5 Things to Know About the Album Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra all perform on the album. The collaboration brings together British electronic musician Sam Shepherd, American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, and the full orchestra.

The album is a single continuous piece divided into nine movements. It flows as one long composition rather than separate tracks.

Sanders’ saxophone is the central voice throughout. His playing weaves through Shepherd’s electronic textures and the orchestra’s arrangements.

The music is slow, meditative, and minimal. It avoids dramatic shifts in tempo or volume, focusing on subtle evolution.

The album was recorded live in the studio with the orchestra. This gives it a natural, unedited feel that captures the performers’ interplay.