Name: Yellow
Brand: Emma-Jean Thackray

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MVMTT04CD

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Colour

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5060263723431

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

MVMTT04LP

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black

Download code: Yes

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve.

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5060263723448

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

MVMTT04LPC

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clear

Extended format: Yes

5060263724117

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2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

Emma-Jean Thackray

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Movementt

The debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared experience. Across its 49 minutes, Yellow draws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-Funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane, and the gorgeous orchestration of the Beach Boys. 

“I wanted the whole thing to sound like a psychedelic trip,” explains Thackray. “You put on the first track, it takes you through this intense experience for almost an hour, and then you emerge on the other side transformed.” The result is an album that speaks the language of positivity, as rich lyrically as it is musically. You might best understand what Thackray does through reference to auteur figures like Brian Wilson or Madlib, who straddle instrumentation, arrangement and production in order to bring the sound in their head to fruition. 

As a composer, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ, Emma is just as at home working with the London Symphony Orchestra as she is hosting her show on Worldwide FM. Production credits and collaborations include the likes of Squid, Makaya McCraven, BLU and Pinty. 

Yellow

Music GB