Intra-I

"The Sons Of Kemet star paints on a much broader canvas here than 2019's debut 'Fyah', roving roughshod across genres. Less self-consciously jazz than his debut,whether applying his lingering melodic skills to future-funk, mutated ska [or] spiritual grime (...), in Cross's seasoned palms the tuba's possibilities feel endless".

"Playing a substantial role in giving the lowest-pitched brass instrument a new lease of life is Sons Of Kemet's Theon Cross. The 28-year-old's solo debut, Fiyah, was all instrumental, but Intra-I finds him broaden his sonic palette with several guest vocalists, including poet Remi Graves and rappers Shumba Maasai and Consensus. Using those cameo performances to help articulate his unique musical vision, Cross shows how versatile the tuba can be; framing its war, resonant sound in a breathtakingly varied range of musical soundscapes whose influences range from hip hop, electro and grime to jazz, soca and reggae. Spectacular".

"As a core member of Sons Of Kemet and a collaborator with the likes of Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia, tuba player and composer Theon Cross is a significant figure on London's rejuvenated jazz scene. His second album is a rich, meaty fusion of jazz, grime, hip-hop, dancehall and reggae ... Cross is an innovative and eloquent player, by turns boisterous and deeply soulful, and contrasts/complements between the tracks' tones and moods impress throughout".

"This album is a proper mashup of a variety of sounds, from jazz to dubstep to afrobeats. Plump with too many tropical flavors to accurately list here, it's an enormously appealing sonic interpretation of the diversity found within the African diaspora of London".