Mammal Hands
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Mammal Hands | |
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| Origin | Norwich, UK |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz, Crossover Jazz, Trip hop, Ambient |
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Labels | Gondwana Records |
| Members | Jordan Smart, Nick Smart, Jesse Barrett |
| Website | mammalhands |
Mammal Hands are a British band from Norwich. Members include Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Jesse Barrett on drums and tabla.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The band's style combines ambient, jazz, electronic music and world music taking in influences including Pharoah Sanders, Gétachèw Mekurya, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Sirishkumar Manji.[3][4][5] All three members contribute equally to the writing process: one that favours the creation of a powerful group dynamic over individual solos.
Mammal Hands have toured with GoGo Penguin; and other landmark live performances have included shows at The Roundhouse London, the main stage at Field Day Festival, La Cigale Paris, Montreal Jazz Festival, Hamburg Elb Jazz, Athens Technopolis and Unit Tokyo.
They have released four critically acclaimed albums: ‘Animalia’ (2014), ‘Floa’ (2016), ‘Shadow Work' (2017) and 'Captured Spirits' (2020) and in 2021 their latest single 'Oni / Lantern'.
Mammal Hands' fifth studio album, ‘Gift from the Trees’ was released 31 March 2023, on Gondwana Records.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Details |
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| Animalia[6][7][8] |
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| Floa[9][4] |
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| Shadow Work[10][11] |
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| Captured Spirits[12] |
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| Gift from the Trees[13] |
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Gallery[edit]
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Jordan Smart at the Haldern Pop Festival 2017 -
Jesse Barrett at the Haldern Pop Festival 2017 -
Nick Smart at Haldern Pop Festival 2017 -
Jesse Barrett at the DOMICIL Club, Dortmund, Germany 2018 -
Jordan Smart at the DOMICIL Club, Dortmund, Germany 2018 -
Nick Smart at the DOMICIL Club, Dortmund, Germany 2018 -
Mammal Hands Christuskirche Bochum, Germany 2018
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External links[edit]
- Mammal Hands homepage
- Bandcamp page
- Official video for the track Boreal Forest in the Gondwana Records Label YouTube stream.
- An interview in District Magazine from 2018.
References[edit]
- ^ Danielle Booden (25 October 2017). "Norwich band Mammal Hands to play headline show at Epic Studios". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Eddie Meyer and Lisa Wormsley (10 June 2016). "Mammal Hands go ape at Brighton's Latest MusicBar". www.jazzwisemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Robin Murray (8 December 2017). "Review: Mammal Hands at The Fleece in Bristol". BristolLive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b Ian Mann (21 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.theJazzmann.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Ian Mann (18 October 2014). "The Jazz Mann Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.TheJazzMann.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Phil Barnes (18 October 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Bruce Lindsay (30 August 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "London Jazz News Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.londonjazznews.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Phil Barnes (23 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Review of shadow work". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ David Rodriguez (19 October 2017). "The Jazz Mann Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.itdjents.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Mammal Hands: Captured Spirits". www.herecomestheflood.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Mammal Hands: Gift from the treeslanguage=German". www.jazz-fun.de. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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Concert Review: "Mammal Hands; Piyanonun ritmi, saksofonun duyguyu, davulun basıncı üstlendiği üçlü". in Turkish. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2023.