Plunky & Oneness - Made Through Ritual (LP) Vinyl Record

Plunky & Oneness of Juju – Made Through Ritual (Vinyl LP, Strut 2025)

🎵 The Music Inside

A powerful new chapter from Richmond’s Afro-jazz legends. Made Through Ritual bridges generations: younger Black Fire family members sketched beat-driven demos, then Plunky rebuilt them with live players—merging sequencing, sample culture, and spiritual jazz improvisation into warm, danceable grooves. It’s the group’s first international album release in decades and a vibrant continuation of the Oneness ethos.

📜 Tracklist

1. Share This Love
2. Made Through Ritual
3. In Due Time
4. Free Spirit
5. Shades of Light
6. Freedom’s Call
7. Cosmic Dust
8. Children of the Drum 

🔍 Sample Notes

This album originates from sample-based demos (built from “original jazz samples”), then re-performed and re-interpreted with live instrumentation for the final LP. There are no publicly credited source songs listed on the vinyl release, but the sample DNA—loop thinking, chops, and swing—remains central to the production approach.

📦 Product Overview

• Format: 1×LP, brand-new & factory-sealed
• Label: Strut Records (a division of !K7)
• Release date: July 11, 2025
• UPC: 4062548109528
• Notes: “First international release in over 30 years” positioning; digital listings show a 9-track version (CD/streaming), while the LP features 8 tracks above. 

🧠 Why This Album Belongs in Your Collection

A living link between Black Fire’s deep roots and today’s beat culture—analog soul, Afro-centric rhythm, and modern production in one elegant statement. Perfect for spiritual-jazz fans, crate diggers, and anyone who loves sample-aware grooves played by a band.