We Out Here / Various: We Out Here / Various (Vinyl LP)

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. Nodding to spiritual jazz influences, Maisha's 'Inside The Acorn' is a wandering, explorative rumination, balancing delicate washes of piano and percussion with sharp interplay between flute and bass clarinet. In contrast, Nubya Garcia's 'Once' is taut and carefully-poised, her tenor sax guiding a carefully-built energy to an explosive conclusion. And finally, Triforce's 'Walls' is a performance in two parts: starting with Mansur Brown's languorous, lyrical guitar, the second half switches up to a low-slung, g-funk-tipped groove. Maisha - Inside the Acorn, Ezra Collective - Pure Shade, Moses Boyd Ensemble - Sirens, Theon Cross - Brockley, Nubya Garcia - Once, Shabaka Hutchings - Black Skin Black Masks, Triforce - Walls, Joe Armon-Jones - Go See, Kokoroko - Abusey Junction