14th October 2013: Matt Ridley’s ‘Thymos’ Release Day!!!!

Today is 14th October and that means the release of bassist and composer Matt Ridley’s debut release Thymos. A huge congratulations goes to Matt on his release day as the album is now available to purchase in all good record stores worldwide and online retail shops as well as on our very own WWR Store.

An album that blurs the line between genres, the origins of Thymos came from Ridley’s collaborations with Oud virtuoso Attab Haddad (featured on the album) and Azeri violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva (joint composer of ‘Hijaz’) in a band featuring pianist Mercury Award Nominated artist Kit Downes and percussionist Vasilis Sirikis (also featured). In Matt’s own words “I envisaged a sound encompassing the exotic flavours and emotions of Middle Eastern music with the jazz sensibility of improvisation on complex structures.”

The core of the album is the tight unit that is the Matt Ridley Trio.  Comprised of the award-winning pianist John Turville, the highly musical (not to mention fiercely virtuosic) drumming talents of George Hart, and Ridley at the helm, the trio soars through the leaders’ genre-bending improvisational territory with wit and aplomb, no matter if the musical terrain is tricksy or serene creating a unique sound world unlike any working unit in London today.

Special guest saxophonist and globally recognized composer Jason Yarde perfectly assimilated the feeling of Ridley’s compositions, singing the melodies from the depths of his soul and improvising in a way that few saxophonists working today could conceive.

To purchase the new release please head over to the album page and featured below we have the album promo video to compliment the release.