{"id":23709,"date":"2026-01-14T16:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=23709"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:03:31","slug":"shabaka-announces-of-the-earth-lp-shares-two-new-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=23709","title":{"rendered":"Shabaka announces <em>Of The Earth<\/em> LP; shares two new singles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23710\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23710\" src=\"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shabaka-by-Joseph-Ouechen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"476\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Joseph Ouechen<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2026 is shaping up very nicely with wonderful releases around the corner, all the more so with today&#8217;s new album announcement from celebrated and prodigious multi-reed player <a href=\"https:\/\/shabaka.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shabaka<\/a> (Hutchings). He is returning with <em>Of The Earth<\/em>, a collection of twelve tracks entirely written, produced, performed and mixed by himself. <em>Of The Earth<\/em> marks Shabaka&#8217;s return to the saxophone, following a year and a half long hiatus, which saw him turn to numerous flutes instead. It also marks his first foray into electronics and production, and he raps on the album. \u201cI\u2019ve never rapped before but was actually inspired by Andr\u00e9 3000\u2019s courage in exploring new dimensions with fearlessness and sincerity&#8221;, Shabaka says. &#8220;I decided to find my voice on this album\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about what ignited his desire to create the album, he comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cD\u2019angelo\u2019s Brown Sugar was the first CD I bought and it sparked a lasting curiosity about the emotional possibilities allowed by the self produced and performed album. This record is my celebration of freedom in creative self expression. Before the pandemic I could only play the clarinet and saxophone and knew nothing about music production (or how to play the flute), so this has been a journey of learning and a reflection on the music that\u2019s been created as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Of The Earth<\/em> is set for release on March 6th through his new imprint Shabaka Records and ahead of it Shabaka has let loose two magnificent singles, \u2018A Future Untold\u2019 and \u2018Marwa The Mountain\u2019. Listen to both below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=920501725\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/track=3557879874\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shabaka.bandcamp.com\/album\/of-the-earth\">Of The Earth by Shabaka<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=920501725\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/track=1795448419\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shabaka.bandcamp.com\/album\/of-the-earth\">Of The Earth by Shabaka<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 is shaping up very nicely with wonderful releases around the corner, all the more so with today&#8217;s new album announcement from celebrated and prodigious multi-reed player Shabaka (Hutchings). He is returning with Of The Earth, a collection of twelve tracks entirely written, produced, performed and mixed by himself. 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