{"product_id":"andy-bell-masal-common-primitives-pre-order","title":"Andy Bell \u0026 Masal - Common Primitives *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 9th October 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommon Primitives is the second collaborative album between Andy Bell (Ride guitarist, Oasis bassist) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We tend to work from initial, free-jammed ideas, building form and arrangement from there,” explains Masal’s Al Johnson. “Above all, we believe you should go where the vibe takes you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Andy, that vibe was very much jazz legend Pharoah Sanders’ classic 1977 album Pharoah, which was reissued a few years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It puts me into a hypnotic state,” he explains. “That’s why I worked with more guitar loops on this record. The Tisziji Muñoz part on ‘Harvest Time’ has had me in a vice-like grip for the last three years and it arrives here via the Vini Reilly filter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Özlem Simsek, there is nostalgia, too, and she even adds vocals as well as her heavenly harp to the opening track, ‘After Kâtibim’, based on a traditional Turkish folk song she had sung as a child growing up in Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom there, the album takes us on a real journey, with the apt, impressionistic titles added by Andy once it had all been pieced together. There’s the beautiful, elegant ‘I Swear We Are Infinite’; the atmospheric ‘Yuzuki Fighting Spirit’ and the beatific ‘Soap And Water’. ‘Tower Of Babylon’ was named after the novelette by Ted Chiang, its structured creation reflecting that in the story; first single ‘The Morning Of The Trip’ finds Andy playing his guitar “as if it was a waterfall”. The journey ends with ‘Rudi’s Dream – The Third Bardo’, the trio accelerating onto the autobahn for a krautrock crescendo inspired by their studio’s resident cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive dates:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober 5 – SJQ, Dalston – London\u003cbr\u003eOctober 6 – SJQ, Dalston – London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. After Kâtibim\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. I Swear We Are Infinite\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Yuzuki Fighting Spirit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Soap And Water\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Tower Of Babylon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. The Morning Of The Trip\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. Rudi’s Dream – The Third Bardo\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRecord 1 - Tidal Love Numbers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA1. Murmuration Of Warm Dappled Light On Her Back After Swimming\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA2. The Slight Unease Of Seeing A Crescent Moon In Blue Midday Sky\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB1. Tidal Love Conversation In That Familiar Golden Orchard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB2. A Pyramid Hid By Centuries Of Neon Green Undergrowth\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRecord 2 - Common Primitives\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA1. After Kâtibim\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA2. I Swear We Are Infinite\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA3. Yuzuki Fighting Spirit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB1. Soap And Water\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB2. Tower Of Babylon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eB3. 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Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). 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