Indeed, what brings together Sanders and the lead musical figure in this collaboration – Sam Shepherd, or Floating Points – is their shared dedication to exploring the spiritual qualities of music ...

Sam Shepherd's been busy over the past few years. Under his Floating Points guise, he teamed with the late, great Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra on 2021's transcendent Promises. He ...

One of my favorite musical memories from this year is the moment that almost the entire Stereogum staff, all slaphappy and exhausted, got together to dance like goofballs to an extremely late-night ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. He was 81. Sanders, who launched ...

London based musician, composer and producer Sam Shepherd began Floating Points in 2008 upon the release of several white-label singles. Shepherd formed Eglo Records in 2009 with his own early ...

In 2021 an exceptional album worthy of everyone’s ears and REM cycles was released into the world. British electronic artist, DJ and musician Floating Points teamed up with legendary saxophonist ...

Cascade, the fifth studio album by Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) is billed as his wholehearted return to the club. Compared to his last record, 2021’s delicate, operatic Promises (with Pharaoh ...

This week’s Notable Releases include Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s collab LP, Genghis Tron’s comeback, Tomahawk’s comeback, Pharoah Sanders’ comeback (with Floating Points), and more… ...