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Only three months after the release of their 2020 Dinner Party LP, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington certified that the project of the same name would not be a one-time deal. They presented Dinner Party: Dessert with Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Tarriona "Tank" Ball (sans Bangas), and many other associates in on fairly radical alternate versions of each Dinner Party cut. At the end of the year, Dinner Party were behind the title track of Martin's solo Village Days EP, and at some later point reconvened to make this follow-up. Enigmatic Society was synchronized with the unique quartet's appearance at Coachella 2023. It's another inviting exercise in concision that vaporizes genre distinctions between jazz, soul, and funk in a way that is ultimately hip-hop despite a total lack of MCs. Main Dinner Party vocalist Phoelix shares his role this time with Arin Ray and Ant Clemons. The three are on the same page with warmhearted expressions and intimate vocals that waft as peacefully as Martin and Washington's saxophones. The tone is set by Phoelix in "Answered Prayer," an atmospheric ballad built on Glasper's serene piano; he sounds like he's transmitting from the beyond as he sings of contentment and gratitude. "Secure," also without drums, takes to the sky with help from the elder Tank. Phoelix signs off with "Can't Go," his noncompliance echoed by the sampled voice of Daryl Hall stretched to a drawl. Further evidence that this is a crew of '80s babies is in the Sounwave co-production "Insane," a showcase for a resigned Ant Clemons that blows bubbles with Mtume's "Juicy Fruit." Ray takes the mike for the album's three most amiable songs, supporting an overwhelmed loved one on "Breathe," and on both the softly bobbing "For Granted" and misty "Love Love" testifying in simple terms without being trite. As on the self-titled session, there is some instrumental material. The calmly driving "Watts Renaissance" evokes persistence and communal support. "The Lower East Side," co-helmed by Trevor Lawrence, Jr., is dubbed-out funk with a grimace-inducing change at the two-minute mark. Enigmatic Society is neither as powerful nor as weighty as the debut, and certainly doesn't seem intended to match it in those regards. It's altogether a calmer, more romantic work.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Robert Glasper, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist - Phoelix, FeaturedArtist - Michael E. Neil, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Patrick Douthit, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Arin Ray, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Robert Glasper, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Mtume, ComposerLyricist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Anthony Spears, ComposerLyricist - Sounwave, Producer - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ant Clemons, FeaturedArtist - Anthony Clemons Jr., ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Tony Cottrell, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, MainArtist - Hi-Tek, Producer - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Patrick Douthit, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Arin Ray, FeaturedArtist - Michael E. Neil, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Tank, FeaturedArtist - Robert Glasper, MainArtist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist - Phoelix, FeaturedArtist - Michael E. Neil, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist - Durrell Artaze Babbs, ComposerLyricist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Patrick Douthit, ComposerLyricist - Daryl Hall, ComposerLyricist - John Oates, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - SARA ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Phoelix, FeaturedArtist - Michael E. Neil, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Robert Glasper, MainArtist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Patrick Douthit, ComposerLyricist - Robert Glasper, Producer, MainArtist - Terrace Martin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer, MainArtist - Kamasi Washington, MainArtist - Arin Ray, FeaturedArtist - Michael E. Neil, ComposerLyricist - Dinner Party, MainArtist - Robert Glaper, ComposerLyricist
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
Albumbeschreibung
Only three months after the release of their 2020 Dinner Party LP, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington certified that the project of the same name would not be a one-time deal. They presented Dinner Party: Dessert with Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Tarriona "Tank" Ball (sans Bangas), and many other associates in on fairly radical alternate versions of each Dinner Party cut. At the end of the year, Dinner Party were behind the title track of Martin's solo Village Days EP, and at some later point reconvened to make this follow-up. Enigmatic Society was synchronized with the unique quartet's appearance at Coachella 2023. It's another inviting exercise in concision that vaporizes genre distinctions between jazz, soul, and funk in a way that is ultimately hip-hop despite a total lack of MCs. Main Dinner Party vocalist Phoelix shares his role this time with Arin Ray and Ant Clemons. The three are on the same page with warmhearted expressions and intimate vocals that waft as peacefully as Martin and Washington's saxophones. The tone is set by Phoelix in "Answered Prayer," an atmospheric ballad built on Glasper's serene piano; he sounds like he's transmitting from the beyond as he sings of contentment and gratitude. "Secure," also without drums, takes to the sky with help from the elder Tank. Phoelix signs off with "Can't Go," his noncompliance echoed by the sampled voice of Daryl Hall stretched to a drawl. Further evidence that this is a crew of '80s babies is in the Sounwave co-production "Insane," a showcase for a resigned Ant Clemons that blows bubbles with Mtume's "Juicy Fruit." Ray takes the mike for the album's three most amiable songs, supporting an overwhelmed loved one on "Breathe," and on both the softly bobbing "For Granted" and misty "Love Love" testifying in simple terms without being trite. As on the self-titled session, there is some instrumental material. The calmly driving "Watts Renaissance" evokes persistence and communal support. "The Lower East Side," co-helmed by Trevor Lawrence, Jr., is dubbed-out funk with a grimace-inducing change at the two-minute mark. Enigmatic Society is neither as powerful nor as weighty as the debut, and certainly doesn't seem intended to match it in those regards. It's altogether a calmer, more romantic work.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:24:50
- Main artists: Dinner Party Terrace Martin Robert Glasper Kamasi Washington
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sounds of Crenshaw - EMPIRE
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE 2023 Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE
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