Josh Johnson - Animative [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: IARC116CD 
Barcode: 0760944511467 
Release Date: 23 Oct 2026
Genre: Jazz

Animative is new work by composer, producer, saxophonist and synthesist Josh Johnson (SML, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Flea and The Honora Band), his third album under his own name, and his first for International Anthem/Nonesuch. 
 
The album further advances Johnson deep into a territory he has been exploring for years: live-processed electro-acoustic takes on deconstructed rhythmic jazz.
 
The ten track album – co-produced by Johnson and Paul Bryan, featuring contributions from Meshell Ndegeocello, Macie Stewart, Marquis Hill, Ben Lumsdaine, and more – is a marvel of electro-acoustic innovation that combines compositional brilliance and technological ambition into a mesmerizing blend of skeletal soul-jazz, post-bop, electronic minimalism, and dreamy ambience.
 
TRACKLISTING:
A1. Idiofone 
A2. Reece
A3. Jazz Chord Possession 
A4. Aughts Hymnal 
A5. Mill
B1. It Can Be Everywhere 
B2. Strays 
B3. High Step 
B4. Close
B5. Upstairs 2021