Show some gratitude for the new album by Mahuki and certainly don't judge the record by the cover, this is not flat, grey or gloomy - quite the opposite!
So you know Edinburgh is known as the Granite city but soon it'll be also known as the home of the Scottish answer to the Ezra Collective vs. Soothsayers (or even Youthsayers, who were fantastic at WeOutHere Festival) and throw in a bit of Kneebody (remember their remix/cover of Daedelus' 'Platforming'?) all with a string section to your Afro-funkin' reggae-dub AWB jazz-rock!
'Obsolute Absolute Pt. 2' is an obvious starter to get you excited, back that up with 'Warrior Path' (no wonder Jazz FM's Dom Servini was a fan of this one when it came out as a single0 and the 70s TV Themesque 'Opening Credits': these guys are clearly immersed in many different genres and equally adept at arranging into their own sound.
The band are led by Honza Kourimsky and includes members on Nimbus Sextext (as in 'Impulsive' - see review HERE) and on the downtempo 'Presence' they are joined by the trumpet of James Brady.
The centrepiece of the album is the fantastic 3-part title track and as good as corto.alto were at WeOutHere (saw them at the very packed Bawnswood stage), how good it would be if Mahuki were there next year with them?
There's a Bandcamp listening party on 5th September so that's the place to be (at 7PM GMT).
Artist: Mahuki
Title: Gratitude
Release date: 6th September, 2024
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Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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