Leifur James, Max Brittain, Jali Bakary Konteh – A Louder Silence / ALND53

RELEASE: A Louder Silence
ARTIST(S): Jali Bakary Konteh, Leifur James, Max Brittain

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PUBLISHER: Late Night Tales / ALND53
MUSICAL GENRE: Lossless, Electronica
RELEASE DATE: 2018-08-09
DOWNLOAD FORMAT: 858Kbps, LOSSLESS
FILE SIZE: (277.59 MB)

A Louder Silence have 10 TOTAL TRACKS

1. Leifur James – Alpine (02:47) 05A, 150
2. Leifur James – Time (05:22) 03A, 110
3. Leifur James – Suns Of Gold (04:23) 11A, 127
4. Leifur James – Argonaut (07:48) 04A, 158
5. Leifur James – Mumma Don’t Tell (05:08) 02A, 82
6. Leifur James, Max Brittain – Uncle Blue (04:26) 02A, 128
7. Leifur James – Night And Day (06:26) 03A, 128
8. Jali Bakary Konteh, Leifur James – Salaninam (04:14) 04A, 113
9. Leifur James – Red Sea (04:52) 10B, 105
10. Leifur James – Osho (05:17) 05A, 125

Total Playtime: 00:50:43 min

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Leifur James will release his debut album in October through Late Night Tales artist label Night Time Stories.

A Louder Silence is the London-based producer and multi-instrumentalists first proper release; his two earlier singles feature on the record, after gaining support from Gilles Petersons Worldwide FM with a live airing and interview in 2017, plus continued backing from XLR8R, Stamp the Wax, and BBC Radio 6 Music DJs.

The album is both spacious and thought-provoking, energetic yet restrained, brimming with nuanced electronic instrumentals, dubby synths, and jazz breaks creating an array of rich textures, complemented occasionally by James own soulful vocals.

While James early unreleased work was singularly electronic, A Louder Silence focuses on analog synths and warm acoustic instruments, all played by his own hand. Its the product of a two-year spell in James home studio, with additional live drums recorded with Jim Macrae at Londons Old Paradise Audio.

James rich musical influences are laced through the release. Encouraged by his mother, a classically trained pianist, he learned to play the cello and developed a deep understanding of rhythm and melody that informs his approach to writing electronic music. James plays the piano he grew up listening to in Mumma Dont Tell and samples an indefinable percussive element to drive forward Suns Of Gold. Night and Day sees cello plucks and long melodic strokes interlink with a grooving synth line. He also field records the atmospheric Moroccan sea in Red Sea. Inspiration stems from the experimentation of modern day electronic producers, fused with the Jazz, Classical, Blues, and Soul music that soundtracked his youth.

Central to the album is the idea of space. James recalls the early advice of his uncle, a jazz guitarist, who features on Uncle Blue:I remember him saying to me: What goes in comes out, James says. Every detail should be a worthy detail; sometimes nothing is better than something. Moments of blissful, structured intensity are juxtaposed with stillness and near silence dark and light; loud and quiet. This also forms the foundation for the album title: A Louder Silence reflects the dichotomy of finding pockets of stillness in a noisy world.

The result is 10 distinct tracks delivered as one coherent and well-structured long-player debut, set for release on LP, CD, and digital, on 5th October 2018.

Live dates follow a debut live show earlier this year at the Jazz Café with Yazz Ahmed, including an album launch at Londons Ghost Notes in October.//