{"product_id":"the-listening-room-event-4-promises","title":"The Listening Room Event #3 - Promises","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LP:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePharaoh Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e joins with \u003cstrong\u003eSam Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e, the British producer and composer who records under the name Floating Points, on \u003cstrong\u003ea sweeping, nine-movement piece called Promises.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShepherd composed the music, played various instruments, electronic and otherwise, and enlisted the London Symphony Orchestra to perform it. Sometimes the piece is \u003cstrong\u003eso quiet you might check your volume setting to see if it's still on\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other times, when the strings hit a crescendo, it's earth-shaking. In the middle of this tapestry is Sanders, his \u003cstrong\u003ewarm tone and fluid technique undiminished even at 80 years old,\u003c\/strong\u003e listening to his surroundings and finding brilliant patterns to stitch the work together and thus elevate it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe arc of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromises\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eneeds time and space to unfold,\u003c\/strong\u003e and the length and continuous nature of the piece is central to its impact. If it were 20 minutes long—or 60—it wouldn’t have the same force. \u003cstrong\u003eNothing is rushed, but nothing is lingered over for too long,\u003c\/strong\u003e either. And as gorgeous as Shepherd’s music and arrangements are, I keep circling back to Sanders, his horn now quieter but just as \u003cstrong\u003eemotionally powerful\u003c\/strong\u003e as when he wielded it alongside John Coltrane at age 25, when he was ripping terrifying blasts of sound that could peel paint. He’s always been quiet as far as the press goes, doing few interviews and letting his playing do the talking. On this piece, a clear late-career masterpiece, it’s saying plenty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe all-star collaboration between a producer, a saxophonist, and a symphony is a celestial event. But it’s Pharoah Sanders’ playing that holds it all together, a clear late-career masterpiece. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCredit:Mark Richardson at Pitchfork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe Event:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe would like to host \u003cstrong\u003e16 of you on Wednesday March 4th at 6.30pm \u003c\/strong\u003ewhen we will dim the lights, even offer you a blackout eye mask and then drop the needle for an \u003cstrong\u003eincredibly deep listening experience.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the LP we always had in mind to launch the Listening Room Events and we can't wait to share it with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTicket prices are 50% off when bought with the LP (which is the Die Cut Gatefold Sleeve 180g version)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capsule Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl Pre Order \u0026 Event Ticket","offer_id":57824335561085,"sku":"LB97LP180","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ticket Event Only","offer_id":57824335626621,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/3826\/8152\/products\/floating.jpg?v=1676551508","url":"https:\/\/capsulerecords.co.uk\/products\/the-listening-room-event-4-promises","provider":"Capsule Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}