Kinesis album releases August 14th, 2026 via MVKA
Listen to ‘Time To Go’ HERE
Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Danny Keane today releases ‘Time To Go’, the third single from the Grammy nominee’s upcoming sophomore album Kinesis, released on August 14th 2026. The album is available to pre-order now HERE.
Delivered by the trio of Danny Keane (piano), Jon Thorne (double bass) and Sarathy Korwar (drums), ‘Time To Go’ strips matters back to a somewhat traditional, acoustic jazz sound. It sits as gentle closing statement on an album that glides between contemporary subgenres such as nu jazz, and fusion, and is an emotional declaration of Danny’s versatility as a performer and songwriter.
It’s a deeply personal composition for Keane that embodies the bittersweet sorrow that the passing of time forces us to confront, “I lived in a ‘music house’ for twenty years with a lot of my best mates”, says Keane. “It was crazy—endless parties. We all played together, toured together, and wrote together. It was an amazing time in my life, but eventually, it became dysfunctional. I realised I had to leave that place”.
The Anglo-Irish artist is regularly called on to collaborate with some of the most highly renowned artists of our time including Mulatu Astatke, Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Damon Albarn, Penguin Café and The Heliocentrics to name just a few. Danny will be performing with Mulatu Astatke at the Royal Festival Hall on June 17th, as part of Harry Styles Meltdown.
Now, following a heavy touring schedule and six years after his debut Roamin’, it’s Keane’s turn to call on the musicians around him to bring his vision into being. Kinesis is a truly-genre defying body of work that will appeal to fans of Mammal Hands, Shabaka Hutchings, Anoushka Shankar and Nik Bärtsch.
Kinesis boasts six tracks, each starkly distinctive but with a thread that effortlessly connects them all. The album investigates the role of movement in our lives through multiple narratives; the extensive travel he’s undertaken since his debut album with the father of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatke, the creative use of metre that’s found throughout Kinesis and, on a personal level, knowing when to say goodbye to a good thing. It’s also a statement of intent, having reflected on the pressures he once felt when he was younger to specialise in a particular area of music, and the increasing urge of late to rechannel his abundant creativity into his own projects. ‘Cathartic Chaos’ is no doubt a fresh wild card for the most eclectic of DJs. It sees Keane lay down an exhilarating foundation with his Moog arpeggiator for Palestinian oud player Adnan Joubran (Le Trio Joubran) to dance upon. “We both come from classical training. His isn't Western classical, but those traditional trainings are similar. You can just tell with him that he just wants to let rip and I do as well… he’s jaw-droppingly amazing”, says Keane.
Kinesis is the second album from the musician’s musician; Danny Keane, a misfit who—to our benefit—sees no boundaries in his musical excursions. Kinesis will draw in like-minded listeners who thrive on the spirit of musical discovery, story-telling and curiosity.
Kinesis tracklisting
1. Running
2. Passing Time
3. Cathartic Chaos
4. Somnolent Stomp
5. A Major Minor Waltz
6. Time To Go
All tracks written by Danny Keane
Musicians:
Danny Keane - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Analogue Synths, Cello, Organ, Arrangements, String Arrangement, Programming
Sarathy Korwar - Drums
Jon Thorne - Double Bass
Ruth Goller - Electric Bass Guitar
Byron Wallen - Trumpet
James Arben - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Aref Durvesh - Tabla
Pirashanna Thejaravah - Mridangam, Ghatam, Morsing
Richard Olatunde Baker - Percussion
Adnan Joubran - Oud
Ed Ashby - Tuba
Tom Pigott-Smith - Violin
Oli Langford - Violin
Max Baillie - Viola
Ian Burdge – Cello
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