Limbs by Vipertime
20 months after their debut LP and in the midst of a global pandemic, Leeds four-piece Vipertime are back with their new double A-side Limbs / All Our Heroes Are Dead.
Vipertime blossomed as band leaders Ben Powling and Matías Reed immersed themselves in the sounds of the 70s Ethiopiques records, and ‘Limbs’ continues to draw from this well of inspiration. Nubian scales and a punk aggression merge in Matías Reed’s snarling bass, the roaring engine at the centre of the machine. Ben Powling’s muscular saxophone takes influence from the recently de- ceased Steve Grossman as well as Vipertime’s peers in the current South East London jazz revival. The double drums of Luke Reddin-Williams and Charlie Grimwood fan the flames with a ferocious combination of brute force and agility.
B-side ‘All Our Heroes Are Dead’ is a meditation on the sound world of John Coltrane, Gato Bar- biere, Sun Ra and a pantheon of musical demigods. Here Vipertime are laid bare. A spiralling saxo- phone and bass introduction moves to a solemn incantation before the energy relentlessly builds to the tune’s soaring pinnacle. Previously recorded on the band’s first EP of the same name, 'All Our Heroes Are Dead' has reached a new level of maturity and intensity as Vipertime strive for the same qualities.
Tracklist
| 1. | Limbs (Single) | 2:56 |
| 2. | All Our Heroes Are Dead (Single) | 6:29 |
Credits
1. Limbs (Matías Reed)
2. All Our Heroes Are Dead (Ben Powling and Matías Reed)
Ben Powling - tenor saxophone and flute
Matías Reed - bass and guitar
Luke Reddin-Williams - drums and percussion
Charlie Grimwood - drums and percussion
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Will Jackson at Eiger Studios, Leeds
As always, special thanks to Jack Simpson and Garrett Brown
