Name: Pull The Rope
Brand: Ibibio Sound Machine

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MRG845LPC1PRINT

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Blue

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Black, Blue and Red&nbsp;

Discogs ID

[r30577699]

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Extended format

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Includes Signed Print

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-03

Signed copies

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Standard:20

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0673855084503

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Blue LP | Signed Copy

MRG845LPC1

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MRG845LP

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0673855084510

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0673855084527

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Ibibio Sound Machine

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Electronic

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Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, it started as a platform to release music from their band Superchunk and their friends' creations. Over the years, Merge Records has grown to include talented artists from all over the world, with some of their records even reaching the top of the Billboard music charts.
With its headquarters nestled in Durham, North Carolina, Merge Records has become a renowned name in the music industry. The label was established by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan back in 1989 with a vision to share their own musical endeavors as well as support fellow musicians within their circle.
What began as a humble endeavor quickly flourished into something much greater. Today, Merge Records boasts an impressive roster of artists spanning various genres and backgrounds. From indie rock to experimental pop, *Superchunk* paved the way for other talented musicians to join forces under this esteemed label's umbrella.

Ibibio Sound Machine is a unique blend of African and electronic music, led by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams. Their sound is influenced by the vibrant funk and disco era of West-Africa, as well as modern post-punk and electro genres.

The band consists of talented musicians including Eno Williams on vocals, Alfred Kari Bannerman on guitar, Anselmo Netto on percussion, Jose Joyette on drums, John McKenzie on bass, Tony Hayden on trombone and synth, Scott Baylis on trumpet and synth, and Max Grunhard on saxophone and synth.

With their captivating fusion of traditional African rhythms and contemporary electronic elements, Ibibio Sound Machine creates an exhilarating musical experience that will leave you wanting more.

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Driving, head-nodding bass, jubilant sax and distinctly afrobeat percussion. Ibibio Sound Machine continue to spread a sound of positivity and interconnectedness. Frontwoman Eno Williams' commanding voice leads various grooves, from funky, disco flair to moodier, stomping numbers. Some of the band's finest moments. -&nbsp;Georgia, Rough Trade Office&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.roughtrade.com/gb/uk-albums-of-the-year-so-far-2024/">Albums of the Year So Far 2024</a>

Pull the Rope, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine, casts the Eno Williams and Max Grunhard–led outfit in a new light. The hope, joy, and sexiness of their music remain, but, further honing the edge of their acclaimed 2022 album Electricity, the connection they aim to foster has shifted venues from the sunny buoyancy of a sunlit festival to a sweat-soaked, all-night dance club. Williams and Grunhard attribute this shift to a matter of collaborators, recording Pull the Rope with Sheffield-based producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, M.I.A.) over the course of two weeks. The way the pair wrote songs changed significantly rather than Eno penning lyrics to music generated by Max and company’s jamming, Orton started with Eno and Max writing together before adding the band.

Rather than recording with the full band in the room, Pull the Rope was sculpted, elements added and shaped by Grunhard, Williams, and Orton along the way. As a result, Pull the Rope is a nimble, sleek machine that’s thrilling from the first note of the opening title track, Eno’s otherworldly voice and PK Ambrose’s throbbing bass driving through a kaleidoscopic array of house, post-punk, funk, Afrobeat and disco, bangers and ballads, making an argument for unity that begins on the dancefloor. “We are the places we grew up, the places we’ve been, and the people we’ve met along the way,” Williams says. “Hopping around the globe, we’ve found that people are fundamentally the same they’re people. Opposing sides push and pull, but there is an alternative to war, violence, and suffering.” The sound of Pull the Rope, then, is hope in darkness, bliss in spite of bleakness. Once again, Ibibio Sound Machine are here to provide the soundtrack to the best night of your life, and the better world to come.

Pull The Rope

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Discover Pull The Rope by Ibibio Sound Machine. A new record that showcases their electrifying blend of house, post-punk, funk, Afrobeat and disco. Released by Merge Records.