{"product_id":"afro-futuristic-dreams-cd","title":"Afro Futuristic Dreams: CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdris Ackamoor and The Pyramids are back with their first major new studio album in over 3 years, an epic, sprawling new work exploring the future, the past and the urgent reality of the present, \u003cem\u003eAfro Futuristic Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded between San Francisco and London and brought together by the genius of Malcolm Catto at his analogue Quatermass Studio, the new recording represents another bold step in Ackamoor’s ever-evolving journey in jazz, adding full, intricate scores including string sections and choral elements to the Pyramids’ trademark spiritual Afro-jazz sound; Driven by the core Pyramids members Ackamoor (sax, keytar, organ), Margaux Simmons (flute), Sandra Poindexter (violin) and Bobby Cobb (guitar), tracks range from hard-hitting commentaries about police brutality (‘Police Dem’) to celebrations of the ancestors and departed loved ones (‘Requiem For The Ancestors’, ‘Re-Memory’) and hazy cosmic journeys, including the album’s title track and the sparkling, experimental closer, ‘Nice It Up’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This album has been many years in the making,” explains Ackamoor. “Back in late 2020, I set out to compose the first in a series of scores to take The Pyramids sound into brave new territory. All of the tracks involve issues that the core band is passionate about and the recording was a complex process involving many musicians and vocalists across two different time zones.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1. Afro Futuristic Dreams\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Thank You God\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Police Dem\u003cbr\u003e\n4. First Peoples\u003cbr\u003e\n5. Truth To Power\u003cbr\u003e\n6. Re - Memory\u003cbr\u003e\n7. Garland Rose\u003cbr\u003e\n8. Requiem For The Ancestors\u003cbr\u003e\n9. Nice It Up\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49974494429426,"sku":"STRUT312CD","price":3.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/IDRIS_ACKAMOOR___THE_PYRAMIDS_-_AFRO_FUTURISTIC_DREAMS_-_STRUT312CD_2.jpg?v=1787627212","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/afro-futuristic-dreams-cd","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}