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Joe Armon-Jones

All The Quiet (Part II)

    Keyboardist, producer and songwriter Joe Armon-Jones shares his most elevated solo project to date, 'All The Quiet'. A galvanising statement of intent, traversing jazz, funk, dub, hip hop, and soul music, entirely written, produced and mixed by Armon-Jones himself. As a band member, he is best known as part of the Mercury prize winning Ezra Collective, who capped 2024 by being the first jazz band to headline London’s Wembley Arena. 'All The Quiet (Part II)' is the second chapter of a two part album, released on his own label, Aquarii Records. Guest musicians & features include Greentea Peng, Wu-Lu, Yazmin Lacey, Hak Baker, Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, and more.

    Six years have passed since Armon-Jones’ last solo album, 2019’s 'Turn To Clear View' was released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, but don’t mistake that gap for a break. In this time he’s toured the world, built a studio, contributed to albums from the great and good of UK jazz, and recorded collaborative releases with Liam Bailey, Fatima, Hak Baker, Prince Fatty, Ranking Joe, Maxwell Owin, and dubstep legend Mala.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Acknowledgement Is Key (feat. Hak Baker)
    2. Lavender
    3. Westmoreland (feat. Asheber)
    4. PSR Orchestra
    5. Paladin Of Sound & Circumstance
    6. Another Place (feat. Greentea Peng & Wu-Lu)
    7. War Transmission
    8. 505 Standby
    9. Journey South
    10. One Way Traffic (feat. Yazmin Lacey)

    Joe Armon-Jones

    All The Quiet (Part I)

      Keyboardist, producer and songwriter Joe Armon-Jones shares his most elevated solo project to date, 'All The Quiet'. A galvanising statement of intent, traversing jazz, funk, dub, hip hop, and soul music, entirely written, produced, and mixed by Armon-Jones himself. As a band member, he is best known as part of the Mercury prize winning Ezra Collective, who capped 2024 by being the first jazz band to headline London’s Wembley Arena. 'All The Quiet (Part I)' is the first chapter of a two part album, released on his own label, Aquarii Records. Guest musicians & features include Nubya Garcia, Oscar Jerome, Goya Gumbani, and more.

      Six years have passed since Armon-Jones’ last solo album, 2019’s 'Turn To Clear View' was released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, but don’t mistake that gap for a break. In this time he’s toured the world, built a studio, contributed to albums from the great and good of UK jazz, and recorded collaborative releases with Liam Bailey, Fatima, Hak Baker, Prince Fatty, Ranking Joe, Maxwell Owin, and dubstep legend Mala.

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Barry says: Intricate, finely honed jazz-funk business from Joe Armon-Jones with the bristling 'All The Quiet (Part 1)' sacrificing none of the urgency or experimental aura from his earlier work while introducing a number of elements to take these pieces into smooth, soulful jazz territory.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Lifetones
      2. Forgiveness
      3. Kingfisher (feat. Asheber)
      4. Nothing Noble
      5. Eye Swear (feat. Goya Gumbani)
      6. Danger Everywhere
      7. The Citadel
      8. Snakes
      9. Show Me
      10. Hurry Up & Wait

      Joe Armon-Jones

      Sorrow

        ‘Sorrow’ is the third in the ‘Aquarii In Dub’ series from musician and producer Joe Armon-Jones, written and produced by Joe in his own studio and released on his own label Aquarii Records.

        Lead single ‘Sorrow’ sees him link up with Nottingham’s Liam Bailey for a single evoking the sound of classic Studio 1 recordings from the golden era of Reggae and dub.

        Joe Armon-Jones flexes his versatility by including two additional versions of ‘Sorrow’, one led by Ezra Collective’s James Mollison on sax, and the other lead by himself on keys; both takes reimagine the original track and breathe new life into an already outstanding work.

        As well as Liam Bailey and James Mollison, 'Sorrow' features Black Midi’s Morgan Simpson on drums, Nubiyan Twist bassist Luke Wynter, and Mark Mollison guitarist for Loyle Carner and Celeste.

        Produced and mixed by Joe Armon-Jones, mastered by Noah Priddle, and released via Armon-Jones own imprint Aquarii Records.

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Sorrow (feat. Liam Bailey)
        2. Sorrowful Dub
        3. Sorrowful Horns (feat. James Mollison)
        4. Sorrowful Rhodes

        Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin

        Archetype

          Archetype’ is an exorcism of South London’s underground spirit. It’s a sound world which draws on its ancestral echoes as equally as it captures the pulse of a city on the edge of evolution.

          The twelve-track collaborative record is the product of two magnetised forces who should almost repel: producer, composer and keyboard player Joe Armon- Jones, and producer / DJ Maxwell Owin.

          At the fore of the scene south of the river, they draw on different instincts, different disciplines, different strengths - and converge them to make something which is both challenging and startlingly fresh.

          Guest features on the record include Lex Amor, Shabaka Hutchings, Fatima, Rocks FOE, O the Ghost, Mala, Maysia Osu and YUIS.

          ‘Archetype’ is caught somewhere between the club and the bedroom, both communal and intimate - something common to Joe’s world of jazz, soul and improvisation and Maxwell’s, of the sprawling sounds of hardcore continuum, from jungle to dubstep and drill.

          TRACK LISTING

          1. Archetype (feat. O The Ghost)
          2. Ode 2 Reverb
          3. 4Seasons (feat. Rocks FOE)
          4. Rago’s Garage (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)
          5. Grief (feat. Lex Amor)
          6. Don’t Tip Me Over (feat. Fatima)
          7. Lost In The Function
          8. Do I Keep Going
          9. Pedal Bike
          10. Sisyphean (feat. O The Ghost)
          11. Ikigai (feat. Mala, Marysia Osu & YUIS)
          12. Adrenaline/Oxygen

          Joe Armon-Jones & Mala

          A Way Back

            Mala and Joe Armon-Jones unite on A Way Back; a five track collaborative project that calls back the golden age of dubstep, released on Armon-Jones’ imprint Aquarii Records.

            Born and raised in South Norwood, South London, Mala has played a pioneering role in UK music since the turn of the century. Stirring dubstep’s musical melting pot with its most primal ingredients before it even had a name, Mala was a founding member of DMZ, the crew behind some of modern bass music’s most influential dances and the most highly prized vinyl.

            Between his highly acclaimed solo work and his work with the influential Ezra Collective, Joe Armon-Jones is at the epicentre of the London underground scene and has collaborated with the late Tony Allen, Mick Jenkins, Mahalia, Nubya Garcia, Greentea Peng, Poppy Ajudha, Moses Boyd and Ego Ella May.

            TRACK LISTING

            Side A
            A1. Oh Lord Ft. Maxwell Owin
            A2. What It Is

            Side B
            B1. All Ways
            B2. The Truth
            B3. A Way Back

            Joe Armon-Jones & Fatima

            Tinted Shades

              Fatima and Joe Armon-Jones unite for Tinted Shades; a three track EP that asserts personal truths whilst juxtaposing dark times with hopeful optimism - spanning soul, hip hop and R&B. The Tinted Shades collaboration will be released on Armon-Jones’ imprint Aquarii Records.

              Swedish soul singer with Hip Hop in her blueprint, Fatima is a vocal powerhouse with a beautiful tone who has written and collaborated with the likes of JD Reid, Purist, Larry Heard, Floating Points, Knxwledge, Scoop DeVille, Flako, Dam Funk and Shafiq Husayn.

              Between his highly acclaimed solo work and his work with the influential Ezra Collective, Joe Armon-Jones is at the epicentre of the London underground scene and has collaborated with the late Tony Allen, Mahalia, Nubya Garcia, Greentea Peng, Poppy Ajudha, Moses Boyd and Ego Ella May.

              STAFF COMMENTS

              Millie says: The collab I've always wanted, favourites Fatima and Joe Armon-Jones combine their talents to deliver this soul-drenched 12", a perfect balance of jazz and R&B this just slips down.

              TRACK LISTING

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              Tinted Shades
              Love Life Hope


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