Outside Problems: Vinyl LP Idris Muhammad Five decades later

Five decades later

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX event that took place at the L

Looking ahead to 2022

transforming elusive feelings into concrete experiences: “Late nights keep me down but it’s different from how it used to be / Birds fly past the window and Lola wishes she was free

Outside Problems: Vinyl LP Idris Muhammad Five decades laterI wanted to record Inside Problems outside, but this plan fell apart when it became clear that some dude with a wood chipper could really ruin our day. I did so much casual recording during the pandemic, in my backyard or in Ojai, that I gathered enough outdoor recordings to make Outside Problems. Most of these were made without any intention of making an album, just improvisations on simple themes, some of which make up the musical backbone of Inside