Dominic Canning, otherwise known as DoomCannon, is a man of many parts, all of which interlock convincingly on this sophomore release on Brownswood. A graduate of Middlesex University’s jazz course and Kinetika Bloko’s grassroots development programme, he’s combined his day job as musical director for Celeste with involvement in an idiosyncratic range of side gigs: Project Karnack and Triforce both explored unapologetically guitar-heavy, synth-laden fusion, while his role in jazzy beats-and-rap collective Steam Down placed him in the heart of the expression of young London black consciousness. ‘Uncovering Truth' combines all these elements and ups the ante with strings and voices to create an epic, wide-screen sound with Kaidi Akinnibi’s declamatory saxophone and Daniel Rogerson’s guitar leading us through the changes in rhythm and density to build to repeated thrilling climaxes - there are echoes of Christian Scott’s particular take on modern black music in its sweep and ambition. Canning’s main axe is Fender Rhodes but he switches to piano for the affecting lament of ‘Times’ with Lex Amor’s bruised vocal providing drama over a hip synthbass-driven breakbeat. ‘Black Liberation Prologue’ makes an explicit political commentary with a powerful plea for unity and progression, and the following ‘Black Liberation’ uses wordless vocals, piano and sax to create a towering statement of intent, powered along by Oscar Ogden’s drums. It’s an ambitious record full of excitement and a powerful sense of commitment that stands out from the current crop.