Outerstate Soul The latter lauded Ralph’s previous

The latter lauded Ralph’s previous recording Imaginary Friends (2019) for its “elegant balance of poignant

If he hadn't died at around the age of 80

was recorded in Dakar and featured the dense rhythms of Mbalax music combining with Wyllie’s textural saxophone and synth playing

Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen – at the fledgling ECM label

the album was produced by Manfred Eicher

Outerstate Soul The latter lauded Ralph’s previousManchester based label Gondwana Records has championed a distinct style of cinematic jazz since its founding in 2008. Blending sweeping melodies with downtempo rhythms, artists such as Portico Quartet and Mammal Hands have developed imaginative improvisations that are as likely to include handpans and synths as saxophone or piano. London duo Kessoncoda are the labels latest signing, and their debut album, Outerstate, adds to its catalogue of mood