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Kokoroko, the London-based band releases their brand new EP Get The Message. Conceptualised as a project to hold fans over until their forthcoming second studio album due next year, Get The Message is a 4-track opus that positions the band in a more introspective and meditative space. Eschewing the brassy and exuberant sound of their previous work, the new EP notably beholds more of a minimalist slant. Gentler in mood, Get The Message finds the band experimenting with new sonic territories via modes of psychedelic soul, Afro-rock, dub and funk. Sonically taking cues from the likes of Solange, Blood Orange, Sun Ra, Cymande and the 1970s Nigerian psych-rock band Ofege.

Remarking on the band’s musical growth and evolution the last few years, Onome Edgeworth, the band’s percussionist said: “Our tastes are richer and more developed. We’re now creating from a completely different viewpoint and it's been quite freeing” Created under the guise of functioning as an intentional vessel for joy, the heart of ‘Get The Message’ is concerned about the need for community, connection and relationships of all forms. Speaking further on the humanising motivations behind the EP which was largely borne from its opening track ‘Higher’, the band’s co-founder and trumpeter, Sheila Maurice-Grey said: “That song is a mantra. With the repeated lyrics, we were setting the intention and the tone of what we wanted to do with the EP which is to be a balm for people. Being a voice of hope, comfort in a time where the world isn’t always promoting positive energy, unity and togetherness”.  — via Label

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Label: Brownswood Recordings
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP
Released: 2024
Genre: Funk / Soul, Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk

File under: Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk
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