How You Been (Vinyl LP)
SML, the Los Angeles crew made up of Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann return with How You Been. In true SML form, the International Anthem mega-group pull together four improvised live sessions touching on Afrobeat, kosmische and proto-techno, mashing them into a vivid snapshot of the evolving jazz scene in the IA circles. - Flying Out
SML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. Their second album, How You Been, finds the supergroup of prolific composer/producers pushing ever further into the hyperrealist, collectivist approach to music creation nascently explored on their debut Small Medium Large, which was lauded as “awe-inspiring” by Glide, “exuberant” by the Los Angeles Times, and “an exciting milestone” by Pitchfork.
How You Been represents a breakthrough in the musical language of the group. This new work was crafted via extensive post-production of recordings from a handful of shows in a similar fashion to their debut, but whereas Small Medium Large was constructed from analog tapes of the band’s very first (and very modest) shows at bygone Highland Park LA venue ETA, How You Been was built with a higher level of self-awareness and a far deeper pool of source material.
Tracklist:
1. Gutteral Utterance
2. Chicago Four
3. Taking out the Trash
4. Plankton
5. Chicago Three
6. Daves
7. Old Mytth
8. Stepping In / The Loop
9. Brood Board SHROOM
10. Odd Evens
11. How You Been
12. Moving Walkway
13. Mouth Words