Tom Skinner - Voice of Bishara
Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces this lean and beautiful album, in which he edited a starry recording session into a sonorous, tuff and beguiling new shape. The title of Tom Skinnerâs first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadudâs ultra-rare 1978 solo album âBy Myselfâ, which Skinner listened to repeatedly during lockdown. Wadudâs album was privately pressed on his own label, Bisharra, and whilst Skinnerâs title uses the more conventional spelling of this common Arabic name, they both have the same intention or meaning: it translates as âgood newsâ, or âthe bringer of good newsâ. This is a classic-sounding record that connects backwards to Skinnerâs 2017 Hello Skinny collaboration with American composer and Arthur Russell-collaborator Peter Zummo on âWatermelon Sunâ. It links sideways to Makaya McCravenâs beat maker-inspired treatments of jazz sessions, and it offers a musical bridge to Sons of Kemetâs most meditative moments.
Tom Skinner - Voice of Bishara
Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces this lean and beautiful album, in which he edited a starry recording session into a sonorous, tuff and beguiling new shape. The title of Tom Skinnerâs first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadudâs ultra-rare 1978 solo album âBy Myselfâ, which Skinner listened to repeatedly during lockdown. Wadudâs album was privately pressed on his own label, Bisharra, and whilst Skinnerâs title uses the more conventional spelling of this common Arabic name, they both have the same intention or meaning: it translates as âgood newsâ, or âthe bringer of good newsâ. This is a classic-sounding record that connects backwards to Skinnerâs 2017 Hello Skinny collaboration with American composer and Arthur Russell-collaborator Peter Zummo on âWatermelon Sunâ. It links sideways to Makaya McCravenâs beat maker-inspired treatments of jazz sessions, and it offers a musical bridge to Sons of Kemetâs most meditative moments.
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Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces this lean and beautiful album, in which he edited a starry recording session into a sonorous, tuff and beguiling new shape. The title of Tom Skinnerâs first release under his own name is a reference to cellist Abdul Wadudâs ultra-rare 1978 solo album âBy Myselfâ, which Skinner listened to repeatedly during lockdown. Wadudâs album was privately pressed on his own label, Bisharra, and whilst Skinnerâs title uses the more conventional spelling of this common Arabic name, they both have the same intention or meaning: it translates as âgood newsâ, or âthe bringer of good newsâ. This is a classic-sounding record that connects backwards to Skinnerâs 2017 Hello Skinny collaboration with American composer and Arthur Russell-collaborator Peter Zummo on âWatermelon Sunâ. It links sideways to Makaya McCravenâs beat maker-inspired treatments of jazz sessions, and it offers a musical bridge to Sons of Kemetâs most meditative moments.
