207:
Channel The
Spirits was meant to be a soundtrack to planet Earth’s doom. To stare death in the face and explore a symphony of human emotions. Panic, hope, defiance, fear, brotherhood and a release from cultural restrictions. We hoped to discover the underlying human power beneath the mundane
31:
224:
praised the "sense of perspiring, physical energy that pulses through almost everything" and the "outrageous, head-snapping riff and hip-snapping beat" as well as the "echoes...of Space
Invaders, 70s sci-fi films, the
208:
day-to-day routines of modern life. Through the process of making the record we have been on a journey together through the distant realms of our collective mind. It feels like we have become creative space explorers.
237:, Parliament, and Funkadelic". Penny Black Music called the album "engaging, atmospheric and intoxicating...one of the more forward-thinking and groundbreaking albums you will hear this year...not to be missed".
902:
958:
1017:
592:
184:
draws on the same influences of jazz, electronica, psychedelia and sci-fi references as the previous release from The Comet Is Coming,
639:
983:
186:
118:
965:
520:
1022:
567:
888:
895:
614:
1012:
226:
829:
220:
magazine wrote that "this is a debut album that will leave you dumbfounded, reeling, exhausted and inspired".
773:
717:
542:
834:
990:
911:
401:
161:
136:
105:
43:
194:, who described the track as a demonstration of "the group refining their cosmic jazz stylings".
745:
806:
694:
336:
801:
778:
316:
862:
722:
689:
456:
374:
275:
95:
72:
68:
666:
499:
177:
165:
88:
1006:
241:
933:
571:
199:
83:
661:
495:
750:
618:
546:
475:
296:
221:
191:
59:
30:
76:
230:
857:
64:
880:
176:
Described as a "prophetic document" and "the beginning of the end" by
234:
157:
38:
884:
203:
magazine, band member
Betamax Killer said of the album:
190:. The first single, "Space Carnival", was premiered on
975:
943:
104:
94:
82:
58:
50:
37:
23:
240:In August 2016, the album was shortlisted for the
593:"The Comet Is Coming: Channel The Spirits (Leaf)"
896:
830:"The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016"
233:, and 80s dance and electronica as well as...
8:
359:The Best Fit Fifty Essential Albums of 2016
18:2016 studio album by The Comet Is Coming
774:"Introducing our end-of-year Uncut special"
662:"The Comet Is Coming - Mercury Music Prize"
496:"The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits"
959:Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
903:
889:
881:
413:"Journey Through the Asteroid Belt" – 5:33
251:
29:
20:
487:
266:
100:Danalogue The Conqueror/Betamax Killer
746:"The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016"
164:. It was released on 1 April 2016 by
7:
434:"Deep Within the Engine Deck" – 1:22
422:"Slam Dunk in a Black Hole" – 2:26
156:is the first full-length album by
14:
543:"LISTEN: New The Comet Is Coming"
267:
966:Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
568:"Interview: The Comet Is Coming"
521:"The Comet Is Coming - Prophecy"
461:Danalogue the Conqueror – keys
1:
718:"The 50 Best Albums of 2016"
431:"Channel the Spirits" – 4:04
281:The 50 Best Albums of 2016
1039:
1018:The Comet Is Coming albums
321:Top 75 albums of the year
918:
858:"the best albums of 2016"
690:"Mercury Prize Shortlist"
112:
28:
379:the best albums of 2016
301:Albums of the Year 2016
227:BBC Radiophonic Workshop
698:. The Music Prize. 2016
410:"Space Carnival" – 3:36
670:. The Leaf Label. 2016
464:Betamax Killer – drums
400:All tracks written by
210:
1023:The Leaf Label albums
802:"Best Albums of 2016"
640:"The Comet Is Coming"
615:"The Comet Is Coming"
440:"End of Earth" – 2:16
428:"Star Furnace" – 5:37
407:"The Prophecy" – 1:49
356:The Line of Best Fit
205:
197:In an interview with
835:The Line of Best Fit
469:Additional musicians
425:"Cosmic Dust" – 3:26
341:Best Albums of 2016
991:Death to the Planet
952:Channel the Spirits
912:The Comet Is Coming
642:. Penny Black Music
450:The Comet Is Coming
437:"Lightyears" – 4:46
402:The Comet Is Coming
182:Channel the Spirits
162:The Comet Is Coming
153:Channel the Spirits
137:Death to the Planet
128:Channel the Spirits
106:The Comet Is Coming
44:The Comet Is Coming
24:Channel the Spirits
866:. 29 November 2016
838:. 14 December 2016
810:. 20 December 2016
782:. 22 November 2016
726:. 22 November 2016
595:. Bearded Magazine
213:Critical reception
1013:2016 debut albums
1000:
999:
807:Time Out New York
754:. 6 December 2016
695:The Mercury Prize
393:
392:
337:Time Out New York
149:
148:
145:
144:
1030:
905:
898:
891:
882:
876:
875:
873:
871:
854:
848:
847:
845:
843:
826:
820:
819:
817:
815:
798:
792:
791:
789:
787:
770:
764:
763:
761:
759:
742:
736:
735:
733:
731:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
589:
583:
582:
580:
578:
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
523:. The Leaf Label
517:
511:
510:
508:
506:
492:
474:Joshua Idehen –
419:"New Age" – 5:27
269:
252:
114:
113:
33:
21:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1003:
1002:
1001:
996:
971:
939:
914:
909:
879:
869:
867:
856:
855:
851:
841:
839:
828:
827:
823:
813:
811:
800:
799:
795:
785:
783:
772:
771:
767:
757:
755:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
688:
687:
683:
673:
671:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
591:
590:
586:
576:
574:
566:
565:
561:
551:
549:
541:
540:
536:
526:
524:
519:
518:
514:
504:
502:
494:
493:
489:
485:
457:tenor saxophone
455:King Shabaka –
447:
398:
387:
367:
349:
329:
309:
289:
250:
215:
174:
140:
131:
122:
73:neo-psychedelia
69:electronic rock
46:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1036:
1034:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1005:
1004:
998:
997:
995:
994:
987:
979:
977:
973:
972:
970:
969:
962:
955:
947:
945:
941:
940:
938:
937:
930:
925:
919:
916:
915:
910:
908:
907:
900:
893:
885:
878:
877:
849:
821:
793:
765:
737:
709:
681:
667:The Leaf Label
653:
631:
606:
584:
559:
534:
512:
500:The Leaf Label
486:
484:
481:
480:
479:
471:
470:
466:
465:
462:
459:
452:
451:
446:
443:
442:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
397:
394:
391:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
377:
371:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
357:
353:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
339:
333:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
319:
313:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
299:
293:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
279:
271:
270:
265:
262:
259:
256:
249:
246:
214:
211:
178:The Leaf Label
173:
170:
166:The Leaf Label
147:
146:
143:
142:
133:
124:
110:
109:
102:
101:
98:
92:
91:
89:The Leaf Label
86:
80:
79:
62:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
42:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1035:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
993:
992:
988:
986:
985:
981:
980:
978:
974:
968:
967:
963:
961:
960:
956:
954:
953:
949:
948:
946:
944:Studio albums
942:
936:
935:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
920:
917:
913:
906:
901:
899:
894:
892:
887:
886:
883:
865:
864:
859:
853:
850:
837:
836:
831:
825:
822:
809:
808:
803:
797:
794:
781:
780:
775:
769:
766:
753:
752:
747:
741:
738:
725:
724:
719:
713:
710:
697:
696:
691:
685:
682:
669:
668:
663:
657:
654:
641:
635:
632:
620:
616:
610:
607:
594:
588:
585:
573:
569:
563:
560:
548:
544:
538:
535:
522:
516:
513:
501:
497:
491:
488:
482:
477:
473:
472:
468:
467:
463:
460:
458:
454:
453:
449:
448:
444:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
416:"Nano" – 1:16
415:
412:
409:
406:
405:
404:
403:
396:Track listing
395:
389:
384:
381:
378:
376:
373:
372:
369:
364:
361:
358:
355:
354:
351:
346:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
331:
326:
323:
320:
318:
315:
314:
311:
306:
303:
300:
298:
295:
294:
291:
286:
283:
280:
278:
277:
273:
272:
263:
260:
257:
254:
253:
247:
245:
243:
242:Mercury Prize
238:
236:
232:
229:, post-punk,
228:
223:
219:
212:
209:
204:
202:
201:
195:
193:
189:
188:
183:
179:
171:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
154:
139:
138:
134:
130:
129:
125:
121:
120:
116:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
97:
93:
90:
87:
85:
81:
78:
74:
70:
66:
63:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
989:
982:
964:
957:
951:
950:
934:King Shabaka
932:
927:
922:
868:. Retrieved
861:
852:
840:. Retrieved
833:
824:
812:. Retrieved
805:
796:
784:. Retrieved
777:
768:
756:. Retrieved
749:
740:
728:. Retrieved
721:
712:
700:. Retrieved
693:
684:
672:. Retrieved
665:
656:
644:. Retrieved
634:
622:. Retrieved
609:
597:. Retrieved
587:
575:. Retrieved
562:
550:. Retrieved
537:
525:. Retrieved
515:
503:. Retrieved
490:
399:
274:
255:Publication
239:
217:
216:
206:
198:
196:
185:
181:
175:
160:-based band
152:
151:
150:
135:
127:
126:
117:
54:1 April 2016
39:Studio album
15:
751:The Quietus
619:The Quietus
547:The Quietus
476:spoken word
297:The Quietus
222:The Quietus
192:The Quietus
1007:Categories
870:1 February
842:1 February
814:1 February
786:1 February
758:6 December
730:1 December
483:References
172:Background
108:chronology
77:space rock
923:Danalogue
702:10 August
674:10 August
445:Personnel
258:Accolade
248:Accolades
231:Fela Kuti
984:Prophecy
646:22 April
624:15 April
599:15 April
577:22 April
187:Prophecy
119:Prophecy
96:Producer
51:Released
41: by
928:Betamax
552:7 April
527:7 April
505:7 April
218:Bearded
141:(2017)
132:(2016)
123:(2015)
65:Nu jazz
235:Sun Ra
158:London
779:Uncut
382:2016
362:2016
344:2016
324:2016
317:Uncut
304:2016
284:2016
264:Rank
261:Year
84:Label
60:Genre
872:2017
863:Fopp
844:2017
816:2017
788:2017
760:2016
732:2016
723:Mojo
704:2016
676:2016
648:2016
626:2016
601:2016
579:2016
554:2016
529:2016
507:2016
478:(11)
375:Fopp
276:Mojo
268:Ref.
976:EPs
1009::
860:.
832:.
804:.
776:.
748:.
720:.
692:.
664:.
617:.
570:.
545:.
498:.
386:89
366:44
348:21
328:71
308:60
288:48
244:.
180:,
168:.
75:,
71:,
67:,
904:e
897:t
890:v
874:.
846:.
818:.
790:.
762:.
734:.
706:.
678:.
650:.
628:.
603:.
581:.
572:M
556:.
531:.
509:.
200:M
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
