2LP Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding Milton + esperanza bfi inviting us to set aside

inviting us to set aside traditional notions of influence and origin in favor of what Small terms weak links and plagiotropic relations

rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner

Vos plays an existential Tetris of fitting together immersive new terrains and opening a unique plane to consider the mesh of interactions between landscape

I decided on the picture diary format instead

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2LP Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding Milton + esperanza bfi inviting us to set asideRecorded in Brazil over the course of 2023, Milton + esperanza is a dream come true collaboration and musical representation of a friendship that was first kindled nearly 15 years ago. The album features 16 tracks that celebrate and reimagine five of Nascimentos beloved classics, newly written originals by spalding, and fascinating interpretations of The Beatles A Day In The Life and Michael Jacksons Earth Song among other works that lovingly explore