September 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 soundscapes, here those elements are vigorously whipped-up into huge cyclones of sound, more song-based and accessible than before, but also almost psychedelic in its euphonic blend of colours, textures, facets and moods. Tracklist: A1. C\’mon A2. Blinded A3. Dust A4. Cold Light A5. Ezekiel A6. Fever Dream B1. Grounded B2. Madrid B3. Leviathan B4. The Rush / Let Go B5. Butterflies B6. In Time