Yet another Sault album we didn’t see coming. Three years after the release of the group’s first album (5), the mystery around the identity of the members of the British collective has somewhat dissipated, with the celebration of the work of its composer and director, Inflo (Dean Josiah Cover). But the element of surprise surrounding its releases remains intact. Reinforced, even, with the release ofAiron which the group turns the page on the militant soul/funk/rap/R&B of the five previous albums to offer a record without percussion and instrumental, except for the lightning Time Is Precious. A bold and successful change of course, the work evoking the post-minimalist current (splendid Solar !), the great film music of the last century (Morricone and Max Steiner coming to mind), the spiritual jazz of the 1960s and 1970s and gospel. Animated by angelic orchestrations of strings and choir, the compositions ofAir are bearers of hope and renewal, much-needed motivation in these troubled times.
To see in video