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his stellar catalogue across the best jazz labels of the time were seemingly under-appreciated for years

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Rituals: Vinyl LP Mulatu Astatke ’” giving way to increasingSeptember 2024 sees the release of Ishmael Ensembles third longplayer Rituals, which marks a significant leap for the Bristolian musicians. With their live instrumentation meets electronic merging of styles, the group were always broader than the new UK jazz tag which they were often given, but here their scope and boundary pushing ambition is more evident than ever before. Still maintaining a blend of spiritual jazz, dub, experimental and electronic