The Leeds, UK based group led by multi-instrumentalist Pete Williams, bassist /guitarist Neil Innes and Drummer Joost Hendrickx have released a great new conceptional soundtrack album on ATA Records, titled In Search Of The Lost City Of The Monkey God.

The recording’s concept was taken from a National Geographic article that bassist Neil Innes brought forth to the group. Inspired by the content of the piece, the group decided to write each song with a particular fictional scene in mind, exploring the unforgiving environment of the dense jungle, arcane mysticism of undiscovered cargo cultists, and the ancient ruins of long passed civilizations.

This soundtrack conceptional approach works well for this group, who are heavily influenced by Ethiopian and library music sounds of the 60s and 70s. The recording is well thought out, flowing from one track to the next, seamlessly blending together cinematic and moody melodies with esoteric funk grooves. Rising UK saxophonist/fluetist Chip Wickham also appears on two of the tracks.

Overall, The Sorcerers have done brilliant job in creating a well-crafted conceptual recording, that truly captures the feel of a classic 70s era Ennio Morricone soundtrack. Fans of The Heliocentrics, Karl Hector, and Ikebe Shakedown should definitely check this out.

The Sorcerers — ‘In Search Of The Lost City Of The Monkey God’
(ATA Records)

1. Opening Titles
2. Sacred Sacrement
3. Overgrown Icons
4. Down River
5. Crossing The Rope-Bridge
6. People Of The Forest
7. Beneath The City Of The Monkey God
8. Escape From The Catacombs
9. Shamanic Brew
10. Who Is The Hunter, Who Is The Pray
11. Summoning The Monkey God
12. End Credits

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