GILLES PETERSON presents INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM // digital album out today, 2xLP/CD out July 11th
((( photo by Zora Kuettner )))
**announcing**
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Gilles Peterson presents
International Anthem
digital album OUT NOW
2xLP & CD in stores July 11, 2025
We are very happy to announce the digital release (today, June 17th) and forthcoming 2xLP/CD release (July 11th) of Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem, a double-LP-length compilation of tracks from our label curated by legendary London-based radio host, DJ, label head, and cultural impresario Gilles Peterson.
((( album cover image by Carolina Sanchez )))
The twenty-nine tracks on Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem chronicle Peterson’s long-standing affinity for and connection to International Anthem’s expansive creative music community, and were chosen via extensive review of playlists from his broadcasts on BBC 6 Music, Worldwide FM, and various syndicated radio programs. The compilation includes a previously unreleased track recorded by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly at Peterson’s Brownswood Basement studio in London. It also includes several unreleased introductions from a January 2020 Worldwide FM broadcast at Chicago’s Co-Prosperity (the site of the album cover photo, taken by Carolina Sanchez), where Peterson gave International Anthem “Label of the Year” as part of his 2020 Worldwide Awards.
((( photo by Alejandro Ayala )))
In his liner notes for the album, Peterson says:
“From the get go I could see it. I could see that International Anthem was the real deal. I could hear it too - more importantly. A record label with the vision and care that places it in the pantheon of labels where you can pick up any release without knowing what it is and be certain the quality will be there… International Anthem is more than a record label though. It’s a community that is built on the city’s history but has, over the years, championed the spirit of creative music and pushed it forward with an outlook that reaches out to like minded souls regardless of time and space. Throughout the 10 years of their existence we have crossed paths many times. From being in Chicago to celebrate them as label of the year in January 2020 just before the world shut down, to hanging with the crew in London, to playing so much of the label’s output on both on my radio shows and in my DJ sets. So it is my pleasure to honour our friendship with a selection of tracks that have soundtracked the journey, so far…”
Stream the digital album,
and preorder the album on 2xLP or CD here.
((( photo by Zora Kuettner )))
...about Gilles Peterson...
Gilles Peterson is a DJ, broadcaster, label owner, festival curator and record collector. As a DJ, he has been a pivotal figure in the club scene, renowned for a genre-defying approach to music with jazz at its core. Moving with ease from the back room to the front room and onto festival stages his sets consistently join the musical dots. From his roots in pirate radio onto the airwaves of Jazz FM and Kiss FM finally finding a home at the BBC where his Radio 1 Worldwide show was syndicated around the globe. He currently hosts a 3 hour weekly Saturday show on 6Music. In 2016 he launched his online radio platform, Worldwide FM. With a label and A&R pedigree that include founding the Acid Jazz label and then launching Talkin’ Loud (not to mention having curated over 150 compilations), Peterson continues to discover and promote new talent through Brownswood Recordings which will soon be celebrating 20 years of service. He is founder of the Worldwide Festival in the South of France and We Out Here festival in the UK. He recently launched Impressions festival in partnership with the Fondation Maeght walking in the footsteps of Sun Ra and Albert Ayler. He also established the Steve Reid Foundation to honour the memory of Steve Reid, a prominent jazz drummer, and to support musicians in crisis. In 2021, Peterson published his first book, ‘Lockdown FM - Broadcasting In A Pandemic’, further cementing his status as a multifaceted cultural figure.
Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is released as part of the IA11 series of releases and events, celebrating our label's eleventh year of operation.
...about IA11...
On December 2nd, 2024, we marked the ten-year anniversary of our first release. With a full decade under our belt – ten years of commitment to a growing community of artists, and our original mission statement ("to vitalize demand for boundary defying music," among other things) – we've spent a lot of time thinking about how we'd like to celebrate this milestone. What we keep coming back to is: desire to use this opportunity to revisit and revivify music and memories from our first decade; but keeping true to our ethos of always looking forward, all the way.
In that spirit, across 2025, we'll be rolling out a series of releases and events under the #IA11 banner. Celebrating our eleventh year. Doing our best to retell essential, foundational stories from our past, while keeping our hearts and minds fixed on the present. Trying to establish new standards that can help carry our mission through another decade of work – and hopefully more.
We created an emblem for IA11 with a vibrating interpretation of a chrysanthemum as the central symbol. Aside from just loving the delicious golden nectar that comes from the leaves of this flower, for us, the image of the chrysanthemum resonates as a symbol of longevity and rejuvenation. Two of the driving intentions behind this IA11 effort.
Please stay tuned for more announcements about more special IA11 events and releases across 2025.
11 of 11
@ Hungry Brain
Chicago
Another facet of our #IA11 celebration, we have been proud to present this special event series in Chicago, focusing on a different album from our catalog on the last Monday of every month across 2025 at the Hungry Brain. Each 11 of 11 event features deep listening of an album, followed by a small group of musicians performing an interpretation of that album.
The 11 of 11 event on Monday June 30th will feature a full listening to Irreversible Entanglements's self-titled debut album (originally released September 2017), followed by a performance by Anaiet Soul (piano), Tank (drums), and Trinattrill (spoken word), as the musicians respond to and reinterpret the music of the album.
Tickets for June 30th available here.
The 11 of 11 event on Monday July 28th will feature a full listening to Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson's duo album Chicago Waves (originally released June 2020), followed by a performance by BSA Gold (keyboards, voice) with Micah Collier (bass), and Frank Morrison (drums), as the musicians respond to and reinterpret the music of the album.
IA11 Editions
Over the course of 2025 we are revisiting some of the most celebrated entries in our decade of releases with a series of *IA11 Edition* vinyl LPs. These revamped LP packages are all presented with new liner notes, new insert booklets, and the fresh 2025 redesign of our obi strip and dome logo. They are also set at a price point intended to make the albums more accessible than ever before.
The first three IA11 Edition LPs were released on March 28th:
IARC0001LP11 Rob Mazurek - Alternate Moon Cycles (IA11 Edition)
order hereIARC0003LP11 Makaya McCraven - In The Moment (IA11 Edition)
order hereIARC0017LP11 Ben LaMar Gay - Downtown Castles Can Never Block The Sun (IA11 Edition)
order here
And the next three IA11 Edition LPs
will be released on June 27th:
IARC0009LP11 Jeff Parker - The New Breed (IA11 Edition)
order hereIARC0014LP11 Irreversible Entanglements - Irreversible Entanglements(IA11 Edition)
order hereIARC0033LP11 Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Chicago Waves (IA11 Edition)
order here
The first three LPs and second three LPs can be purchased as bundles with reduced shipping costs as well, all available via our Bandcamp page now.
