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ATA 018LP
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$29.50
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RELEASE DATE: 3/28/2025
Originally released in 2020. The Sorcerers began working on a new album during the winter of 2018 and it was during the writing sessions for this album that the concept for the LP began to take shape. The name for the album was taken from the title of a National Geographic article read by bassist Neil Innes and was used as the starting point for the entire concept. The library music scene of the '60s and '70s has always been an intrinsic part of the sound of ATA Records and so it made perfect sense to envisage the album as a soundtrack, given the cinematic quality of The Sorcerers music. Each track was written with a particular scene in mind and the music was then shaped in the studio to best reflect the essence of that scene. Drums, bass and percussion provide the solid foundation onto which flutes, bass clarinets, xylophones, and vibraphones add the atmospheric and melodic counterpoint, deftly weaving between one another to conjure up images of the unforgiving environment of the dense jungle, unknown eyes watching the protagonists of the imagined film as they make their way towards their ultimate goal, their pursuit by unseen assailants, the arcane mysticism of undiscovered cargo cultists and the ancient ruins of long passed civilizations.
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ATA 032EP
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$17.50
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RELEASE DATE: 3/28/2025
Originally released in 2024. ATA Records present the latest 7" single, "Kaunas Baltic Connect" featuring The Sorcerers and "Baby, I Don't Care." The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton, and the ubiquitous KPM have always been a guiding inspiration for ATA Records, as evidenced in the spooky soundtrack vision of The Sorcerers, the big band brass of The Yorkshire Film & Television Orchestra and even in the soul-jazz of The Lewis Express & Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble. The ever-expanding Library Archive series are an honest and forthright homage to the golden age of library recording, and this new release is no exception! "Kaunas Baltic Connect" featuring The Sorcerers harks back to the dynamic, brooding menace of Poliziotteschi and Euro-crime movies -- popping toms punctuate a martial-sounding '60s beat, with an insistent and recurring piano motif. The Sorcerers influences are layered throughout, from the spectral synth chords lurking in the background and Farfisa organ melody, to the eventual entry of the Sorcerers horns in all their full glory -- flute and baritone saxophone to the fore. Fans of Ennio Morricone's score to Pontecorvo's Battle of Algiers will also find a lot to enjoy here. "Baby, I Don't Care" is reminiscent of shamelessly groovy releases from The Lewis Express, featuring a joyful slice of Hammond organ blues dancing away over the funkiest drums this side of Clyde Stubblefield -- replete with congas and bongos from ATA Studios stalwart, Danny Templeman. This has all the hallmarks of a new club favorite -- definitely one for the DJs -- or cue it up at your next house party.
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ATA 002LP
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$29.50
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RELEASE DATE: 3/28/2025
Originally released in 2019. Taking influences from Ethiopiques Ethiojazz as well as the soundtracks to the European horror films of the '60s and '70s, The Sorcerers seamlessly blend these disparate elements into one cohesive package. Based in ATA Records' home of Leeds, The Sorcerers are made up of the cream of the city's jazz and world scene. Forming the backbone of the ATA Records house band they incorporate bass clarinets, flutes, and vibraphone alongside bass, guitar organ and drums, providing Ellingtonian textures on top of a solid rhythmic foundation. After featuring on the Funk, Soul & Afro Rarities: An Introduction to ATA Records compilation, they set to work recording a full-length LP at the studios of record label ATA Records. Initially inspired by the work of Ethiopian composer Mulatu Astatke, the Sorcerers have deftly incorporated a wide breadth of musical influences from the creepy metallic textures and quietly insistent rhythm section of "Pinch Of The Death Nerve" through to the Moondogesque melodies of the Viking of 5th street and the KPM inspired orchestration of closing track night of the sorcerer. The LP also includes an alternate version of "Cave Of Brahma," a heavily Mulatu influenced track that featured on the ATA Records compilation. The album has a dark undercurrent that weaves throughout all eight tracks, underpinning the album with an unsettling and evocative theme. Support comes from Jazzman Gerald, Jimi Tenor, Shawn Lee, Nightmares On Wax, and Mulatu Astatke himself.
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