Mammal Hands

Mammal Hands
Mammal Hands in 2024
Background information
Origin	Norwich, UK
Genres	Avant-garde jazz crossover jazz trip hop ambient
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Gondwana Records
Members	Jordan Smart Nick Smart Rob Turner
Past members	Jesse Barrett
Website	mammalhands.com

Mammal Hands are a British band from Norwich, consisting of Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Rob Turner on drums.[1][2]

Description

Mammal Hands formed in Norwich, England in 2012. They signed to Gondwana Records in 2013 and released their debut album "Animalia" in 2014. Their 2nd album, "Floa" came out in 2016, followed quickly by "Shadow Work" in 2017. Their 4th album, "Captured Spirits" was released in 2020 and their fifth studio album, "Gift from the Trees" was released 31 March 2023, on Gondwana Records.

On April 6th 2024, the band announced the departure of their original drummer, Jesse Barrett and subsequently announced that the band would be continuing with Rob Turner on drums.

The band's style combines a broad range of influences including ambient, jazz, contemporary classical, electronic music, minimalism, folk and world music.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Animalia[3][4][5]	Released: September 15, 2014 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Floa[6][7]	Released: May 27, 2016 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Shadow Work[8][9]	Released: October 27, 2017 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Captured Spirits[10]	Released: September 11, 2020 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download
Gift from the Trees[11]	Released: March 31, 2023 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, CD, Digital download

EP

Title	Details
Becoming	Released: November 2, 2018 Label: Gondwana Records Format: Vinyl, Digital download

External links

• Mammal Hands homepage
• Bandcamp page
• Official video for the track Boreal Forest in the Gondwana Records Label YouTube stream.
• An interview in District Magazine from 2018.

References

1. Danielle Booden (25 October 2017). "Norwich band Mammal Hands to play headline show at Epic Studios". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
2. Eddie Meyer and Lisa Wormsley (10 June 2016). "Mammal Hands go ape at Brighton's Latest MusicBar". www.jazzwisemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
3. Phil Barnes (18 October 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
4. Bruce Lindsay (30 August 2014). "Mammal Hands: Animalia". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
5. "London Jazz News Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.londonjazznews.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
6. Phil Barnes (23 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
7. Ian Mann (21 July 2016). "Mammal Hands: Floa". www.theJazzmann.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
8. "Review of shadow work". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
9. David Rodriguez (19 October 2017). "The Jazz Mann Review of Mammal Hands début album Animalia". www.itdjents.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
10. "Mammal Hands: Captured Spirits". www.herecomestheflood.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
11. "Mammal Hands: Gift from the treeslanguage=German". www.jazz-fun.de. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

Concert Review: "Mammal Hands; Piyanonun ritmi, saksofonun duyguyu, davulun basıncı üstlendiği üçlü". in Turkish. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2023.