BROADCASTS.com

b'

Ill Considered - Dawn Lit Metropolis from the 2020 album Band Selects on Ill Considered / New Soil.

Ill Considered are a UK-based improvisational jazz outfit that\\u2019s become a cult favorite after releasing nine albums between 2017-2019 of deep grooves made up completely on the spot. Led by Idris Rahman on sax, Leon Brichard on bass, Emre Ramazanoglu on drums, and Yahael Camara-Onono on percussion, the group\\u2019s recordings sound so tight it\\u2019s tough to believe that they weren\\u2019t written and rehearsed prior but that\\u2019s part of the magic of Ill Considered.

We\\u2019re taking it back to the beginning for our Song of the Day with \\u201cDawn Lit Metropolis,\\u201d originally released on their 2017 self-titled record. The opening track off the LP, the song softly saunters in with a mischievously plucked upright bassline and a lone mournful brass. Frantic yet delicately pattered drums join in as the song builds over the course of its four-and-a-half-minute running time (a rather brief track for this group). It\\u2019s proof that sometimes less is more, with just bass, brass, and drums carrying the song its entire length, and can be just as - if not more- compelling a listen.

Watch the video for "Dawn Lit Metropolis" and read the full post at KEXP.org.

Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.