{"product_id":"qwalia-abbreviations-alberts-favourites","title":"Qwalia - Abbreviations [Albert's Favorites]","description":"\u003cwidgetic id=\"664fd6a5ecb2a147168b4568\" resize=\"fill-width\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" autoscale=\"on\" adaptive=\"414\"\u003e\u003c\/widgetic\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut from material recorded in April 2021 at Fish Factory Studios in London, the album’s title, \u003cem\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/em\u003e, alludes to the editing and post-production processes which cut the original recordings into seven concise and intricate tracks. Giving space to collaborators Ernesto Marichales (percussion), Miryam Solomon (vocals) and Valeria Pozzo (violin, viola), it builds on the critically acclaimed success of \u003cem\u003eSound \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/em\u003e (supported by Gilles Peterson and Mary Anne Hobbs) to highlight different nuances of the group's shifting sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Elevator Company’ condenses twenty minutes of improvisation around Tal Janes’ hypnotic guitar line into a subdued lounge groove that subverts the tropes of elevator music associated with some forms of easy-listening jazz. Featuring Solomon’s wordless vocals, the piece blurs the lines between ambient and improvised music, creating a warm and intimate atmosphere reminiscent of classic RnB recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a different tip, ‘The Spin’ is a trance frenzy that taps into the final reserves of energy at the end of two days of continuous recording. Reflecting guitarist Janes’ idea that “the music really starts to happen after a while, once you feel you have nothing more to give”, the hypnotic rhythm section sets the tone for a tense, exhausted guitar solo that seems to dissolve the very bounds of time and space in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn album that speaks to Qwalia’s infinite capacity for self-renewal and uninhibited expression, \u003cem\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/em\u003e takes its inspiration from the group’s name to communicate something ineffable about the nature of music, rhythm, and sound that must be experienced to be truly understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Tenampa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44603212038307,"sku":"","price":462.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/li1_bd2b40a9-eb3c-4f20-aa36-f81f8d887743.jpg?v=1716508490","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/qwalia-abbreviations-alberts-favourites","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}