Mulatu Astatke - Heliocentrics, The - Inspiration Information

Label:

Strut

Catalog#:

STRUT040LP

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Germany

Released:

07 Apr 2009

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country, Funk / Soul, Jazz

Style:

Jazz-Funk, Psychedelic

Tracklist

A1	Masenqo	6:26	X
	Arranged By [Strings] - Keane* Arranged By [Trad. Arr.] - Astatke* Bass [Electric], Guitar - Jake Ferguson Drums, Percussion, Guitar - Malcolm Catto* Harp - Kat Arney Percussion - Jack Yglesias Piano - Oliver Parfitt Strings - Dan Keane Theremin - Tom Hodges Violin [Masenqo] - Mesafnit Negash Vocals - Yezina Negash Written-By - Ferguson* , Catto*
A2	Cha Cha	5:27	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Flute [Solo], Percussion - Jack Yglesias Guitar - Adrian Owusu Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] - Oliver Parfitt Saxophone [Tenor] - James Arben Trombone - Joel Yennior Trumpet - Byron Wallen Vibraphone, Percussion - Mulatu Astatke Written-By - Astatke*
A3	Mulatu	3:31	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Keyboards - Oliver Parfitt Percussion - Jack Yglesias Saxophone [Baritone] - James Allsop Saxophone [Tenor] - Shabaka Hutchings Trombone - Joel Yennior Trumpet [Solo] - Byron Wallen Vibraphone [Solo] - Mulatu Astatke Written-By - Astatke*
B1	Addis Black Widow	3:44	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Ferguson* , Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums, Effects - Malcolm Catto* Flute [Washint] - Dawit Gebreab Guitar - Adrian Owusu Keyboards - Oliver Parfitt Percussion, Flute [Solo] - Jack Yglesias Saxophone [Barritone] - James Allsop Saxophone [Tenor] - Shabaka Hutchings Trombone - Joel Yennior Trumpet - Byron Wallen Written-By - Owusu* , Yglesias* , Ferguson* , Yennior* , Catto* , Parfitt*
B2	Fire In The Zoo	3:52	X
	Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] - Shabaka Hutchings Double Bass - Jake Ferguson Drums, Percussion - Malcolm Catto* Piano, Flute - Jack Yglesias Saxophone [Baritone] - James Arben Written-By - Yglesias* , Ferguson* , Arben* , Catto* , Hutchings*
B3	Dewel	5:35	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums, Percussion - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Percussion - Jack Yglesias Piano, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Moog] - Oliver Parfitt Saxophone [Tenor] - James Arben Trombone - Joel Yennior Trumpet - Byron Wallen Vibraphone - Mulatu Astatke Written-By - Astatke*
B4	Blue Nile	3:18	X
	Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Keyboards - Oliver Parfitt Percussion - Jack Yglesias Saxophone [Soprano] - James Allsop Saxophone [Tenor] - Shabaka Hutchings Theremin - Tom Hodges Written-By - Owusu* , Ferguson* , Yennior* , Catto* , Parfitt*
C1	Esketa Dance	4:08	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] - Mulatu Astatke Guitar - Adrian Owusu Lyre [Krar] - Dawit Gebreab Organ - Oliver Parfitt Percussion - Jack Yglesias Saxophone [Baritone] - James Arben Saxophone [Tenor] - Shabaka Hutchings Trombone - Joel Yennior Trumpet - Byron Wallen Written-By - Yglesias* , Ferguson* , Yennior* , Catto* , Astatke* , Parfitt*
C2	Chik Chikka	5:13	X
	Arranged By [Horns] - Yennior* Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] - Mulatu Astatke Flute [Washint] - Dawit Gebreab Guitar - Adrian Owusu Lyre [Krar] - Temesgen Taraken Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor], Clarinet [Bass] - James Allsop Trombone - Joel Yennior Written-By - Astatke*
C3	Live From Tigre Lounge	2:56	X
	Drums, Keyboards - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Guitar, Bass [Electric] - Jake Ferguson Keyboards [Additional] - Oliver Parfitt Percussion - Jack Yglesias Written-By - Owusu* , Ferguson* , Catto*
C4	Chinese New Year	3:45	X
	Arranged By [Strings] - Keane* Double Bass - Jake Ferguson Drums - Malcolm Catto* Harp - Kat Arney Percussion - Jack Yglesias Piano - Oliver Parfitt Strings - Dan Keane Written-By - Ferguson* , Catto* , Parfitt*
D1	An Epic Story	5:14	X
	Arranged By [Strings] - Keane* Double Bass, Guitar [Thai] - Jake Ferguson Drums, Percussion - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Harp - Kat Arney Percussion - Jack Yglesias Saw [Musical Saw] - Tom Hodges Strings - Dan Keane Strings [Begena], Flute [Washint] - Dawit Gebreab Written-By - Owusu* , Keane* , Ferguson* , Catto*
D2	Phantom Of The Panther	2:21	X
	Bass [Electric], Flute [Wooden], Percussion - Jake Ferguson Drums, Percussion - Malcolm Catto* Harp - Kat Arney Organ - Dan Keane Percussion - Adrian Owusu Piano - Oliver Parfitt Written-By - Ferguson* , Catto* , Parfitt*
D3	Anglo Ethio Suite	9:54
	Arranged By [Strings] - Keane* Clarinet [Bass] - James Allsop Double Bass, Strings [Begena] - Jake Ferguson Drums, Piano [Additional] - Malcolm Catto* Guitar - Adrian Owusu Harp - Kat Arney Keyboards [Electronica] - Tom Hodges Percussion, Flute [Solo] - Jack Yglesias Piano - Mulatu Astatke Strings, Cello [Solo] - Dan Keane Written-By - Yglesias* , Ferguson* , Catto*

Credits

Artwork By [Cover Painting] - Wosene Worke Kosrof
Artwork By [Illustrated Typography] - Chris Watson
Artwork By [Package Design] - Matt Thame
Mastered By - Mandy Parnell
Other [A & R Consultant, Collaboration Originated By] - Karen Pearson
Other [A & R, Product Management, Release Coordination] - Joel Davis , Quinton Scott
Other [Series Concept] - Juan Vandervoort
Photography - Alexis Mayron
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By - Jake Ferguson , Malcolm Catto*

Notes

All sessions produced, engineered and mixed at Quatermass Studios, London. Recorded at Quatermass Studios London, 8th - 14th September 2008.
Mastered at Electric Mastering.

Collaboration originated at Broad Casting, Cargo, London, April 2008, supported by Red Bull Music Academy / RBMA Radio.

Strut is part of the !K7 label group
Made in Germany

Bar Code: 730003 304019
LC 07306
℗ 2009 Strut
© 2009 Strut

Etching on run out groove on Side A1 reads: "Electric Mandy Parnell"

Text from the sticker on the front cover:
"Groundbreaking Ethiopian bandleader Mulatu Astatke forges a new Ethio-jazz hybrid with The Heliocentrics (Now Again / Stones Throw Records).
A brand new studio collaboration and the third in Strut's Inspiration Information series."

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