Open the Gates (Irreversible Entanglements album)

Open the Gates is the third record by free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. It was released through Don Giovanni Records and International Anthem in November 2021.[1]

Open the Gates
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2021
RecordedJanuary 5, 2021
StudioRittenhouse Soundworks (Philadelphia)
Genre
Length73:40
Label
ProducerIrreversible Entanglements
Irreversible Entanglements chronology
Who Sent You?
(2020)
Open the Gates
(2021)
Protect Your Light
(2023)

Composition

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Musically, Open the Gates sees the quintet merge their free jazz roots with "mutant" funk and "angular" post-punk.[2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz     [5]
AllMusic     [2]
Loud and Quiet6/10[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[3]

Open the Gates was acclaimed by music critics. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on five reviews.[4]

Dustin Krcatovich for The Quietus called it "righteous music", seeing it as "an exciting dilation of [the quintet's] sonic universe".[7]

Track listing

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Open the Gates track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Open the Gates"2:39
2."Keys to Creation"13:41
3."Lágrimas Del Mar"8:03
4."Storm Came Twice"7:20
5."Water Meditation"20:39
6."Six Sounds"10:30
7."The Port Remembers"10:48
Total length:73:40

Personnel

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Irreversible Entanglements

  • Camae Ayewa – voice, synth
  • Keir Neuringer – saxophone, synth, percussion
  • Aquiles Navarro – trumpet, synth
  • Luke Stewartdouble bass, bass guitar
  • Tcheser Holmes – drums, percussion

Technical

  • Irreversible Entanglements – production
  • Michael Richelle – recording
  • Dave Vettraino – mixing at International Anthem Studios, Chicago
  • Dave Cooley – mastering at Elysian Masters, Los Angeles

References

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  1. ^ "Open The Gates by Irreversible Entanglements". Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thom Jurek. "Open the Gates - Irreversible Entanglements". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Megan Iacobini De Fazio (November 18, 2021). "Irreversible Entanglements: Open the Gates Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Open the Gates by Irreversible Entanglements Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Chris May (December 30, 2021). "Irreversible Entanglements: Open The Gates album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Dafydd Jenkins (November 8, 2021). "Irreversible Entanglements - Open The Gates - Reviews - Loud & Quiet". Loud & Quiet. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Dustin Krcatovich (November 12, 2021). "Irreversible Entanglements". The Quietus. Retrieved December 22, 2021.