Music Lesson No H1 follows in the lineage of its musical essay predecessors, funeral of a nation & interrupt the programming. Equal parts audio & visual, Music Lesson No H1 is an aesthetic journey in the Quranic word.

Music Lesson No H1 is the result of a spiritual walk that first traversed Christianity before journeying into Islam. While the written word was previously unfamiliar, the concepts of the Quran struck a familiar cord in thankugoodsir revealing themselves melodically. The music that followed took its cues from rhythms associated with the church; however, the hymns substituted Biblical scripture for Quranic verse.

The visual component of Music Lesson No H1 is intended to accompany the essay in a way that explores religion as it relates to Black culture in America. The images navigate past, present, & future in an effort to contextualize these unique & highly specific spaces. This is an anthropological study in a culture that has defined Blackness within the confines of the American landscape.

Tracklist:

pardon me
the name of this feeling is
PERMISSION TO FIGHT
my father's name
HOPE FOR A GAIN
the bible was in my sippy cup
INCLINING TO BLACKNESS
approaching the peak
THE CLOT
hey... I love to read
ALL AWARE ONE
the transatlantic slave trade
THE ORIGINATOR
the surroundings and grounds of the Confederacy
THERE IS A LESSON IN THIS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES
harold you can read
THIS IS NOT HARD
beginning of the country
THY DUTY IS ONLY TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE
"...very, VERY special..."
BOUNTIES OF YOUR LORD
TAHA

UPC: 732388215034
Label: Hardcover Ent.
Release Date: 4.24.26
Format: Vinyl

thankugoodsir - Music Lesson H1 (LP)