London based Cuban/Iranian quartet Ariwo’s “Flameback Dance” is the second single to be released from the forthcoming ‘Door To The Cosmos’ compilation by On The Corner. Focussing on exploring new dimensions in sound with adventures in electronic music being rooted by ancestral rhythms and melody. The London based collaboration bring virtuoso sounds from Iran and Cuba that premiered at MANANA CUBA’s Boiler Room Session. Reaching maturity at their new home On The Corner.
‘Door to the Cosmos’ compilation is the label’s 10th full release due out on 18th September. On The Corner’s rawkus sonic explorations are brought to the fore via 24 tracks making a heady blend of label mainstays and fresh family recruits. The label is an inimitable mixture of Miles Davis’ ‘call it what you want’ attitude, the afro centric futurism of Sun Ra and the evolving electronic frontier where black music kicks it to the dance floor.
‘Door to the Cosmos’ expresses On the Corner’s adventure; future sounds referencing the source, be it Detroit, UK bass culture, New Orleans or the Niger delta. The title riffs off of the otherworldly, afro-futurist jazzer Sun Ra’s infamous chant ‘dare to knock at the door to the cosmos’. Sun Ra’s sound and narrative bending inspires us to kick at the rules and push at the infinite, the ecstatic and the unknown through music by knock, knock, knocking at the door to the cosmos.
Out on the 18th September you can grab your copy of ‘Door to the Cosmos’ here.