The third album from Ill Considered has been a revelatory part of the journey for its members. While the first album was completely improvised in a two hour session involving all four musicians and no pre-written tunes, the second album was a live gig recorded at The Crypt Jazz Club, London, involving mainly compositions ( taken from the first album, as well as new tunes and some from Wildflower (the other band in which Leon Brichard and Idris Rahman collaborate with drummer Tom Skinner). The creation of Ill Considered 3 was quite different again.
A session was booked at the same studio in which Ill Considered’s first album was created, and the four musicians met (this time with Satin Singh on percussion) with a view to recording some pre-written melodies as well as some fresh, improvised material.
The band soon realised that although the pre-written tunes were to some degree working nicely, there was no comparison with the vibe, energy, spontaneity and overall freedom of the fully improvised material. There is a musical freedom that this particular combination of musicians needs to express - throwing caution to the wind they create soundscapes, atmospheres, dreamy groove based journeys immediately in the moment, held together by deeply felt musical interaction and the interspersion of hooky bass lines and melodies. Using simple but effective motifs, the band again manage to build from delicate, intimate moments of emotion to screaming climaxes and drum and bass inspired head-bangers.
Meditative and spiritual in essence, there are a wide range of textures in this album:
Djinn has an ethereal, mystical calm about it, whilst the bass harmonics and minimal percussion of Nada Brahma give an almost Gamelan-like texture. Delusion and Meditation have a head-nodding, deep and dirty jazz-funk-inspired restless energy punctuated by abstract melodic hooks that stay with you long after you’ve finished listening.
Along with the improvised band tracks, there are three short solo tracks from bass, drums and sax - again created in the spirit of freedom.
releases April 1, 2018
Artwork by vincent De boer

Personel in alphabetical order:
Leon Brichard: Bass
Idris Rahman: Sax
Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums
Satin Singh: Percussion
recorded, mixed and mastered by Emre Ramazanoglu at Hoxa HQ

Personel on the recordings:
Idris Rahman: Saxophone / FX
Leon Brichard: Electric bass
Emre Ramazanoglu: Drums / Mix / Mastering
Satin Singh: Percussion
Artwork by Vincent De Boer

ILL CONSIDERED
by Idris Rahman, Leon Brichard, Emre Ramazanoglu, Yahael Camara-Onono

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Twistedsoul Came here via Wildflower. More killer UK Jazz!!! Favorite track: Building bridges.
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VLSI Fantastic to see Ill Considered at Jazz Cafe - headed straight here afterwards! Love the sounds - if you get the chance to see them live, don't hesitate. Infectious stuff :-)
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Edub32 brilliant improvised interplay. fresh and engrossing throughout,
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Andrew G Oltsch Just heard your delightful set at Jazz Cafe in London on April 15, 2017. Deeply engaging music, and delightful interplay among you. Mr. Brichard wrote down your Bandcamp info for me. Best of luck in continuing to bring your music to listeners thirsty for such enriching musicianship.
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Steve Lawson fabulous funky percussion-heavy groove based jazz. Love this a whole lot.
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Building bridges 00:00 / 05:36
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Due to the first press pre-order selling out in a flash we're making another batch of records available, we have to be fair to those who didn't get to it in time :)
Second press is av ailable on Pre-order now, there will be 200 copies available. White label stamped and number second press 1 to 200.
This is a PRE-ORDER we start shipping the records in late october
Tracklist:
A1 Dawn lit metropolis
A2 Building bridges
A3 Tangled
B1 Upstart
B2 Unwritten rules
B3 Lope
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1.
Dawn lit metropolis 04:29
2.
Building bridges 05:36
3.
Tangled 06:03
4.
Upstart 06:10
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Interlude 00:53
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Unwritten rules 05:41
7.
Lope 08:21
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Four musicians breaking all the rules, creating new compositions in the moment - No planning, no talking between takes, no idea what music will be made or where the session is going to take them, just a couple of hours snatched at an incredible London studio and a finished product that is wild, outrageously energetic, touching, subtly dynamic, and surprisingly coherent. Super tight as if it’s been rehearsed and perfected over many months, many of the tracks feel thoroughly thought-out and considered - ironically given the band’s chosen name. Wonky, mad, intense vibes at the cutting edge of contemporary UK improvised music.
Idris Rahman on sax, Leon Brichard on bass, Emre Ramazanoglu on drums, Yahael Camara-Onono on percussion.
releases September 18, 2017
Idris Rahman - Saxophone
Leon Brichard - Bass
Yahael Camara-Onono - Percussions
Emre Ramazanoglu - Drums
Recorded and Mixed by Emre
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Free-wheeling live improvisers Ill Considered open a new chapter with their first fully produced studio album on New Soil, Liminal Space, featuring Tamar Osborn, Sarathy Korwar, Theon Cross and more.
Having exploded onto the scene with 9 self-released albums between 2017 and 2019, UK-based outfit Ill Considered are breaking new ground with their first fully produced studio album and an interactive audio/visual performance residency at Southbank Centre's Purcell Room, this autumn.
Capturing a moment of transformation for the group, Liminal Space not only features a new core line-up of Idris Rahman (saxophone), Liran Donin (bass) and Emre Ramazanoglu (drums), but also sees Ill Considered bounce their live-wire style off a range of collaborators such as Collocutor’s Tamar Osborn, Steam Down saxophonist Ahnanse, tuba player Theon Cross and percussionist Sarathy Korwar.