Mammal Hands | |
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| Origin | Norwich, UK |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz, Crossover Jazz, Trip hop, Ambient |
| Years active | 2012 - present |
| Labels | Gondwana Records |
| Members | Jordan Smart, Nick Smart, Jesse Barrett |
| Website | mammalhands |
Mammal Hands are a British band from Norwich. Members include Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Jesse Barrett on drums and tabla. [1] [2]
The band's style combines ambient, jazz, electronic music and world music taking in influences including Pharoah Sanders, Gétachèw Mekurya, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Sirishkumar Manji. [3] [4] [5] All three members contribute equally to the writing process: one that favours the creation of a powerful group dynamic over individual solos.
Mammal Hands have toured with GoGo Penguin; and other landmark live performances have included shows at The Roundhouse London, the main stage at Field Day Festival, La Cigale Paris, Montreal Jazz Festival, Hamburg Elb Jazz, Athens Technopolis and Unit Tokyo.
They have released four critically acclaimed albums: ‘Animalia’ (2014), ‘Floa’ (2016), ‘Shadow Work' (2017) and 'Captured Spirits' (2020) and in 2021 their latest single 'Oni / Lantern'.
Mammal Hands' fifth studio album, ‘Gift from the Trees’ was released 31 March 2023, on Gondwana Records.
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| Animalia [6] [7] [8] |
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| Floa [9] [4] |
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| Shadow Work [10] [11] |
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| Captured Spirits [12] |
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| Gift from the Trees [13] |
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Concert Review: "Mammal Hands; Piyanonun ritmi, saksofonun duyguyu, davulun basıncı üstlendiği üçlü". in Turkish. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
