Burn (Sons of Kemet album)

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Burn
Studio album by
Sons of Kemet
Released9 September 2013
StudioFish Factory Studios, London[1]
GenreJazz, World
Length49:37
LabelNaim Records
ProducerSeb Rochford
Sons of Kemet chronology
Burn
(2013) 		Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
The Arts Desk[4]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[5]
The Guardian[6]
Financial Times[7]
musicOMH[8]
Mojo[2]

Burn is a debut studio album by British jazz band Sons of Kemet released on 9 September 2013 by Naim Records label.[9] This album, and their running series of critically acclaimed performances, led to them winning the 'Best Jazz Act' in the 2013 MOBO Awards.[10]

Producers such as Micachu, Vince Vella, and Alex Patchwork have remixed various songs from the Burn album.[11][12][13]

Reception[edit]

Phil Johnson of The Independent stated, "this is mesmerising trance music of great power."[14] John Fordham of The Guardian noted, "Opening with the galloping-hooves drumming, pulpy tuba hook and Pharoah Sanders-like sax supplications of All Will Surely Burn, the album goes on to balance thunder and reflectiveness surprisingly evenly..."[6] The Arts Desk 's Matthew Wright awarded the album five stars out of five, commenting, "This is still a stunningly vivid and original album, bursting with fresh ideas. What else could simultaneously provoke a rave and a panel discussion about the roots of jazz?"[4] Robert Christgau wrote, "A debut that flaunts their sound, suggests their parameters, and establishes their bona fides."[5] Mike Hobart in his review for Financial Times observed, "The Sons of Kemet deliver insidious riffs, intriguing textures, and a whopping beat..."[7]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "All Will Surely Burn" 6:19
  2. "The Godfather" 5:16
  3. "Inner Babylon" 5:20
  4. "The Book of Disquiet" 5:34
  5. "Going Home" 3:52
  6. "Adonia's Lullaby" 4:11
  7. "Song for Galeano" 4:24
  8. "Beware" 3:37
  9. "The It Is" 2:28
  10. "Rivers of Babylon" 8:37

Personnel[edit]

Sons of Kemet

Additional musicians

Awards[edit]

Winners

  • The Arts Desk - Album of the Year 2013[15]
  • iTunes Jazz (UK) Best of 2013 (#1)

Nominations

  • Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards - Album Of The Year 2013 (#8)
  • The Quietus - Album Of The Year (#59)[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Burn - Sons of Kemet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Burn by Sons of Kemet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ BArnes, Phil (14 April 2014). "Sons of Kemet: Sons of Kemet: Burn album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Wright, Matthew (18 December 2013). "Album of the Year: Sons of Kemet - Burn | The Arts Desk". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Sons of Kemet". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b Fordham, John (12 September 2013). "Sons of Kemet: Burn – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b Hobart, Mike (6 September 2013). "Sons of Kemet: Burn". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ Paton, Daniel (9 September 2013). "Sons Of Kemet - Burn | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Track of the Week: Sons of Kemet – Inner Babylon | Properganda Online". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Winners 2013 | MOBO Awards". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  11. ^ "The Quietus | News | LISTEN: Micachu Remixes Sons of Kemet".
  12. ^ "Sons of Kemet – Inner Babylon (Vince Vella Remix) | Properganda Online". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  13. ^ "**FREE DOWNLOAD** // Sons of Kemet – Inner Babylon (Alex Patchwork Remix) | Gilles Peterson". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  14. ^ Johnson, Phil (15 September 2013). "Album review: Sons of Kemet, Burn (Naim Jazz)". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Album of the Year: Sons of Kemet - Burn | New music reviews, news & interviews". The Arts Desk. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Features | Quietus Albums Of The Year 2013 (In Association With Norman Records)". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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