Burn (Sons of Kemet album)

Burn is a debut studio album by British jazz band Sons of Kemet released on 9 September 2013 by Naim Records label.[9] This album, and their running series of critically acclaimed performances led to them winning the 'Best Jazz Act' in the 2013 MOBO Awards.[10]

Burn
Studio album by
Sons of Kemet
Released9 September 2013
StudioFish Factory Studios, London[1]
GenreJazz, World
Length49:37
LabelNaim Records
ProducerSeb Rochford
Sons of Kemet chronology
Burn
(2013)		 Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
The Arts Desk[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
The Guardian[6]
Financial Times[7]
musicOMH[8]
Mojo[2]

Producers such as Micachu, Vince Vella, and Alex Patchwork have remixed various songs from the Burn album.[11][12][13]

Reception

Phil Johnson of The Independent stated, "this is mesmerising trance music of great power."[14] John Fordham of The Guardian noted, "Opening with the galloping-hooves drumming, pulpy tuba hook and Pharoah Sanders-like sax supplications of All Will Surely Burn, the album goes on to balance thunder and reflectiveness surprisingly evenly..."[6] The Arts Desk 's Matthew Wright awarded the album five stars out of five, commenting, "This is still a stunningly vivid and original album, bursting with fresh ideas. What else could simultaneously provoke a rave and a panel discussion about the roots of jazz?"[4] Robert Christgau wrote, "A debut that flaunts their sound, suggests their parameters, and establishes their bona fides."[5] Mike Hobart in his review for Financial Times observed, "The Sons of Kemet deliver insidious riffs, intriguing textures, and a whopping beat..."[7]

Track listing
  1. "All Will Surely Burn"
  2. "The Godfather"
  3. "Inner Babylon"
  4. "The Book of Disquiet"
  5. "Going Home"
  6. "Adonia's Lullaby"
  7. "Song for Galeano"
  8. "Beware"
  9. "The Itis"
  10. "Rivers of Babylon"

Awards

Winners

  • The Arts Desk - Album of the Year 2013[15]
  • iTunes Jazz (UK) Best of 2013 (#1)

Nominations

  • Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards - Album Of The Year 2013 (#8)
  • The Quietus - Album Of The Year (#59)[16]

References
  1. "Burn - Sons of Kemet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. "Burn by Sons of Kemet Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. BArnes, Phil (April 14, 2014). "Sons of Kemet: Sons of Kemet: Burn album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. Wright, Matthew (18 December 2013). "Album of the Year: Sons of Kemet - Burn | The Arts Desk". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sons of Kemet". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. Fordham, John (12 September 2013). "Sons of Kemet: Burn – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. Hobart, Mike (6 September 2013). "Sons of Kemet: Burn". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. Paton, Daniel (9 September 2013). "Sons Of Kemet - Burn | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://thequietus.com/articles/14046-listen-micachu-remixes-sons-of-kemet
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2014-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. Johnson, Phil (15 September 2013). "Album review: Sons of Kemet, Burn (Naim Jazz)". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  15. "Album of the Year: Sons of Kemet - Burn | New music reviews, news & interviews". The Arts Desk. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  16. "Features | Quietus Albums Of The Year 2013 (In Association With Norman Records)". The Quietus. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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