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Talk Memory XL
8/10
In with the old(er) on Toronto trio’s terrific sixth
Having met on a college jazz programme, BBNG made a name for themselves via an adventurous side move – reworking tracks by Tyler, The Creator. They went on to collaborate with Ghostface Killah for their fourth LP, which also featured MF Doom, but have now returned to their base in an all-instrumental set of improvised studio performances as lyrical and soulful as they are virtuosic and energised. A guestlist including Laraaji, Arthur Verocai and harpist Brandee Younger helps summon the greats (Coltrane, Evans, Dolphy…), but Talk Memory is no straight homage, as acid-splashed epic “Signal From The Noise” and the Sun Ra-ish “Open Channels” attest.