Andy Bell & Masal - Common Primitives
Common Primitives is the second collaborative album between Andy Bell, guitarist with Ride and former Oasis bassist, and Essex-based harp and synth duo Masal.
The two-record set also includes their acclaimed 2023 debut Tidal Love Numbers on vinyl for the first time. Across both records the trio move through kosmische textures, astral jazz, ambient music and Turkish folk influence, with free-jammed ideas gradually shaped into layered compositions.
The project draws inspiration from artists such as Pharoah Sanders while giving space to Özlem Simsek's harp and vocals, Andy Bell's guitar loops and the duo's exploratory electronic arrangements. The result is meditative, cinematic and richly textured.
Record 1 - Tidal Love Numbers
A1. Murmuration Of Warm Dappled Light On Her Back After Swimming
A2. The Slight Unease Of Seeing A Crescent Moon In Blue Midday Sky
B1. Tidal Love Conversation In That Familiar Golden Orchard
B2. A Pyramid Hid By Centuries Of Neon Green Undergrowth
Record 2 - Common Primitives
A1. After Kâtibim
A2. I Swear We Are Infinite
A3. Yuzuki Fighting Spirit
B1. Soap And Water
B2. Tower Of Babylon
B3. The Morning Of The Trip
B4. Rudi’s Dream – The Third Bardo
