Ibibio Sound Machine have shared their new ‘The Black Notes’ EP in full.
The afro-futurist groove collective returned carer this yr, with their ace ‘Pull The Rope’ album successful vital reward. On its launch, CLASH wrote:
Their first since 2022 effort ‘Electrical energy’, this new album pinpoints a few of Ibibio Sound Machine’s singular charms, reflecting the band’s stay power again at them. A decade on from their debut, the band stay a drive to be reckoned with, a noble fixture on the panorama of British music panorama.
A heady summer time of stay performances has adopted, with Ibibio Sound Machine now sharing a model new EP.
The four-tracker options two new cuts, merging their twin loves of membership tradition and West African heritage – try the highlife impulses on ‘Honey Bee’, for instance.
Elsewhere, ‘Pull The Rope’ will get the Captain Planet funk home remix remedy, with ‘Obtained To Be Who You Are’ receiving an acid-flecked transforming.
Ibibio Sound Machine remark…
Moments of pleasure and feeling grateful for the solar in your face. ‘Black Notes’ and ‘Honey Bee’ are two sides of a coin – soulful dance and an digital tackle highlife for 2024. Captain Planet’s funky Afro home remix tackle ‘Pull The Rope’ and Vanguard’s acid tinged model of ‘Obtained To Be Who You Are’ spherical out the choice.
Tune in now.
Catch Ibibio Sound Machine on the following reveals:
November
8 Bristol SWX
9 Leeds Mission Home
14 Brighton Concorde 2
15 Manchester Academy 2
16 Dublin Whelan’s
18 Edinburgh Summerhall
19 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
22 Newcastle Boiler Store
Picture Credit score: Matilda Hill-Jenkins
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