''Open the Gates'' is the third record by
free jazz collective
Irreversible Entanglements
Irreversible Entanglements is an American free jazz collective formed in 2015. The improvising quintet consists of vocalist Camae Ayewa (also known as Moor Mother), drummer Tcheser Holmes, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, an ...
. It was released through
Don Giovanni Records and
International Anthem in November 2021.
Composition
Musically, ''Open the Gates'' sees the quintet merge their
free jazz roots with "mutant"
funk
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and "angular"
post-punk.
Critical reception
''Open the Gates'' was acclaimed by
music critics. On
Metacritic, it holds a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on five reviews.
Dustin Krcatovich for ''
The Quietus'' called it "righteous music", seeing it as "an exciting dilation of
he quintet'ssonic universe".
Track listing
Personnel
Irreversible Entanglements
*
Camae Ayewa – voice, synth
* Keir Neuringer – saxophone, synth, percussion
* Aquiles Navarro – trumpet, synth
*
Luke Stewart
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Background
Luke ...
–
double bass, bass guitar
* Tcheser Holmes – drums, percussion
Technical
* Irreversible Entanglements – production
* Michael Richelle – recording
* Dave Vettraino –
mixing at International Anthem Studios,
Chicago
* Dave Cooley –
mastering at Elysian Masters,
Los Angeles
References
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2021 albums
Don Giovanni Records albums
International Anthem Recording Company albums
Irreversible Entanglements albums