Mammal Hands

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Mammal Hands
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Mammal Hands in 2024
Background information
Origin Norwich, UK
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels Gondwana Records
Members
  • Jordan Smart
  • Nick Smart
  • Rob Turner
Past membersJesse Barrett
Website mammalhands.com

Mammal Hands are a British band from Norwich, consisting of Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Rob Turner on drums. [1] [2]

Contents

Description

Mammal Hands formed in Norwich, England in 2012. They signed to Gondwana Records in 2013 and released their debut album "Animalia" in 2014. Their 2nd album, "Floa" came out in 2016, followed quickly by "Shadow Work" in 2017. Their 4th album, "Captured Spirits" was released in 2020 and their fifth studio album, "Gift from the Trees" was released 31 March 2023, on Gondwana Records.

On April 6th 2024, the band announced the departure of their original drummer, Jesse Barrett and subsequently announced that the band would be continuing with Rob Turner on drums.

The band's style combines a broad range of influences including ambient, jazz, contemporary classical, electronic music, minimalism, folk and world music.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Animalia [3] [4] [5]
Floa [6] [7]
  • Released: May 27, 2016
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Shadow Work [8] [9]
  • Released: October 27, 2017
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Captured Spirits [10]
  • Released: September 11, 2020
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Gift from the Trees [11]
  • Released: March 31, 2023
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download

EP

TitleDetails
Becoming
  • Released: November 2, 2018
  • Label: Gondwana Records
  • Format: Vinyl, Digital download

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References

  1. ↑ Danielle Booden (25 October 2017). "Norwich band Mammal Hands to play headline show at Epic Studios". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Eddie Meyer and Lisa Wormsley (10 June 2016). "Mammal Hands go ape at Brighton's Latest MusicBar". www.jazzwisemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Phil Barnes (18 October 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Bruce Lindsay (30 August 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "London Jazz News Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.londonjazznews.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Phil Barnes (23 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Ian Mann (21 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.theJazzmann.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Review of shadow work" . Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. ↑ David Rodriguez (19 October 2017). "The Jazz Mann Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.itdjents.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mammal Hands: Captured Spirits". www.herecomestheflood.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mammal Hands: Gift from the treeslanguage=German". www.jazz-fun.de. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

Concert Review: "Mammal Hands; Piyanonun ritmi, saksofonun duyguyu, davulun basıncı üstlendiği üçlü". in Turkish. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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