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Mar 6, 2026Remarkable record. .... Of The Earth is so much more than an expected next step, far greater and more expansive than a development of earlier themes and ideas. For all that Shabaka’s journey has already proved to be long, winding and singular, you leave this record convinced that he’s only just getting started.
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Mar 5, 2026Throughout the album Shabaka employs ample doses of inventiveness and intricacy that make Of The Earth one of true musical accomplishments so far this year.
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Mar 5, 2026There is a certain messiness that he has managed to pull together throughout the record, giving an overall impression of authenticity, as well as multiple formidable creative sources colliding.
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The WireMar 5, 2026The result is a genuinely experimental record, with more than a dash of cheerful craziness. .... The intonation may not be classically perfect, but this is the timbre he wants, and the saxophone can party over a gleeful Latin beat. [Mar 2026, p.68]
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Mar 5, 2026In Of The Earth he has slipped its bonds almost entirely, crafting a holistic, electro-acoustic world music that defies categorisation. [Apr 2026, p.89]
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Mar 5, 2026This is a Shabaka album; it resonates with individuality, innovation, and abundant creativity.
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Mar 12, 2026Most of these pieces have a lot going on, designed for listeners who take pleasure in guiding their ear through each successive layer.
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Apr 3, 2026Of This Earth, like most Shabaka Hutchings albums, dating back to Sons of Kemet, requires full immersion. On his third LP, the jazz polymath takes you on a musical journey that requires both stillness and stimulation.
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Mar 24, 2026Of The Earth is ultimately easier to admire as an audacious gamble than to love as a fully successful statement: sections of the album feels still under construction, an impression amplified by a handful of fully realised gems, like the hypnotic and haunting highlight “Light The Way”.
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