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Strut presents the brand new album from cosmic jazz travellers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor, ’An Angel Fell’. “I wanted
to use folklore, fantasy and drama as a warning bell,” explains
Idris Ackamoor.
“The songs explore global themes that are important to me and to us all:
the rise of catastrophic climate change and our lack of concern for our
planet, loss of innocence and separation... but positive themes too,
the healing power of music, collective action and the simple beauty of
nature.”
Produced by Malcolm Catto of The Heliocentrics, the album was recorded
during an intense week at Quatermass studios in London and is one of the
deepest, richest works yet from a band reaching their highest creative
peak since the early ’70s. Some of the many highlights include the
poignant title track depicting a fallen angel in purgatory, outrage and
grief on the powerful, hard hitting ‘Soliloquy For Michael Brown’ and
the lilting, beautiful album closer, ‘Sunset’.
The Pyramids originally came together in 1972 at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio where teachers included renowned pianist, Cecil Taylor.
After forming in Paris and embarking on a “cultural odyssey” across
Africa, the group recorded three independent albums, ‘Lalibela’ (1973),
‘King Of Kings’ (1974) and ‘Birth / Speed / Merging’ (1976) and became
renowned for their striking live shows, mixing percussive, spiritual and
space-age jazz with performance theatre and dance. After migrating to
San Francisco, they disbanded in 1977. 35 years later, the band reunited
in 2012 following growing demand for their music from vinyl collectors.