{"product_id":"asher-gamedze-dialectic-soul-2lp","title":"Asher Gamedze - Dialectic Soul 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClear vinyl. Sold out release from 2020, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAsher Gamedze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDialectic Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e finally returns as a limited-edition clear vinyl press ahead of On The Corner's tenth anniversary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDialectic Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the debut album from one of Cape Town's most cutting-edge, visionary artists and musicians, the drummer, Asher Gamedze. This is Jazz at its most spiritual, most progressive and most appealing form. As Asher himself says: \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDialectic Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is about motion and a refusal to remain static or stay still. It's the commitment to be continually moving.\" Recorded live over two days at the Sound and Motion Studios in Cape Town with renowned musicians -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThembinkosi Mavimbela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (bass), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuddy Wells\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (tenor sax), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobin Fassie-Kock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (trumpet), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNono Nkoane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (voc) -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDialectic Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is breathtaking in its musical vitality and expression of soul seeking truth. By incorporating the concept of the total art for this project, it fits perfectly within On The Corner's aesthetic of music, art and vision for creative innovation. Label art director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVictoria Topping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e created the sleeve design working with Asher's drawings and concept. Asher continues: \"My composition 'state of emergence' introduces the themes that constitute the album; free drums representing autonomous African motion, the saxophone reflecting deeply and honestly on the violence of colonialism, the teachings of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColtrane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteve Biko\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMakeba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMalcolm X\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and others inspired the music's positive manifestations of resistance. Fundamentally, it is about the reclamation of the historical imperative. It is about the dialect of the soul and the spirit while it moves through history. The soul is dialectic. Motion is imperative. We keep moving.\" Gamedze is best known for his work with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAngel Bat Dawit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e on International Anthem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=69415147\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=4238916640\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"On the Corner Records (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54299095695654,"sku":"svy1793808147433","price":26.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/6663\/5558\/files\/asher-gamedze---dialectic-soul-2lp_1.jpg?v=1793808179","url":"https:\/\/seamlessfitw.shop\/products\/asher-gamedze-dialectic-soul-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}