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Dark Matter

Moses Boyd

Dark Matter
A new school of jazz artists are embracing the production techniques of hip-hop, r&b and electronica in their compositions and performances, and across this marvelous album, Rhythm is sacrosanct...

Dark Matter

Moses Boyd

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A new school of jazz artists are embracing the production techniques of hip-hop, r&b and electronica in their compositions and performances, and across this marvelous album, Rhythm is sacrosanct...

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'Dark Matter' is a landmark record, a producer album by a young auteur, threading several thrilling musical traditions into a bold new tapestry: the raw energy of grime and afrobeats and the rolling club rhythms of the London underground, combined with the freewheeling creativity and collaborative spirit of his jazz training. With that mentality in mind, it's no surprise that his talents have trickled over into fashion, producing original compositions for the Louis Vuitton Foundation x MoMa Archive film (2017) and most recently scoring the Men's Dunhill Paris Fashion shows in both 2018 and 2019 . A double MOBO & Jazz FM Award winner, Boyd's live and studio collaborations have been as varied as they have been prolific, from touring with Sampha & Kelsey Lu, to drumming on Sons of Kemet's Mercury-nominated album, to his recent collaboration with South African Gqom king DJ Lag, which made its way onto Beyonce's official soundtrack for The Lion King. He produced Zara McFarlane 's 2017 full-length, Arise, in its entirety, for Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label, and released several acclaimed solo projects though his Exodus record label. Boyd has produced original scores for major Paris fashion shows, and with saxophonist Binker Golding, he's co-leader and co-producer of the ferocious semi-free group Binker and Moses.

Contents and tracklist

Stranger Than Fiction 4.55

Hard Food (Interlude) 0.59

B.T.B 6.00

Y.O.Y.O 5.30

Shades of You 4.20

Dancing in the Dark 4.47

Only You 4.46

2 Far Gone 5.43

Nommos Descent 4.36

What Now? 8.40

Awards and reviews

April 2020

A new school of jazz artists are embracing the production techniques of hip-hop, r&b and electronica in their compositions and performances, and across this marvelous album, Rhythm is sacrosanct ,with Boyd cultivating beats from various sources including Afrobeat and New Orleans' second line tradition.
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