EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY – “YELLOW” //Movementt// (Released 23rd July)

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£24.99 – 2xLP, Limited Edition, Indies Exclusive Clear Vinyl

£24.99 – 2xLP, Standard Edition

The debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared experience. Across its 49 minutes, Yellow draws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-Funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane, and the gorgeous orchestration of the Beach Boys.

You might best understand what Thackray does through reference to auteur figures like Brian Wilson or Madlib, who straddle instrumentation, arrangement and production in order to bring the sound in their head to fruition. As a composer, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ, Emma is just as at home working with the London Symphony Orchestra as she is hosting her show on Worldwide FM. Production credits and collaborations include the likes of Squid, Makaya McCraven, BLU and Pinty.

Tracklisting:

Mercury
Say something
About that
Venus
Green funk
Third eye
May there be peace
Sun
Golden green
Spectre
Rahu & Ketu
Yellow
Our people
Mercury (in retrograde)