AUTOGENESIS by N to The Power
AUTOGENESIS is N TO THE POWER’s debut album recorded over three years in Harlem. With a wide range of musical inspiration (the Bayaka pygmies, Erik Satie, The Meters, Steve Reich, Fela Kuti), the 10-piece band creates intricate instrumental combinations of simple motifs, hypnotic interlocked rhythms and melodies which sound like the aural equivalent of Escher’s optical illusions. Sometimes upbeat and energetic (Supertonic, The God Particle), sometimes slow-motion and spacious (their 12-minute cover of Bill Evans’ “Peace Piece”), all of the music is played by hand on real instruments and then woven into complex structures using modern studio techniques.
Tracklist
| 1. | Supertonic | 5:31 |
| 2. | The God Particle | 4:31 |
| 3. | Marrakesh Memosphere | 9:12 |
| 4. | To The Jackpot | 9:46 |
| 5. | Peace Piece | 12:36 |
Videos
Credits
Album produced by Jarvis & Leyh • Engineered & Mixed by Blake Leyh, except (2) Mixed by Blake Leyh & Paul Urmson • Mastered by Paul Blakemore • Lacquer cut by Clint Holley • Band photography by Laura Kimmel • N2P Styling & Clothes by Bianca Allen • Art direction & Design by Blake Leyh • Red Tentacles and N2P Logo by Rupa DasGupta
LINER NOTES BY MARK DERY
All songs written by Blake Leyh & Tony Jarvis, published by Ground Loop Music (BMI) & Theophilus Tones (ASCAP) except “Supertonic” written by Blake Leyh, Tony Jarvis, & Bruno Coon, published by Ground Loop Music (BMI), Theophilus Tones (ASCAP), & Ochossi Music (ASCAP) and "Peace Piece" written by Bill Evans, published by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI). ℗&© 2020 N to The Power / Xenotone. All Rights Reserved.
MUSICIANS:
Bernard Boateng - percussion (1) • Bruno Coon - trumpet, guitar, percussion (1,2,3,4) • Yves Dharamraj - cello (4, 5) • Tony Jarvis - bass clarinet, sax, flute, guitar (1-5) • Kaya Jarvis - additional cello (1) • Blake Leyh - bass, cello, percussion, guitar (1-5) • Ryoko Leyh - melodica (1,4) • Smoota - trombone (2,4) • Yusuke Yamamoto - vibes (1,2,3,5) • Meredith Yayanos - violin (5)
License
All rights reserved.
N TO THE POWER is a band from New York City led by Blake Leyh & Tony Jarvis with a floating village of collaborators. We play mostly instrumental music with winds, strings, percussion, and electronics.