James Holden innovates the sound again and has released an EP with Maalem Houssam Guinea via Border Community.

So, as we\’re saying, James Holden innovates the sound again and has released an EP with Maalem Houssam Guinea via Border Community. You better be looking forward to have this, \”Three Live Takes\” as the EP has been titled, is out now, if you need more incentives, just go below in this page and watch a video of them recording the EP.

Overview: Three Live Takes pairs his modular synth work with a style of Moroccan ceremonial music called Gnawa, performed by Maalem Houssam Guinia, son of the late Gnawa legend Maalem Mahmoud Guinia. They recorded the three tracks in 2016, when Guinia\’s band visited Holden\’s studio in London.

Holden originally recorded with the older Guinia during a residency with Floating Points in Marrakech in 2014, which later became the Marhaba EP that Eglo and Border Community put out in 2015. The 64-year-old musician passed away that year, and his son has since stepped up to front the band. Their collaborative EP is out now on Holden\’s label.