The Brkn Record - The Architecture Of Oppression Part 1

PUT THIS IN YOUR DEN to experience the "ground-breaking concept album from Jake Ferguson of the Heliocentrics." Using symphonic jazz and psychedelic soul, The Brkn Record takes the listener on a "critical journey through the eyes of Black Britons." A timely and wonderful listen. Available on limited edition on clear wax with red splatter The Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the co-founder and bass player for the UK’s foundational deep jazz outfit the Heliocentrics. With fellow Heliocentrics co-founder and legendary drummer Malcolm Catto, Ferguson has been a regular collaborator with globally recognized artists including Archie Shepp, Mulatu Astatke, Melvin Van Peebles, Orlando Julius and many others.  The Architecture of Oppression Part 1 represents Ferguson’s debut as a bandleader and orchestrator, and manifests as a committed and soulful response to ongoing and systemic anti-black racism, social oppression and state violence both at home in London and a