Harvest The Beat



Tony Allen & Jeff Mills - Tomorrow Comes The Harvest [778630-6 FRA 2018 24-Bit FLAC]

Inspirational Nigerian drummer, Tony Allen sadly passed away in April this year. One of his final recordings was the 10" EP collaboration with Detroit techno-ologist, Jeff Mills which runs close to thirty minutes, so I would suggest it really clocks in as a mini-album. 

Tomorrow Comes The Harvest is a splendid blend of the old and the new as Allen's afro-beats fill the left channel mixing into the multi-layers of Mills' electronic meanders - uncredited French musician, Jean-Philippe Dary adds touches of organ and synths. The two key tracks are the opening Locked And Loaded and the closing The Seed which easily stand head and shoulders above the two other works which lack as much purpose. If it wasn't for Allen's presence then most (including me) would overlook one of the coolest afro-vibe meets future jazz records of the past few years. Put this on your audio system tonight, sit back ....and enjoy.

A1 Locked And Loaded
A2 Altitudes
B1 On The Run
B2 The Seed


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  1. Blogmeister23 July 2020 at 16:39

    https://mega.nz/file/KJQmwQRY#kK7l9sA05ZnlK6oX91k95bR2qd_kQZ00yvLr-Tk_AeY

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  2. Ring Modulator23 July 2020 at 22:05

    got a bit of a 10" addiction, just ordered a copy on the back of this thanks

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    1. MM24 July 2020 at 13:08

      Tony Allen had another 10" release in his later years that's worth hunting for. Very different though: it was a tribute to Art Blakey released on Blue Note. You can check out it here: https://thingsandtimechange.blogspot.com/2020/05/polyrhythmic.html

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    2. Ring Modulator25 July 2020 at 08:08

      Thanks MM, and thanks for the introduction to your blog, nice one

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  3. MM24 July 2020 at 13:07

    Exciting, I completely missed this. Tony Allen was doing a lot of interesting work in his later years. Can't wait to check this out! Thank you!

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