{"product_id":"antibalas-hourglass","title":"ANTIBALAS - Hourglass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATALOG:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDAP-081\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 10\/24\/2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHourglass\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Antibalas returns to its instrumental roots. “Once a song has lyrics, everyone who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoesnʼt speak that language is on the outside. We use rhythm and melody to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etranslate the emotions in the album and make it universally accessible,” explains the co-producer\/founder Martín Perna.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new album draws on compositions written by several current and emeritus members of the group. \"Hourglass\" begins with a plaintive and ecstatic tenor saxophone solo before digging into an intense 12-8 groove. The group pivots \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith “Lo-Life” highlighting the groupʼs ability to swing a lá Machito or the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1970s Ghanaian dance band leaders like Gyedu Blay-Ambolley. Others like “Solace,” “Escape” and “La Ceiba,” conjure echoes of the classic Lagos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eafrobeat sound, albeit spoken with a Brooklyn accent. “Oasis,” the albumʼs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efinale, is a step into a psychedelic unknown future, with a deep sense of liberatory funk eternally at its core.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1AV2d3bmlYpAjp5CXDogHv?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=04205d1813b54ab4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"NR-Daptone","offers":[{"title":"Clear Hourglass Vinyl LP","offer_id":67897028182336,"sku":"DAP081lpC1-823134998117","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1496\/1360\/files\/a0046723640_10.jpg?v=1793214135","url":"https:\/\/www.coleminerecords.com\/products\/antibalas-hourglass","provider":"Colemine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}