Today we break all the rules. Normally this section is reserved for singles released ahead of albums to be released and, in some cases, reviewed. Today is different though—time is not on our side. Having released the ‘Angel’ EP roughly three weeks ago, SAULT appeared to be following a more traditional release pattern of teaser followed by full album.
But SAULT don’t do traditional—they revel in a freedom brought by excellence and independence. And why would we expect the norm from a group who have shunned those notions entirely? Anonymity in an era of unparalleled access to artists, limiting their last album, Nine, to only ninety-nine days of streaming and unheralded releases that spread through word of mouth—nothing is business as usual.
More proof (if it were needed) comes with the surprise release of five (yes, 5) albums this week, all of which are available for a very limited time of 5 days. Accessed via sault.global and by deciphering a simple password, it offers a glut of music that has been made available for download “as an offering to God.”
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— SAULT (@SaultGlobal) November 1, 2022
It includes a further orchestral/choral work (AiiR), a gospel album UNTITLED (God), the continuation of SAULT numerics (11), a collection titled Earth and a final installment Today & Tomorrow. It is a dazzling collection of works that exemplifies the SAULT ethos—everything is fair game, there are no limits to what can be achieved, and God infuses all that they do.
There is no way to adequately describe the array of sounds contained across the 56 tracks, but it is worth noting that in addition to their already extensive repertoire, Today & Tomorrow finds them claiming rock music as their own with some tracks sounding like Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys power trio work and others have a spiky, punky outlook.
When Inflo was awarded Producer Of The Year at the BRITs this year, he made it clear in his acceptance speech that he had studied the Black producers who had paved the way for him and this absurdly large and free collection shows that in abundance. But perhaps we should stop talking about him as solely a producer—this man is a musician, songwriter and artist par excellence and should be celebrated as such.
Amidst it all though it is vital to remember that godislove.
DOWNLOAD the albums here for a very limited time.