digital music scene into the combination too. Our decide, ‘Liberation’ is co-written with musical director of Oxford College Jazz Orchestra and long-standing collaborator, Alex Wilson, who provides wistful sax to Diamond’s ethereal atmosphere, that construct and builds till it crumbles right into a haze of clattering breaks.
The discharge is accompanied by a brief story written by author Áine Kim Kennedy – a detailed good friend of Michael’s, who can be a 3rd tradition child of Irish and Korean heritage – who shares her personal experiences of tradition, faith, spirituality and nationalism.
Third Tradition is out on twenty fourth June by way of Vasuki Sound.
Stamp The Wax · Michael Diamond feat. Alex Wilson – Liberation (STW Premiere)
Feedback are closed.
