Lit Again In Our Time

“Lit Again In Our Time” is a chamber funk suite for horns, drums, bass, and sprechstimme vocal written for the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I on November 11, 1918. The lush horn arrangements are based on dissections, re-interpretations, re-harmonizations, and quotes of classic Black Sabbath riffs. The lyrics draw inspirations from the great war poets: Sassoon, Owen, Binyon, etc. Dense sprechstimme combined with funk grooves, aggressive jazz soloing, and modern chamber music make this an engaging -- but strange and unique -- new music suite.

Vocals, guitar: Ben Cockerham
Alto, tenor, baritone saxophones: Gary Pickard
Trumpet: Nick Afflito
Trombone: Jayson Hill
Bass: Damian Peters
Drums: Dave Previ

Words, music, arrangements by Ben Cockerham

Engineered by Nick Afflito
Mastered by Doug Maxwell at Media Right Productions
Artwork by Justin Wolfe at Wolfe Creative