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Yvette Janine Jackson - Freedom review | John Lewis's contemporary album of the month

The Guardian 0

(Phantom Limb Music)
The composer’s two new works, exploring slavery and homophobia, are like immersive non-visual films

On paper, the latest album by electro-acoustic composer and installation artist Yvette Janine Jackson isn’t the most inviting of propositions for these miserable days. It features two lengthy soundscapes: the 23-minute Destination Freedom is a sonic representation of a slave ship crossing the Atlantic; the 20-minute Invisible People is an aural collage that confronts homophobia within African American communities.

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Fri Jan 15 09:00:20 GMT 2021