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Superb Album! A great South London blend of Jazz and Beats - Buy This Record - and make sure you catch the live shows too!
Favorite track: Parc de Belleville (feat. Wilf Petherbridge).
B1. Folding (ft. Allysha Joy)
B2. Here To Learn (ft. Andre Espeut)
B3. Sermon (ft. Sara El Harrak)
B4. Parc de Belleville (ft. Wilf Petherbridge)
B5. What You Saw (ft. MA.MOYO & Mahon)
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“This is cold!!!” Joe Armon Jones (Ezra Collective)
“Wow, gorgeous!” JYOTY (Rinse FM)
"If ‘Here To Learn’ is anything to go by, expect exciting new music and a bright future for Footshooter" Offie Mag
Footshooter's album 'The Oasis' sits at the crossroads between jazz and broken beat. Peppered with collaborations, the album includes the singles "Folding (feat. Allysha Joy), "Cycles (feat. James Mollison)", "Here To Learn (feat. Andre Espeut)" and "Obelisk (feat. Natty Wylah & brother portrait)".
Amongst broken beat, Footshooter’s production style takes influences from jazz, house, and more, working with rappers, poets and vocalists to create a soulful sound referencing the past while being firmly visionary in its approach.
Speaking about the album, Footshooter says, “The Oasis is a collection of moods from the last three years. As with all my projects, collaboration and sharing is at the heart of it. The title refers to a wish for everyone to find their oasis among whatever desert is surrounding them – mine has been and always will be music, creativity and collaboration. It’s a place of endless abundance that I always seek out and return to. Working with the artists on this record has given me so much energy, and it’s always a privilege to create with your friends on any level.”
"What You Saw" exemplifies the theme of seeking sanctuary, on a plane between “dream and lucidity” as MA.MOYO, the South London mainstay, explains. Mahon’s guitar adds a delicacy that compliments this veiled borderland, mirrored in Footshooter’s beat-making, “allowing space for the words to permeate”.
Among the themes are testaments to Footshooter’s dynamism as a producer. "Reverie" provides a soothing interlude, serving as a tranquil layover guided by Cynthia’s euphoric vocals, before diving back into the uplifting spoken word piece, "Boomerang (ft. Native & Wilf Petherbridge)". Footshooter crossed paths with Native, also known as Ehireme, when they ran workshops with young people in prisons together a few years ago. The track is "a snapshot of the bond between father and son, capturing the acceptance that the child will inevitably fly the nest," all within the safety and comfort of unconditional love. The flows are set against an uplifting beat that ascends, giving a sense of takeoff, accompanied by soulful horns from long-time collaborator Wilf Petherbridge.
James Mollison of Ezra Collective appears on the album twice with his feature on "Surrey Canal Road" an ode to the artistic spirit of the road where the studio is located in South Bermondsey. James’s saxophone topline dances through the track, finding space amongst the layers and elevating the percussion, transporting listeners to sunlit realms.
"The Loop", exclusively on the digital album, is a reimagining of an unreleased piece from 2019. With a swung groove and syncopated synth work, this dancefloor track resets the pace, leading into the final third of the album. "Sermon" slows the tempo, making way for Sara El Harrak’s reflections on “the multifaceted nature of love from the romantic to the communal.” "Parc de Belleville", named after Footshooter’s retreat above the chaos of Paris, features more lyrically styled horns from Wilf Petherbridge atop his signature, crisp broken beat production.
credits
released April 11, 2025
Keys, synthesizers, percussion & programming: Barney Whittaker
Saxophone on ‘Cycles’ & ‘Surrey Canal Road’: James Mollison
Vocals on ‘Obelisk’: Natty Wylah & Hadiru Mahdi
Vocals & co-production on ‘Reverie’: Cynthia Voza Lusilu
Vocals on ‘Boomerang’: Ehireme Omoaka
Trumpet on ‘Boomerang’ & ‘Parc de Belleville’: Wilf Petherbridge
Vocals on ‘Folding’: Allysha Joy
Vocals on ‘Here To Learn’: Andre Espeut
Vocals on ‘Sermon’: Sara El Harrak
Vocals on ‘What You Saw’: Belinda Zhawi
Guitars on ‘Surrey Canal Road’ & ‘What You Saw’: Patrick McMahon
All tracks recorded, produced and mixed by Barney Whittaker at Ring The Bell Studios, south London.
The first project I heard from SiR - this mixtape is not as polished as his later albums in a good way, and I love it. The tracks over Knxwledge beats are a particular highlight. Footshooter
I'm a huge fan of Tre AKA Last Nubian's output. This offering is a beautifully stitched together blend of house, dub, broken beat and jazz that could only come from South London. Footshooter
