Aquamarine Ash Walker

• 1Under the Sun (feat. Laville)03:31
• 2Time (feat. Laville)03:02
• 3Come with Us (feat. Yazz Ahmed)03:12
• 4Brave New World03:44
• 5Finishing Touch (feat. Laville)04:01
• 6Aquamarine03:45
• 7Sanity (feat. Laville)03:08
• 8I Need Money03:34
• 9Fat King Smoke03:26
• 10Aint Got You (feat. Laville)04:36
• 11The Dagon's Cashmere Jumper03:33
• Total Runtime39:32

Info for Aquamarine

Vocalist and producer Ash Walker returns with his third studio album. 'Aquamarine' stays close to Walker's jazz roots whilst experimenting with abstract trip-hop, dub reggae and soul.

An avid collector of jazz, blues, soul, funk, reggae, and all things in-between; Ash has DJed far and wide... from the infamous Royal Mail squat party to the canals of Venice, spinning vinyl in Brixton with The Specials to scattering dub across San Francisco and LA.

Ash’s production output is similarly exploratory: his journeys have taken him far and wide, from tunnels under the river Thames to recording local percussionists in the Atlas mountains of Morocco. Inspired by a deep dive of sounds from artists including Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, King Tubby, Bo Diddley, 4Hero, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Curtis Mayfield, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich; his first two albums, ‘Augmented 7th’ (2015) and ‘Echo Chamber’ (2016) gained attention from the likes of BBC 6 Music DJs Gilles Peterson, Don Letts, Gideon Coe and Clash Magazine, XLR8R and MIMS.

‘Aquamarine’ is a projection and culmination of all he’s absorbed. A cosmic explosion of sound and colour, rhythm, shape and patterns. The arrival of an unassuming dreamer now projecting his unique flavour of expression. ‘Aquamarine’ is the take-off of this audial spaceship, a sound discovered in the grooves of thousands of records, united in one. A meditation designed to inspire good energy, Ash hopes to bring a sense of calm and tranquility to the listener amongst the chaos of life. Recorded at home with the freedom of time and space, it combines analogue with digital, and a fondness for normally unwanted shapes and textures such as fuzz, hiss and crackle.

“My previous albums have felt to me more like ventures on land. This one feels more like a deep sea voyage into the subconscious. Living to dream with visions of grandeur. Manifesting a beautiful path to walk on. It was inspired by everything around me, from friends and family to art and design, engineering and architecture, movement and how we use our five senses. I love to try and push my own boundaries of what I perceive to be right and wrong, seeing mistakes as innovations, and obstacles as inspiration.”

Highlights on the album include ‘Under The Sun’, ‘Time’ and ‘Finishing Touch’, all of which feature the smooth and silky voice of Laville. Themes of metaphysical exploration and transportation re-occur in the cosmic jazz of ‘Brave New World’ and the smoked beats on ‘Come With Us’. Also featured across the album are trumpet and flugelhorn genius Yazz Ahmed, bassist Marc Cyril (Keziah Jones, Jr Walker & The All Stars) and renowned musician and producer Jonathan Shorten.

Having already graced the stages of some of the biggest UK festivals as well as as The Jazz Cafe and Rich Mix, The Ash Walker Experience is a formidable six piece live lineup. Ash has collaborated with Ezra Lloyd-Jackson to turn each performance into a vibrant, multi-sensory experience combining live reactive projections and carefully crafted frequency complimenting fragrances.

“A sound that is truly in a world of it’s own” (Gideon Coe)

“A real sense of flexibility. Lush sonics with a beatific vibe” (Clash Magazine)

“Definitely one to watch out for” (Tom Ravenscroft)

“Always delivering solid, timeless grooves” (Don Letts)

“Relentlessly Killer Grooves” (Gilles Peterson)

Ash Walker, vocals, multi-instruments, DJ, electronics, production
Yazz Ahmed, trumpet, flugelhorn
Marc Cyril, bass
Jonathan Shorten, sound design, production
Laville, vocals

Ash Walker
Music from the London-based DJ and producer has long graced our airwaves, so we’re thrilled to be able to showcase a mere snippet of music that would form part of Walker’s boundless inspirations. Revered for his affection for dynamic and versatile music that not only forms the make-up for Walker’s own DJ selections but that also serve as inspiration for his own incredible compositions. Walker’s awesome catalogue of music – most recently his incredible ‘Aquamarine’ project – continues his explorative journey towards the undiscovered.

This album contains no booklet.