Part One
A1 Broken Flowers
A2 Abyssinian Suite Part 4
A3 Dust
B1 Valley of the Crucible
B2 Shakedown
B3 Sands of Time
Part Two
A1 The Simien Fox
A2 High Noises
A3 Inside the Flame Burns Brightly Still
B1 Salt Flat Muscle
B2 Sugar John
B3 Hall of Bright Carvings
Part Three
A1 Morning Song
A2 Sun Spiral
B1 Inner Working Outer Being Part 1
B2 Inner Working Outer Being Part 2
B3 Inner Working Outer Being Part 3
Part Four
A1 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 1
A2 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 2
B1 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 3
B2 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 4
Part Five
A1 Reflections 1
A2 Reflections 2
B1 Reflections 3
B2 Reflections 4
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5 x CD in Individually Packaged Digipak Sleeves
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
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Super limited restock! 5 LP box-set + deluxe booklet with extended liner notes
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Vinyl tracklist:
Part One
A1 Broken Flowers
A2 Abyssinian Suite Part 4
A3 Dust
B1 Valley of the Crucible
B2 Shakedown
B3 Sands of Time
Part Two
A1 The Simien Fox
A2 High Noises
A3 Inside the Flame Burns Brightly Still
B1 Salt Flat Muscle
B2 Sugar John
B3 Hall of Bright Carvings
Part Three
A1 Morning Song
A2 Sun Spiral
B1 Inner Working Outer Being Part 1
B2 Inner Working Outer Being Part 2
B3 Inner Working Outer Being Part 3
Part Four
A1 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 1
A2 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 2
B1 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 3
B2 The Fundamental Nature of Being Part 4
Part Five
A1 Reflections 1
A2 Reflections 2
B1 Reflections 3
B2 Reflections 4
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about
The mysterious afro-soul of The Shaolin Afronauts first echoed across the dance floors of Australia in early 2008, captivating audiences with a highly evolved and unique approach to avant-garde soul music matched with an improvisational pedigree that immediately setthem apart from their peers. In the almost fifteen years since the ensemble's debut they have released three albums on Freestyle Records and toured across Australia and around the world.
After an extended hiatus punctuated by rare live performances, The Shaolin Afronauts return with The Fundamental Nature of Being, an epic five album release that expands the sonic vision of the ensemble to towering new heights of burning afro-funk alongside esoteric and ethereal new sonic excursions. This expanded musical journey further explores the wide spectrum of the band's musical identity – with each of the five parts designed as both standalone records, while also offering a singular listening journey across the band's expansive musical world.
The 5-part project was recorded over just five days, drawing upon the band's rich influence of 1970s West and South African music, jazz, psych-rock & soul, while also exploring the transatlantic sonic intersection between the 1960s electronic avant-garde & spiritual jazz. Free and partially directed improvisation is employed as a central component of the compositions, with the musical works acting as frameworks for the collective musical enterprise that has developed over the ensemble's near fifteen years together.
The vast project is available as a strictly limited 5 LP box-set, with a deluxe booklet of extended liner notes, due for release September 16th 2022. Each individual album also being made available for singular purchase, and on CD & digital formats, over the month following.
The Fundamental Nature of Being firmly re-establishes Shaolin Afronauts as one of the most interesting and innovative collectives of creative improvising musicians operating in the world today.