In order to record the compositions in his critically acclaimed 2022 release, Gold, Alabaster DePlume instilled a culture of creativity by leading his ensembles in spontaneous composition and development.
To allow them to be present, he kept them constantly creating. This resulted in an abundance of material that he has since produced and arranged, resulting in this collection.
The direction here is firmly rooted in performances and less focused on post-production, featuring DePlume's go-to collaborators in the London scene, and yielding particular space to percussionist Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet), vocalist Momoko Gill, and percussionist/vocalist Donna Thompson.
The result is raw, beautiful, percussive, group music. In-the-room music.
You're there. You're here. Take a listen.