Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises LP xx1978 Kate won the Presidential Scholar

Kate won the Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award and a full ride to the Manhattan School of Music

The fascinating liner notes by Kraut expert Alan Freeman talk about seeing an original copy of Golem at a record shop in Germany many years ago and he also sheds some light on who could be the real musicians involved

Originally released in 1992 on the Blackjack label

like the harpsichorded "King's Nose" and the lush and stately closer "The Lens"

a breakup track ends on a refrain about fixing tail lights and making believe that she's happy by herself

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises LP xx1978 Kate won the Presidential ScholarThere was so much said about this album in the weeks following its release that I dont know if I ever wanted to actually listen to it let alone weigh in on the discourse But here goes anyway! The return of Pharoah Sanders after over 15 years is enough to pique interest, but if youre expecting THE Sanders of the 1960s 1970s, this aint it. None of the soul leaning rhythm and overblow that characterised some of his better known work (but I mean, on the