''Prophecy'' is the first release from

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-based band

The Comet Is Coming The Comet Is Coming is a London-based band who incorporate elements of jazz, electronica, funk and psychedelic rock. The band originally recorded for The Leaf Label, on which their debut EP ''Prophecy'' was released, on limited edition 12" vi ...

. It was released by

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digitally and as a 12"

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EP on 20 November 2015.

Background

In an interview,

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Shabaka Hutchings states that the music for ''Prophecy'' began out of jam sessions with Dan Leavers on

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and

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and Maxwell Hallett on

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. The band elaborate on this in an interview with

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, saying how the music was composed in the studio whilst recording in a three-day session. They invited friends and guests into the studio, "referencing Parliament and Funkadelic and the way they recorded, with like a party going on in the studio". "Neon Baby" was initially released as a digital single accompanied by a music video featuring imagery from

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and

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s, which can also be seen in the titles of the tracks on ''Prophecy''. A music video for "Do The Milky Way" was released along with the album, premiering on

Track listing

All tracks written by King Shabaka, Danalogue the Conqueror and Betamax Killer, except "Final Days Of The Apocalypse" written by King Shabaka, Danalogue the Conqueror, Betamax Killer and Joshua Idehen. # "Neon Baby" – 3:42 # "Star Exploding in Slow Motion" – 6:41 # "Do the Milky Way" - 3:07 # "Cosmic Serpent" - 2:58 # "Final Days of the Apocalypse" - 2:30

Personnel

The Comet Is Coming * King Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings) –

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* Danalogue The Conqueror (Dan Leavers) -

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and

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* Betamax Killer (Maxwell Hallett) –

Additional musicians * Joshua Idehen –

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(5) * Capitol K -

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(3)

References

External links

''Do The Milky Way'' video

''Neon Baby'' video
{{Authority control 2015 debut EPs The Comet Is Coming albums The Leaf Label albums