Kamasi Washington

a brazen release from young los angeles jazz giant, composer & bandleader kamasi washington - ‘the epic’ is unlike anything jazz has seen & not just because it emanates from the boundary-defying brainfeeder label.

‘the epic’ is a 172 minute, three volume set (across three cds) that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir & 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by washington. pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet, including bassist thundercat & his brother, drummer ronald bruner jr. flying lotus has featured washington on his albums ‘cosmogramma’ and ‘you’re dead!’ and he also plays on the new kendrick lamar album ‘to pimp a butterfly’. recommended if you like flying lotus, john coltrane, fela kuti. lp consists of 3 x black 180g 12”s in artworked 3mm spined sleeves all housed in a rigid board outer slipcase. half speed cut by matt colton at alchemy mastering. mp3 download code enclosed. includes 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by kc woolf haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by kenturah davis.