It Becomes Us was recorded in the fall of 2020 by Kenton Loewen (Dan Mangan, Peregrine Falls, The Crackling) and JP Carter (Destroyer, Haram, the Inhabitants), two musicians who have performed and recorded together hundreds of times.
Half of the album was improvised in the studio, and shows their dedication to the "now" at the heart of all improvised music.
The other half features music written by Sonny Sharrock, Ornette Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, and Jaki Byard, and shows a deep love for the history and cultural traditions inherent in jazz, as well as a willingness to explore and create new sounds using those traditions as a launching pad.
The first single is As We Used To Sing, originally written and recorded by Sonny Sharrock for his seminal 1991 album, Ask The Ages.
1. As We Used To Sing (Sharrock)
2. What Is That (Loewen/Carter)
3. From Beyond The Ridge (Loewen/Carter)
4. I Don't Think We're Alone (Loewen/Carter)
5. It Bellows Through The Night (Loewen/Carter)
6. It Becomes Us (Loewen/Carter)
7. Peace (Coleman)
8. Orbits (Shorter)
9. Mrs. Parker of KC (Bird's Mother) (Byard)
10. Odwalla (Mitchell)
Kenton Loewen Drums
JP Carter Trumpet
David Sikula at Demitone Studios Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
Simon Roy Cover Art
Ben Frith Design
Chris Preston Photography
Producer Tim Reinert
