Compositions by ahmed abdul-malik, re-imagined and arranged by [ahmed]
pat thomas, piano
seymour wright, alto saxophone
joel grip, double bass
antonin gerbal, drums
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“Wisdom that will bless I, who live in the spiral joy born at the utter end of a black prayer.” • — Keiji Haino
“The subject of human creativity is not an ethnic-centric, but a composite subject.” • — Anthony Braxton
“… It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.” • — The Marquis de Sade
pat thomas, piano
seymour wright, alto saxophone
joel grip, double bass
antonin gerbal, drums
The title for this Album, was inspired by the incredible automatic water clock invented by Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari. Al Jazari refers to the fact he was born in Al Jazira which lies between the Tigris and the Euphrates in what is now Northern Iraq. Badi al Zaman means prodigy of the age. He is known by historians of technology as the father of modern robotics.
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