{"product_id":"space-afrika-quiet-storm-coloured-vinylout-25-9","title":"Space Afrika - Quiet Storm (Coloured Vinyl)(Out 25\/9)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eSpace Afrika, the Manchester\/Berlin-based duo of Joshua Tarelle Reid and Joshua Inyang, make raw, intensely detailed, visceral music with shades of ambient, trip-hop, techno, and modern classical, drawing spacious urban dubscapes from the contours of their city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eQuiet Storm expands on their sound and scale as a sprawling, collaborative vision shaped with profound patience and intention, embedding their own coming-of-age story within a moving suite of cathartic abstraction. Songs allude to spirituality and the human condition, the tension between boldness and softness, ambition and persistent inner demons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eSpeaking to the multidisciplinary nature of the project is the involvement of celebrated artist Glenn Ligon, whose work deals with Black identity and queerness. A central inspiration at the onset of recording, Ligon offered his work Figure #30 (2009) for the cover artwork, and following the completion of recording, he agreed to provide the project's name—an unprecedented gesture from the pioneering artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eListening to the final sequence, Ligon thought of \"Quiet Storm,\" the 1970s radio format known for smooth, late-night programming with themes of life and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eQuiet Storm brings the listener through various scenes, interludes, and arcs, marked by a sense that its movement is fluid and its characters are fleeting. Into-the-mirror monologues grapple with the existential and the immediate: survival, autonomy, purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eThe album opens with the explosive, string-backed “Vanity,” featuring Grammy Award winner Axelle Fanyo. At first fixated on the crevices of a quiet room, “Vanity” unfurls under Fanyo's expressive soprano, traversing a wide emotional spectrum from sublime contemplation to poignant, heart-piercing pain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eThroughout the record, words spoken and sung are placed sparingly to powerful effect. “2MLN”'s beauty and catharsis is a collective slow march, featuring British-Nigerian artist Tony Njoku, with guitar and lead bass by Gabriel Evans, London's PIKE on drums, and Copenhagen's GB on keys and strings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eHeavy yet hopeful, Joshua Tarelle Reid and Joshua Inyang remind you of their journey so far. An appropriately cryptic and transportive outro for their open-ended opus, Quiet Storm is a landmark level-up: self-produced, self-funded, and manifested out of sheer drive and conviction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -49.65pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThrough bent time and low-lit haze, undoubtedly, Space Afrika has arrived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eVINYL — SIDE A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eVanity (ft. Axelle Fanyo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eCrying Never Had a Voice ~ (ft. Vanessa Bedoret)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e3.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eFrom the Heart of Knowing (ft. Alto Aria)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e4.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eBallad for A'G' (ft. RXK Nephew, Klein)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e5.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eBlack and Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eVINYL — SIDE B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eH00D Ambient Validation (ft. Any1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e2MLN (ft. Tony Njoku)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e3.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003eWe Live. Joy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e4.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003ePretty Gospel (ft. 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