{"product_id":"steve-lehman-selebeyone-xaybu-the-unseen-lp","title":"Steve Lehman \u0026 Selebeyone - Xaybu: The Unseen [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCat. no: PIV95\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 808713009514\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 28 Oct 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Xaybu: The Unseen' is the sophomore release from Sélébéyone, the international avant-rap collective led by saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman, who has been hailed by The New York Times for his \"sure-footed futurism\" in the realms of modern jazz and contemporary classical music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComprised of MCs HPrizm and Gaston Bandimic, saxophonists Lehman and Maciek Lasserre, and drummer Damion Reid, their eponymous 2016 debut was hailed as a game-changing synthesis of underground hip-hop, modern jazz and live electronic music that was described by Pitchfork as \"legitimately new\" and a \"revelation.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn 'Xaybu', Sélébéyone - which means \"intersection\" in Wolof - continues to build on its groundbreaking work with shifting rhythms and state- of- the art sound design, now with a newfound sense of effortless fuidity. The word \"xaybu\" in Wolof refers to the concept in Islamic mysticism of al- Ghaib - that which is unknowable and unseeable. HPrizm (a.k.a. High Priest, legend of New York's underground hip- hop scene and a founding member of Antipop Consortium), Bandimic (one of Senegal's most distinctive young rap stars), and Lasserre are all Suf Muslims, and that spiritual connection and sense of abandon and giving in to the unknown has been a cornerstone of the group since its inception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe result is a profound musical statement flled with otherworldly sonorities, intricate compositional structures, and cutting- edge improvisation that deftly explores spirituality and mysticism through the lens of experimental music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLP Tracks: Time is the First Track \/ Djibril \/ Lamina \/ Gas Akap \/ Liminal \/ Gagaku \/ Poesie I \/ Poesie II \/ Go In \/ Navigation \/ Dual Ndoxol \/ Dual HP \/ Zeraora \/ Souba \/ Time is the First Track\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PI RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42254629666972,"sku":"PIV95","price":24.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_7183b49e-ccde-4bed-9768-a7e14ba5f0b6.jpg?v=1672308337","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/steve-lehman-selebeyone-xaybu-the-unseen-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}