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An impressive piece of work, skilfully combining elements of jazz, ‘world music’ and modern production techniques to create something powerful, distinctive and deeply personal.

Following their series of largely improvised recordings “Liminal Space” signals something of a departure for Ill Considered. It represents their first fully produced studio album and sees them making radical changes to their established recording process, as drummer / recording engineer Ramazanoglu explains;

“This album represents a rebirth of the band in the image of what came before. The compositions are still heavily rooted in unadulterated improvisation, but we have taken the raw recordings that would previously have been released as they were and added complementary arrangements, as well as inviting incredible guests to perform on them”.

Ill Considered’s music has been compared to the ‘spiritual jazz’ of trumpeter Don Cherry and saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders and it has also earned them the admiration of members of the Sun Ra Arkestra. But although they draw on such masters for inspiration their sound is thoroughly contemporary, reflecting the energy, intensity and diversity of 21st century London and its vibrant music scene. As can be seen from the list of guests on “Liminal Space” the young rising stars of the capital’s resurgent jazz scene are queueing up to play with Ill Considered and this is music that is very much of ‘the now’. – The Jazzman