DELUXE 5LP BOX-SET
Kamasi Washington's sophomore album Heaven and Earth not only fulfills it's overarching ambition, but illustrates the dialectic between seen and unseen, real and imagined, citizen and culture, self and self, as well as self and other, and does so through the lens of a mature but never jaded revolutionary consciousness. The artist's own words best convey the inspiration behind this monolith of an album "The world that my mind lives in, lives in my mind. This idea inspired me to make this album Heaven and Earth. The reality we experience is a mere creation of our consciousness, but our consciousness creates this reality based on those very same experiences. We are simultaneously the creators of our personal universe and creations of our personal universe. The Earth side of this album represents the world as I see it outwardly, the world that I am a part of. The Heaven side of this album represents the world as I see it inwardly, the world that is a part of me. Who I am and the choices I make lie somewhere in between."
PERSONNEL:KAMASI WASHINGTON, saxRecorded at Electro-Vox Recording; Henson Recording Studio; and Stagg Street StudioDisc 1 SIDE A
01. Fists of Fury02. Can You Hear HimSIDE B03. Hub-Tones04. ConnectionsDisc 2SIDE A 01. Tiffakonkae02. The Invincible YouthSIDE B03. Testify04. One of OneDisc 3
SIDE A 01. The Space Travelers Lullaby02. VI Lua VI SolSIDE B03. Street Fighter Mas04. Song for the FallenDisc 4
SIDE A 01. Journey02. The PsalmnistSIDE B03. Show Us the Way04. Will You Sing