Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points announce collaborative album
British electronic producer Floating Points and legendary jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders have announced a new collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra. Promises will be released on March 26 via Luaka Bop and the two musicians have shared a trailer for the album, which you can check out below.
The album’s artwork was created by contemporary visual artist Julie Mehretu, and the LP version comes in a gatefold sleeve with die cut shapes that reveal a painting from Mehretu underneath. Promises is the first new music from Sanders, who turned 80 last year, in more than a decade.
Floating Points’ most recent album is 2019’s Crush.
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra Promises tracklist:
- Movement 1
- Movement 2
- Movement 3
- Movement 4
- Movement 5
- Movement 6
- Movement 7
- Movement 8
- Movement 9
Pharoah Sanders’ Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) is featured on our list of 10 Essential Albums of Faith.
