back to
Chant Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Continuum

by Xander Naylor

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    In a compact wallet, with artwork by Michael Kerschner

    Includes unlimited streaming of Continuum via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $12 USD or more 

     

1.
2.
3.
Surrender 06:02
4.
Pursuit 02:50
5.
Phone Zone 01:47
6.
Riddlin’ 05:19
7.
8.
Leverage 03:45

about

Xander Naylor is a guitarist, improviser, and composer living in New York City, who gathers the vocabularies and core energetic forces of avant jazz, post-rock, and Indian classical music, into a singular new sound, described by The Critical Masses as “a language all his own.” Rooted firmly in the culturally-rich NYC music scene, his music has brought him to perform all over the world, including the South by Southwest Festival (Austin, Texas, USA), Assomniak Festival (Brest, France), and the Chhandayan Annual Concert (Kolkata, India). Born of his own spiritual journey, and deep study of multiple Eastern and Western traditions, Naylor’s music gives vital breath to the most fundamental questions we face today as a culture, and as human beings. Naylor is a ground-breaking guitarist, and a fearless searcher, forging new techniques, extended sounds, and employing rhythmic acrobatics, all in service of a visceral experience which fosters and promotes greater understanding.

Naylor’s new album Continuum features all-new compositions which are all about breaking through the barriers of digital screens and facing others eye-to-eye, as well as facing the problematic discourses of our time with the knowledge that “there still are people who still stand for respect and the ideal of common good.” Seasoned from two years of touring, Naylor’s band Sound Machine’s current lineup features Elijah Shiffer (alto saxophone), Nicholas Jozwiak (electric bass) and Raphael Pannier (drums). Continuum also features an all-star lineup of some of today’s most sought after voices, including Alec Spiegelman (baritone sax), Alex Asher (trombone), Angelica Bess (vocals), Cole Kamen-Green (trumpet), and Sarah Pedinotti (vocals). These superb musicians have toured the world, studied many of its musical cultures, and recorded with such diverse acts as Beyonce, Boy George & Culture Club, Lorde, Okkervill River, Anais Mitchell, Samir Chatterjee, Tyshawn Sorey, and Peter Evans. Continuum is the ultimate invitation into Xander Naylor’s unfettered vision of the spiritual and physical worlds that music can embody.

You might also enjoy these albums from Chant Records:
John Lee - Chu Bubaloo
chineseirishman.bandcamp.com/album/chu-bubaloo
Sonata Islands Kommandoh - Zeuhl Jazz
sonataislands.bandcamp.com/album/zeuhl-jazz
Laushaus - Laushaus
laushaus.bandcamp.com/album/laushaus

credits

released October 23, 2020

Alex Asher - trombone (1, 2, 6, 8)
Angelica Bess - vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Nicholas Jozwiak - bass
Cole Kamen-Green - trumpet (1, 2 6, 8)
Xander Naylor - guitar, synths
Raphael Pannier - drums
Sarah Pedinotti - vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Elijah Shiffer - alto sax
Alec Spiegelman - bari sax (1, 2, 6, 8), bass clarinet (3)

All compositions by Xander Naylor, published by Little Volcanoes Music (ASCAP)
Recorded at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY March 2-3, 2019
Engineers: Jacob Bergson and Ian Hersey
Mixing and additional tracking by Ian Hersey at Carefree Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Alex Syner
Album artwork by Michael Kerschner

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Xander Naylor Brooklyn, New York

Xander Naylor is a guitarist, improviser, and composer who combines avant jazz, post-rock, and Indian classical music, into a singular new sound, described by The Critical Masses as “a language all his own.” Naylor has performed all over the world, most recently a two-month tour of India (Feb-March, 2020). Continuum it is a statement of inclusivity. ... more

contact / help

Contact Xander Naylor

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Xander Naylor, you may also like: