{"id":16479,"date":"2021-09-27T19:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16479"},"modified":"2025-12-22T03:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T03:58:11","slug":"floating-points-pharoah-sanders-the-london-symphony-orchestra-promises-lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/floating-points-pharoah-sanders-the-london-symphony-orchestra-promises-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders &#038; The London Symphony Orchestra &#8211; Promises &#8211; LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>Promises<\/strong>&#8221; is a 2021 collaborative studio album by British electronic musician <strong>Sam Shepherd<\/strong>, better known by his moniker <strong>Floating Points<\/strong>; American jazz saxophonist <strong>Pharoah Sanders<\/strong>; and the London Symphony Orchestra. It was released on 26 March 2021 under <strong>Luaka Bop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Shepherd<\/strong>, a British DJ, musician and producer, has produced numerous projects in the field of electronic music under the moniker Floating Points. The most recent <strong>Floating Points<\/strong> album, &#8220;Crush&#8221;, was released in 2019. &#8220;<strong>Promises<\/strong>&#8220;, on the other hand, is the first studio album released by <strong>Pharoah Sanders<\/strong> in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sanders<\/strong> first became aware of <strong>Shepherd<\/strong>&#8216;s work in 2015 when he listened to the debut <strong>Floating Points<\/strong> album &#8220;Elaenia&#8221;. Sanders, who was 75 years old at the time, was impressed with the album. 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