Irreversible Entanglements
Open the Gates
Release Date: Nov 12, 2021
Genre(s): Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Spiritual Jazz, Modern Free
Record label: International Anthem
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Album Review: Open the Gates by Irreversible Entanglements
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Based on rating 7.8/10
Born in the wake of the murder of Caribbean immigrant Akai Gurley by NYPD, Irreversible Entanglements harnessed the righteous rage they felt on their self-titled debut LP. Since then, the band's experimental jazz has expanded, comfortably taking up more space and broadening in sound and scope. Their 2020 LP Who Sent You? looked to the past with a more restrained approach, as poet and vocalist Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother) reflected on the systemic racism and disenfranchisement that led us to this point.
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