Burn
Studio album by Sons of Kemet
Released	9 September 2013
Studio	Fish Factory Studios, London [1]
Genre	Jazz, World
Length	49:37
Label	Naim Records
Producer	Seb Rochford
Sons of Kemet chronology
Burn (2013) Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[3]
The Arts Desk	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Financial Times	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
Mojo	[2]

Burn is a debut studio album by British jazz band Sons of Kemet released on 9 September 2013 by Naim Records label. ^[9] This album, and their running series of critically acclaimed performances, led to them winning the 'Best Jazz Act' in the 2013 MOBO Awards. ^[10]

Producers such as Micachu, Vince Vella, and Alex Patchwork have remixed various songs from the Burn album. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Reception

Phil Johnson of The Independent stated, "this is mesmerising trance music of great power." ^[14] John Fordham of The Guardian noted, "Opening with the galloping-hooves drumming, pulpy tuba hook and Pharoah Sanders-like sax supplications of All Will Surely Burn, the album goes on to balance thunder and reflectiveness surprisingly evenly..." ^[6] The Arts Desk 's Matthew Wright awarded the album five stars out of five, commenting, "This is still a stunningly vivid and original album, bursting with fresh ideas. What else could simultaneously provoke a rave and a panel discussion about the roots of jazz?" ^[4] Robert Christgau wrote, "A debut that flaunts their sound, suggests their parameters, and establishes their bona fides." ^[5] Mike Hobart in his review for Financial Times observed, "The Sons of Kemet deliver insidious riffs, intriguing textures, and a whopping beat..." ^[7]

Track listing

1. "All Will Surely Burn" 6:19
2. "The Godfather" 5:16
3. "Inner Babylon" 5:20
4. "The Book of Disquiet" 5:34
5. "Going Home" 3:52
6. "Adonia's Lullaby" 4:11
7. "Song for Galeano" 4:24
8. "Beware" 3:37
9. "The It Is" 2:28
10. "Rivers of Babylon" 8:37

Personnel

Sons of Kemet

• Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone, clarinet
• Oren Marshall – tuba
• Seb Rochford – drums
• Tom Skinner – drums

Additional musicians

• Dave Okumu – guitar (tracks 4, 5)

Awards

Winners

• The Arts Desk - Album of the Year 2013 ^[15]
• iTunes Jazz (UK) Best of 2013 (#1)

Nominations

• Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards - Album Of The Year 2013 (#8)
• The Quietus - Album Of The Year (#59) ^[16]

References

External links

• Sons Of Kemet @ YouTube.