Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be - VINYL LP

Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees. Gliding across a swirling palette of saturated hues, Dawn Is A Melody feels vintage yet vibrant, new but familiar at the same time. A spiritual, deep and textured jazz record, tipping it's hat to greats from the past, capturing memories and reformulating them into new ideas with the help of some of Melbourne's finest talent.Expert keys player for the likes of 30/70 and Elle Shimada, alongside one-half of Close Counters, this debut LP was Finn's conscious departure from the realm of groove-based jazz. Instead, Dawn Is A Melody places the piano and arrangements centre stage, giving Finn and his fellow Melbourne crew freedom to explore the spaces in between, new emotions and alternate soundscapes.In Finn's own words InchMy intention with Dawn Is A Melody was to create a world; a microcosm of colour. Something rich and beautiful that allowed the melodies and compositions to reach their full potential. It was driven by hope, curiosity and the search for beauty and reassurance in this ever-changing world. The emotion behind the music is really about the journey of life, growing up and changing, as well as my relationship with Tasmania's natural landscapes where I grew up, a part of the world that is incredibly unique and beautiful.InchThe album arcs between opening, middle and end. Beginning with the optimism of 'Looking Up' and 'Lagoon', the former a celestial, string and harp marbled slice of positivity, the latter a spiritual journey of exuberance and hope, Finn's fingers dancing across the '70s Yamaha grand piano. From there the songs blossom outwards with the cinematic soulful journey of 'It's Behind Me Now' and Brazilian-inspired 'Expansion', as the divine 'Crossing' signals a transition to a new realm. The energy is transformed from the rich cosmic textures to a more intimate a

Double vinyl LP pressing. 2024 . Dance, No One's Watching is an ode to the sacred, yet joyous act of dancing, an album that musically guides you through a night out in the city, from the opening of possibilities as a new evening spans out ahead, to dawn's final hours as the night comes to a close. Written during a blistering 2023 which saw Ezra Collective tour the world and become the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize, Dance, No One's Watching is a documentation of the many dance floors they encountered. Album Tracks 1. Intro 2. Herald 3. Palm Wine/Cloakroom Link Up (Act 1) 4. God Gave Me Feet for Dancing 5. Ajala 6. Traveller/In the Dance (Act 2) 7. N29 1. No One's Watching Me/Our Element (Act 3) 2. Hear My Cry 3. Shaking Body 4. Expensive 5. Streets Is Calling 6. Lights on (Act 4)/Why I Smile 7. Have Patience 8. Everybody

Ezra Collective's Chapter 7, now celebrating it's tenth anniversary, captured the restless energy of a young band finding it's voice - spiritually curious, rhythmically fearless, committed to community as compass. Built on grooves made for sweat-slicked basements and late-night communion, it's seven movements reveal a blueprint forming jazz as a living expression of where you come from and who you stand with.The Chapter 7 (10th Anniversary Edition) reissue revisits that formative statement from a band that would soon become trailblazers as both the first British jazz act to win the Mercury Prize, and then a BRIT Award. Remastered for vinyl and expanded with new incarnations - live cuts from NPR's Tiny Desk and the band's landmark Royal Albert Hall performance - the reissue presents Chapter 7 not simply as an early document, but a living manifesto rhythm as ritual, youth culture as sanctuary, and jazz as an open invitation.Pressed on black vinyl, housed in a single sleeve jacket with printed inner sleeve, featuring credits and a message from the band. Album Tracks 1. Enter the Jungle 2. Chasing the Square 3. Chapter 7 (Feat. Ty) 4. I Have a God (Feat. Zara McFarlane) 5. Colonial Mentality 6. Chapter 7 (Live at NPR's Tiny Desk) 7. I Have a God (Feat. Zara McFarlane) (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)