{"product_id":"joseph-shabason-the-fellowship","title":"Joseph Shabason - The Fellowship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen to an exclusive mix Joseph Shabason made for us \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.southrecordshop.com\/blogs\/news\/joseph-shabason-further-listening-mix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross eight tracks that mesh spacious, jazz-laced composition with fourth-world and adult-contemporary tonality, Toronto saxophonist Joseph Shabason sketches an auditory map of the transcendence, unity, conditioning, and eventual renunciation of his upbringing in an Islamic and Jewish dual-faith household. The resulting album The Fellowship bears the name of the insular Islamic community Shabason’s traditionally\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJewish parents belonged to from a time before he was even born; a mental and spiritual push-pull which continued shaping, even controlling, his outlook well into his adulthood. As a listening experience The Fellowship follows a chronological arc that spans three generations covering his parents’ early lives, his own spiritual and physical adolescence, and his subsequent struggle to eschew the problematic habituations of such a conflicted past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn The Fellowship, as on prior albums that bear his name, Joseph Shabason does what only the best instrumental music makers can: tell a story with emotional clarity that conveys even the subtlest of feelings, all without singing a single word. As wordless as ever-- with as complex a theme as ever-- this album may be his most emotionally articulate yet. Most importantly, those lost in the woods of repression and self-doubt that organized religion can be at its worst now have The Fellowship to help guide them into a softer light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“gorgeous and empathetic ambient music.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pitchfork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I love it…very original...so exciting.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bob Boilen, NPR Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…densely textured ambient jazz that is wonderful to immerse yourself in…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“...seriously engaging…”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aquarium Drunkard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…magical transportive healing vibes.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Gorilla vs. Bear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…rich, healing ambient jazz.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The A. V. Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…at once intimate and universal, honest and hopeful.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Resident Advisor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable on limited edition indies-only transparent sky blue vinyl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCtAqooItuw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322858189177,"sku":null,"price":16.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/ac5382cf-f5e2-4e6e-b369-85eb60a9d2af_69b0528a-891a-4c3d-abc9-d115a2c00ab3.jpg?v=1787903598","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/joseph-shabason-the-fellowship","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}