nothing (with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley) (CD)

Many still see Louis Cole foremost as a drummer. nothing, Cole's fifth album and his third on Brainfeeder – released on 9th August 2024 – is bound to change that impression. Collaborating with the Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley, he rejected the well-trodden path to orchestral renditions of his greatest hits and instead opted to compose a suite of brand new music for this project – bigger, bolder, and more expansive than ever. Yes, there are nods to his GRAMMY-nominated 2022 album Quality Over Opinion, but 15 of the 17 tracks included here are brand new. This is jazz. This is classical music. It's got that funk. You'll hear synths and loops. You'll hear a band and live drumming. There's a world class orchestra playing. Some pieces are ultra concise, whereas the sprawling ‘Doesn’t Matter’ surpasses the ten minute mark. To Cole, jazz has always been the one place where you can really let go of all expectations – on nothing, he is putting the music where his mouth is.

Tracklist

1. Ludovici Cole EST Frigus
2. Things Will Fall Apart
3. Life
4. It All Passes
5. Cruisin’ for P
6. A Pill in the Sea
7. Nothing
8. Who Cares 1
9. Who Cares 2
10. Wizard Funk
11. Weird Moments
12. High Five
13. These Dreams Are Killing Me
14. Shallow Laughter : Bitches (Orchestral Version)
15. Let It Happen (Orchestral Version)
16. Doesn’t Matter
17. You Belonged