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Is Melting

by Shabbos Ranks

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1.
Slide 04:03
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2.
Basement 04:32
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3.
Basura Dub 04:23
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4.
Sans Non 04:08
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5.
Doha 04:24
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6.
Slide (Scientist remix) 03:58
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7.
Basement (Lee Scratch Perry remix) 04:32
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Basura Dub (Mexican Stepper remix) 03:54
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Sans Non (Drezz remix) 04:29
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Doha Dub (Rob Smith remix) 04:45
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about

Shabbos Ranks is an exploratory trip through experimental dub, klezmer, and improvised music, formed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens (Bristol, UK) and Sam Day Harmet (Brooklyn, NY, USA). This borderless collaboration was ignited by a shared interest in the language of Jewish music, spun through a kaleidoscope of experimental influences at the intersection of Bristol and Brooklyn. Here, klezmer meets spaced-out skanking, Downtown jazz, dubby post-punk, and swirling headphone psychedelia.

This debut album features five expansive pieces from Harmet and Cantor-Stephens with musical contributions from noted folk and experimental musicians from the US, UK, and Mexico: Benjamín Shwartz (Klezmerson) on violin, Dan Blacksberg on trombone, César Juárez-Joyner (Nostalgia Huasteca) on jarana/flutes, to name a few. In addition to the original Shabbos Ranks versions, each song has been remixed in a radical new direction — with help from trip hop legend Rob Smith, Jamaican dub originators Scientist and the late Lee Scratch Perry, and up-and-coming producers Mexican Stepper and Drezz Dressler. Putting this record together has been a multiyear collaborative experiment across cultures, and Shabbos Ranks are looking forward to sharing it with the wider world.

credits

released July 28, 2023

Shabbos Ranks:
Celeste Cantor-Stephens - trumpet, cornet, shower hose
Sam Day Harmet - bass, guitar, mandolin, saz, clarinet, keys


With:
Benjamín Shwartz - viola
Dan Blacksberg - trombone
Jeff Hudgins - alto sax
César Jaurez-Joyner - jarana, ocarina
Yahoteh Kokayi - percussion
Luca Susti - drums

All compositions by Sam Day Harmet and Celeste Cantor-Stephens
Mixing and production by Sam Day Harmet
Remix versions by Scientist, Lee Scratch Perry, Mexican Stepper, Drezz, Rob Smith
Mastered by Russell Kearney

Visual art/graphics by Cristiana Bucureci

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