Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do is the second studio album by British jazz band Sons of Kemet. The album was released on 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) by Naim label.

Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do
Studio album by Sons of Kemet
Released	25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Studio	The Fish Factory, London
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	53:54
Label	Naim
Producer	Sebastian Rochford
Sons of Kemet chronology
Burn (2013) Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (2015) Your Queen Is a Reptile (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Daily Telegraph	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Jazzwise	[4]

Reception

Simon Spreyer of AllMusic wrote, " Lest We Forget... had a tough act to follow, and in many ways this album picks up where Burn left off. Similar themes are explored but with added focus, a heightened interdependence on each other as group improvisers that makes this record feel like a rich progression. Hopefully there's more to come -- the conviction of their collective sound, not to mention their popularity amongst fans not typically interested in jazz, suggests further exploration of this path could yield even more exciting results."[1] Selwyn Harris of Jazzwise stated, "Compared to the effects-laden, dub-like studio production on Burn, Lest We Forget... benefits from a pared down, earthy ‘live’ feel although it also gains from the kind of sonic precision associated with contemporary beats and electronica in the artful hands of its producer/band member Seb Rochford. "[4]

John Fordham of The Guardian commented, "Their sound balances ritualistic sparseness, conversational clamour and unpredictable jazz looseness."[3] Jane Cornwell of Evening Standard noted, "An album that grabs you by the scruff then shoves you, flailing, onto the dance floor."[5]

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