Sebastian Rochford & Finding Ways - Finding Ways (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 33:22 minutes | 383 MB
Jazz Rock | Label: Edition Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 33:22 minutes | 383 MB
Jazz Rock | Label: Edition Records, Official Digital Download
Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations. With a career spanning collaborations with Patti Smith, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Adele and Grace Jones, and his 2023 ECM duo album A Short Diary with Kit Downes, an album written for his father described as a “ quiet masterpiece”, Rochford has carved out a unique space in contemporary music.
Finding Ways, his new major project, marks a bold new chapter for Seb Rochford. The first album focuses on the guitar, featuring among others, the dynamic lineup of Tara Cunningham, David Preston, Adrian Utley (Portishead), and Simon Tong(The Verve, Gorillaz), exploring various combinations and layering up to three guitars at once. The result is a striking blend of jagged experimental grooves and raw emotional depth, with an unaffected, pedal-less sound that evokes a timeless, exploratory edge. Rochford’s music, as ever, defies categorisation—a sound that feels alive, fractured, and profoundly human, and all mixed by the singular talent and master of sound, Tchad Blake.
The title Finding Ways refers to a frame of mind he chose to adopt after multiple significant life events happening in a small amount of time. "It’s about finding ways to keep ourselves moving forward and buoyant, transforming life’s challenges into something meaningful, also in a practical, everyday type of way.
In Finding Ways, it’s direct, energetic music that refuses to be boxed in, a reflection of Seb Rochford's trailblazing spirit. For fans of his previous work and newcomers alike, this album is a testament to his ongoing quest to find emotional truth in sound.
Anders Christensen - Bass 1-5, 7-10
Ruth Goller - Bass 6
Tara Cunningham - Guitar 1-8, 10
David Preston - Guitar 1-4,7,10
Simon Tong - Guitar 6,8
Leo Abrahams - Guitar 5,10
Matt Hurley - Guitar 1,2
Adrian Utley - Guitar 9
John Parish - Guitar/lap steel 9
Seye Adelekan - Acoustic Guitar 3
Sebastian Rochford - Drums 1-10
Tracklist:
1. Maybe (03:42)
2. People Say Stuff, Don't Be Disheartened (04:31)
3. Being Outside (03:03)
4. Who's Your Person? (03:57)
5. Ashley (03:34)
6. Keeping the Love Alive Again (03:35)
7. ComMUnity (03:05)
8. What You Hold In Your Heart (03:39)
9. Don't Know Where It's All Leading To (04:12)
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-11-03 21:02:28
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Analyzed: Sebastian Rochford / Finding Ways
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.50 dBFS -7.31 dBFS 3:42 01-Maybe
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.16 dBFS 4:32 02-People Say Stuff, Don't Be Disheartened
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -8.17 dBFS 3:03 03-Being Outside
DR5 -0.50 dBFS -7.08 dBFS 3:57 04-Who's Your Person?
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -8.14 dBFS 3:35 05-Ashley
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -7.05 dBFS 3:35 06-Keeping the Love Alive Again
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.28 dBFS 3:06 07-ComMUnity
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.00 dBFS 3:40 08-What You Hold In Your Heart
DR7 -0.50 dBFS -9.07 dBFS 4:12 09-Don't Know Where It's All Leading To
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1599 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-11-03 21:02:28
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Analyzed: Sebastian Rochford / Finding Ways
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.50 dBFS -7.31 dBFS 3:42 01-Maybe
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.16 dBFS 4:32 02-People Say Stuff, Don't Be Disheartened
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -8.17 dBFS 3:03 03-Being Outside
DR5 -0.50 dBFS -7.08 dBFS 3:57 04-Who's Your Person?
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -8.14 dBFS 3:35 05-Ashley
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -7.05 dBFS 3:35 06-Keeping the Love Alive Again
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.28 dBFS 3:06 07-ComMUnity
DR6 -0.50 dBFS -9.00 dBFS 3:40 08-What You Hold In Your Heart
DR7 -0.50 dBFS -9.07 dBFS 4:12 09-Don't Know Where It's All Leading To
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1599 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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