'Common Primitives' is the second collaborative album between Andy Bell and Essex-based harp and synth duo Masal. It's a stunning, meditative collection which veers from kosmische to astral jazz by way of Turkish folk tunes and all the way back again. Their first outing, 2023's acclaimed 'Tidal Love Numbers', consisted of four lengthy and almost ambient tracks and is included here on vinyl for the first time as part of a two-record set with the new album. By contrast, the seven tracks that make up 'Common Primitives' are almost concise, but also a lot more layered and complex.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Murmuration of Warm Dappled Light On Her Back After Swimming

Andy Bell & Masal

2.The Slight Unease of Seeing a Crescent Moon in Blue Midday Sky

Andy Bell & Masal

3.Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden Orchard

Andy Bell & Masal

4.A Pyramid Hidden By Centuries of Neon Green Undergrowth

Andy Bell & Masal

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.After Kâtibim

Andy Bell & Masal

2.I Swear We Are Infinite

Andy Bell & Masal

3.Yuzuki Fighting Spirit

Andy Bell & Masal

4.Soap and Water

Andy Bell & Masal

5.Tower of Babylon

Andy Bell & Masal

6.The Morning of the Trip

Andy Bell & Masal

7.Rudi's Dream - The Third Bardo

Andy Bell & Masal

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