Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders on Album Whale

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2021

James

Promises unfolds through repetition and gradual transformation, allowing tiny shifts in texture and harmony to become emotionally enormous. Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra create a calm, cyclical framework around Pharoah Sanders’ extraordinary late-career saxophone performance. Sanders plays with immense fragility and warmth, sounding reflective without losing spiritual force. The album moves slowly but never statically; each repetition subtly alters the emotional atmosphere. It feels meditative without becoming background music. Few collaborative records achieve this level of patience and emotional coherence.
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Wait this is a cool concept album. Kendrick repetition type thing. Orchestral/electronic type thing.
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stumpnugget

I also loved the Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders album Promises. It’s a very weird mix of a symphony orchestra, a free jazz saxophone, and some ambient elements. I think it’s brilliant.
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