In 2019 Soothsayers' Robin Hopcraft and Idris Rahman went to Sao Paolo to spend some time with Victor Rice and some incredible local musicians, recording tracks for their album We Are Many (WahWah45s). A lot of great material was recorded, and some tracks from the same session formed the beginning of this instrumental album, which blossomed into a full-blown affair during lockdown and over the internet, recording Bruno Barque on drums with Victor on bass in Brazil and guitarist Joao Erbetta in Portugal whilst Robin and Idris directed over zoom in London. The shared feeling of connection shines through in the music despite the distance, and it never once feels that the music is anything other than a band in a room communicating, dancing and loving the music they're creating. The music is full of warmth, vibe and heavy groove, inviting you into its world in order to take you deep into a dubbed up trance.
Soothsayers have been providing us with their own unique brand of Reggae for some years now and this new instrumental album is a wonderful reflection of all the qualities which make this band’s work so important and enjoyable; whether it’s dancing or chilling out get the vinyl album on your turntable and feel the beat. - David Rodigan - David Rodigan DJ Radio 1 Xtra
On new album, Brixton’s dub/jazz/Afrobeat stalwarts Soothsayers offer 11 emotive instrumentals, their sonic textures afforded greater depth through the input of some of São Paulo’s finest musicians, including Criolo’s drummer, Bruno Buarque, and renowned guitarist/soundtrack composer Joao Erbetta of production team Capitão Monga. Led by the distinctive melodies of saxophonist Idris Rahman and trumpeter Robin Hopcraft, and supported by various colleagues in the UK and Brazil, the instrumentally-charged music is balm for the soul in these challenging times and the absence of vocal distractions allow the listener to fully absorb the group’s superb musicianship; there are 11 hefty companion dubs too, expertly crafted by the renowned producer and dub remixer, Victor Rice, resulting in what is easily the unit’s most instrumentally compelling release to date. ........David Katz - David Katz Writer - Guardian , Mojo . Reggae Author
loving that old school analogue sound - Don Letts BBC 6 music
Awash with groove , melody and quality musicianship ….you’ll love this …..the dub version’s quite magical - John Missouri Echoes Magazine
I love it! - Satta Man Real Roots Radio
they get better and better - Angus Taylor United Reggae/BBC Online
fantastic band - Gerry Lyseight BBC and independent DJ
beautiful music - Robert Elms BBC Radio London
beautiful - gilles peterson BBC Radio 6
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