{"product_id":"audrey-powne-bodies-of-water","title":"Audrey Powne - Bodies of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2024, \u003cstrong\u003eAudrey Powne\u003c\/strong\u003e emerged as a compelling new voice in contemporary jazz with the release of her acclaimed debut album \u003cem\u003eFrom the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e; a self-produced and self-composed work celebrated for its lush string arrangements, soaring trumpet performances, and emotionally rich songwriting. Now, two years later, Powne returns with \u003cem\u003eBodies of Water\u003c\/em\u003e, a bold and deeply introspective follow-up that continues her elemental exploration: from fire to water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of what it means to exist alongside others in an increasingly unstable world, \u003cem\u003eBodies of Water\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on vulnerability, responsibility, and human interconnectedness. The album’s title and conceptual foundation were inspired by a passage from \u003cstrong\u003eCaleb Azumah Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s novel \u003cem\u003eSmall Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e: “...to make himself a body, like water, a still surface, but beneath this, a ripple, and beneath this, an ebbing tide, and beneath that, a violent, constant tow…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the record, lyrics ruminate on the idea that like all bodies of water, we are vulnerable to disruption and catastrophe. Unlike inanimate bodies of water, however, we are conscious participants in both the damage and the repair. That tension between what we are made of and what we are responsible for became a grounding and harmonious thought. This album is a meditation on that idea, both in my personal life and in a broader, collective sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwollen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBroken Record\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKarma\u003c\/em\u003e, reflect on moments of cruelty and error including her own that felt unbearable. Viewing them instead as forces moving through the landscape of a life, violent but temporary to survive their immediate impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore socially conscious tracks \u003cem\u003eStay Awake\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCreeds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRYV\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTwo Sides\u003c\/em\u003e confront frustration with political polarisation and the emptiness of language unaccompanied by action. The title and final track \u003cem\u003eBodies of Water\u003c\/em\u003e brings these ideas together, reimagining both personal and societal upheaval as events shaped by bodies of water moving through the world destructive at times, transformative at others, and always in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending traditional jazz with Afrobeat rhythms, Dilla-inspired grooves, ambient textures, and expansive arrangements, \u003cem\u003eBodies of Water\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the breadth of Powne’s artistic vision. The record moves fluidly between spiritual jazz, warped soul and rhythm-driven experimentation, while layered interludes and meticulous production thread its disparate influences into a unified and immersive sonic world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBE Music","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59277747093849,"sku":"SDZ-51590","price":36.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/a2059018305_10.jpg?v=1788347464","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/audrey-powne-bodies-of-water","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}