Buy Doko Mien White Vinyl (LP) by Ibibio Sound Machine (LP $24.98). Amoeba Music. Ships Free in the U.S. Amoeba Music. SHIPS FREE in U.S. Also available in: CD, Vinyl LP. Amoeba Review. Courtesy of Merge Records, Ibibio Sound Machine are positioned as “a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era. Artist: Ibibio Sound Machine Album: Doko Mien Release: 2019 Country: UK Genre: World Quality: mp3, 320 kbps Tracklist: 1. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka) 2. Wanna Come Down 3. Tell Me (Doko Mien) 4. I Know That You’re Thinking About Me 5. I Will Run 6. Just Go Forward (Ka I So).
released March 22, 2019
All tracks written by Ibibio Sound Machine. Copyright control.
Eno Williams: Vocals
Alfred ‘Kari’ Bannerman: Guitar
Tony Hayden: Trombone, Keyboards
Scott Baylis: Trumpet, Keyboards
Max Grunhard: Saxophone, Keyboards, Programming
Anselmo Neto: Percussion
Derrick McIntyre: Bass Guitar
Jose Joyette: Drums
Jaelee Small: Backing Vocals
Chantal Brown: Backing Vocals
Emmanuel Rentzos: Additional Keyboard on ‘Wanna Come Down’, ‘Just Go Forward (Ka I So)’ & ‘Basquiat’
Lawrence Narhkom: Trumpet on ‘Basquiat’
Illay Chester: String Arrangement and Cello on ‘Guess We Found a Way’
Produced by Max Grunhard
Recorded by Max Grunhard, Tony Hayden & Gareth Finnegan at Vanguard Studios and Peckham Road Studio, London
Mixed by Gareth Finnegan, Max Grunhard & Tony Hayden at Vanguard Studios, London
Additional Production: Tony Hayden
Additional Mixing: Gigi Piscitelli
Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London
Clothing Design: Laura Lang
Cover Photography: Dan Wilton
Live Photography: Graham Perowne
Graphic Design: Daniel Murphy
We would like to thank the amazing Mike Andrews, the lovely people at Merge Records, and the fabulous Oliver Ward & Steve Nickolls at UTA for making all this possible.
All tracks written by Ibibio Sound Machine. Copyright control.
Eno Williams: Vocals
Alfred ‘Kari’ Bannerman: Guitar
Tony Hayden: Trombone, Keyboards
Scott Baylis: Trumpet, Keyboards
Max Grunhard: Saxophone, Keyboards, Programming
Anselmo Neto: Percussion
Derrick McIntyre: Bass Guitar
Jose Joyette: Drums
Jaelee Small: Backing Vocals
Chantal Brown: Backing Vocals
Emmanuel Rentzos: Additional Keyboard on ‘Wanna Come Down’, ‘Just Go Forward (Ka I So)’ & ‘Basquiat’
Lawrence Narhkom: Trumpet on ‘Basquiat’
Illay Chester: String Arrangement and Cello on ‘Guess We Found a Way’
Produced by Max Grunhard
Recorded by Max Grunhard, Tony Hayden & Gareth Finnegan at Vanguard Studios and Peckham Road Studio, London
Mixed by Gareth Finnegan, Max Grunhard & Tony Hayden at Vanguard Studios, London
Additional Production: Tony Hayden
Additional Mixing: Gigi Piscitelli
Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London
Clothing Design: Laura Lang
Cover Photography: Dan Wilton
Live Photography: Graham Perowne
Graphic Design: Daniel Murphy
We would like to thank the amazing Mike Andrews, the lovely people at Merge Records, and the fabulous Oliver Ward & Steve Nickolls at UTA for making all this possible.
- 1 March 2019
Dancefloor-filling blend of West-African electronic music and western funk
They're back, and this latest release sees Ibibio Sound Machine bringing more explosive disco energy to the party than we've heard from them yet. Doko Mien is a smile-inducing and dancefloor-filling record, offering up their signature blend of West-African electronic music and western funk. Combining the joy and tradition of Nigerian highlife with electronic sounds of the future has been a winning combination for the group so far, and Doko Mien thankfully offers more of the same.
First single, 'Tell Me (Doko Mien)' has already proven its earworm-brilliance, as frontwoman Eno Williams switches seamlessly between languages and vocal styles. The track is a perfect first release – a microcosmic example of the duality found throughout this album, with even its title balancing Williams' double nationality. Ibibio Sound Machine meld cultures, genres, languages and musical styles: the result is something quite distinct and wondrous.
Slower tempo tracks, such as 'I Know That You're Thinking About Me', give Williams the chance to show-off her gorgeous vocal tone, and the impressive control she exerts over her lower range. 'Nyak Mien' is a track for sunshine and beaming faces, and latest release 'Wanna Come Down' pulls on the funky guitar riffs and brass lines which are prominent throughout the album.
Williams has superstar written all over her, and this latest Ibibio Sound Machine release, their second on Merge Records, is an overwhelming success. Combining tradition and geographical roots with a plethora of genres and forward-thinking ideas, makes Doko Mien pleasingly original.
'We wanted everyone to feel as if they're part of the music as well,' said Williams, in a concise summary of the overall feel of this album. It is welcoming, open, fun, and full of energy – from the cowbells to the horns, synths to funky bass – Doko Mien is musically lush.
Out Fri 22 Mar on Merge Records.