Audiopile Review: Moor Mother has really made a name for herself in recent years. She’s worked with everyone from post-rap demi-god Billy Woods to industrial beatmaker The Bug to contemporary jazz band Irreversible Entanglements. Along the way, she’s formed a wild, noisy conception of hip-hop’s future into something that slaps pretty-damn hard. In other words, she should be poised for a commercial breakthrough. Instead, she’s made an uncompromising concept album about the British Empire’s role in the slave trade. Everything that makes Moor Mother exceptional is here: the noise, the jazz, the poetry. There’s even some actual hip-hop hiding in there somewhere. And guess what? It slaps pretty-damn hard. This is an intense, discomfiting album, but there’s something about Moor Mother’s commanding voice of vengeance that just drags you through the whole thing. You might end up feeling a little shaken, even a little shook. But this is a rough ride you’ll take of your own free will many, many times.

“The Great Bailout is an expansive meditation that acts as a non-linear word map about colonialism, slavery, and commerce in Great Britain. Featuring guest contributions from Lonnie Holley, Angel Bat Dawid & Sistas of the Nitty Gritty, Vijay Iyer, Mary Lattimore, and more, it’s Moor Mother’s most uncompromising vision to date.

Moor Mother has gained recognition for her unique blend of spoken word, noise, and electronic music, addressing themes of race, gender, and socio- political issues. She hails from Philadelphia and has been an influential figure in the city’s vibrant arts and music scene. She has received critical acclaim for her albums, with reviewers praising her fearless approach to sound and her thought-provoking lyrical content on albums like “Jazz Codes” and “Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes”, showcasing her boundary-pushing sonic experiments.”