{"product_id":"the-brkn-record-the-architecture-of-oppression-part-1-red-splattered-vinyl","title":"THE BRKN RECORD - THE ARCHITECTURE OF OPPRESSION PART 1 [Red Splattered Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP, Red Splattered Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: MRBLP240RS \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 7119691277516\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 05 Nov 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-founder and bass player for the UK's foundational deep jazz outfit the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeliocentrics. With fellow Heliocentrics co-founder and legendary drummer Malcolm Catto, Ferguson has been a regular collaborator with globally recognised artists including Archie Shepp, Mulatu Astatke, Melvin Van Peebles, Orlando Julius and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Architecture of Oppression Part 1 represents Ferguson's debut as a bandleader and orchestrator, and manifests as a committed and soulful response to ongoing and systemic anti-black racism, social oppression and state violence both at home in London and across\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe globe. Combining poetry, testimony and song with rich and cinematic backdrops, Ferguson\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas produced a sui generis sound that conjures flavours of Arthur Verocai, Ennio Morricone, classic library productions, Madlib-style deep-jazz beat science, and psychedelic soul. With bandmate Malcolm Catto on drums, Ferguson draws on their long years of collaborative experience in the Heliocentrics to build an album of striking texture and depth. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the album does not only reflect Ferguson's full-spectrum musical prowess, experience\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand vision. It is equally a manifestation of his longstanding and high-profile work as a frontline activist for racial justice and social equity in London and beyond.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlongside Malcom Catto, contributors to the album are drawn from the intersecting\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworlds of community activism, cultural education, politics and music, and include singer and political activist Jermain Jackman, Zara MacFarlane; Chicagoan activist, poet and singer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUgochi Nwaogwugwu; Lee Jasper, longstanding worker for racial justice and former advisor\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon equalities to the Mayor of London; acclaimed performance poet Dylema; Hackney community leader Janette Collins MBE and Leroy Logan MBE, founder and former chair\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Black Police Association, and the subject of Steve McQueen's Small Axe\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eepisode 'Red, White and Blue'.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Architecture of Oppression Part 1 is a singular and urgent chronicle of the black\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBritish experience, an upful expression of Pan-African creative unity and community\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esolidarity, and a militant and unbending missive from the frontline in the great tradition\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof The Impressions' This Is My Country, Irreversible Entanglements Who Sent You?, Max Roach's We Insist - Freedom Now Suite, or Linton Kwesi Johnson's Bass Culture.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA broken record repeats itself, and never plays through – the music is interrupted or trapped\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a cycle by damage to the grooves. But The Brkn Record is a work of healing and protection, and a chance to let the full story be heard – all the way to the end, no skips.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracks:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Assimilation (Ft. Dylema)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. His Mother’s Eyes (Ft. Jermain Jackman)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Brother Andrew – The Investigator (Ft. Brother Andrew Muhammad)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Break The Chains\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. A Police Service, Not A Police Force (Ft. Lee Jasper)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Hackney Ain’t Innocent (Ft. Yolanda Lear)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. On The Daily (Ft Ugochi Nwaogwugwu)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Say Black (Ft. Dylema)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Babylon Encounter (Ft. Janette Collins \u0026amp; Leroy Logan)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Witness The Whiteness (Ft. Adam Elliot Cooper)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Lifeline (Ft. Zara McFarlane)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MR BONGO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41075051298972,"sku":"MRBLP240RS","price":24.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/image004_02749d45-e599-4691-8418-7261f308f1cf.png?v=1634135010","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/the-brkn-record-the-architecture-of-oppression-part-1-red-splattered-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}