Cosmic Compositions Avant Garde Series Vol​​.​​2 [Alice Coltrane]

We stumbled over this gem recently – a compilation dedicated to American jazz composer Alice Coltrane – aka Flying Lotus’ auntie!

She was central to the Indocentric/Spiritual jazz of the early ’70s and arguably the first instance of a female instrumentalist assuming a defining role in a jazz subgenre. She spent the majority of her life seeking spiritually in both music and her private life & shared her husband’s [Jazz Legend John Coltrane] instincts in taking great artistic risks to pursue a spiritual quest. – Jazz Times

It’s put together by a bunch of producers – most of them aren’t even on our radar to be honest, but this will change. There’s always this feeling that the Jazz movement of the 50’s & 60’s & the beat movement of today have things in common. Both attempted to break down, extend & alter the conventions of their original genres (Jazz & Hip Hop) & were never afraid to experiment & improvise to create something that wasn’t accepted commercially at the time. And here the two come together in perfect harmony.

Tracklist:

1. Christoph El Truento – Intervals Between What Happens 03:07
2. Stainless Steele – High Lander Grammar 03:09
3. Melodiesinfonie – J’aimejazz 03:08
4. Wodoo Wolcan – Enlightenment 03:14
5. Roane Namuh – Down Supreme 04:43
6. IAMNOBODI – Good Wine 02:57
7. Matt Miller – Opening Prayer 02:22
8. Mieksneak – Bizarre 02:24
9. Swallows Fly Low – Only Now 04:18
10. Eli Colburn – Once Upon a Time Untold 03:54
11. Iller – Abstract Giraffe – Walking Alone 02:26
12. Kadugodi – Ari Atoll 03:39
13. Noyce – Bare 03:17
14. Noo-Bap – Cosmic Love 02:47
15. shak. – Same Time, Same Places 04:53
16. Oisima – Emerald Scent 03:31
17. FloFilz – Paramahansa 02:20
18. Amin PaYnE – Wisdom 02:50
19. Christoph El Truento – G a l a x y 04:35
20. Ben Jamin” – Celia 02:29
21. JayLotus – Turiya & Ramakrishna [JayLotus Remix] 02:37
22. Bihan – Learner Eye 02:29
23. Scruffnuk Dust – High 02:16
24. Dil Withers – Aunties Oad 03:02
25. Kakapo – Eclipse 04:13
26. Nahm-Sayn – Bhajan Kali 02:48