Cykada engages distant poles, analogue worlds crashing with electronics,
Eastern influences crossing with Western, harmonising nostalgic moments
with dancefloor bangers. This band of established musicians on the London
scene is made up of members of Ezra Collective, Maisha, Where Pathways
Meet, Myriad Forest, Family Atlantica and Don Kipper.
Bassist Jamie Benzies is the spine of the project, along with Tilé Gichigi-
Lipere, also a fellow former member of the legendary band Myriad Forest and
drummer Tim Doyle aka Chiminyo, together were the first members of
Cykada. Trumpeter Axel Kaner-Lidstrom, saxophonist James Mollison and
secret weapon guitarist Javi Pérez complete the ensemble.
In the last few years London has become the centre of the Jazz Renaissance. A
new burst of energy and attitude brought by young musicians, equally inspired
by the likes of John Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders or Sun Ra, as well as
Madvillain, J Dilla, Flying Lotus and Floating Points, has brought a welcomed
freshness to the London Scene. This exciting new environment brought a group
of young musicians together, all with a mutual desire to discover a new form of
expression. Together they created Cykada.
| A1 | Creation | 06:47 |
| A2 | Dimnsion Stepper | 05:42 |
| A3 | Ophelia's Message | 06:12 |
| B1 | Realise | 07:28 |
| B2 | Third Eye Thunder | 11:15 |
