Over the past half-decade, drummer, producer, and composer Moses Boyd has been one of the most creative minds to have come out of the London jazz scene. He gained international praise for his 2016 jazz dance gem “Rye Shuffle Lane,” and has been featured on some of the best jazz releases to have come out of the UK region, collaborating with Binker Golding, Nubya Garcia, Theon Cross, Zara McFarlane, and others. After releasing a number of great recordings under Moses Boyd Exodus alias, Boyd releases a brilliant new album under his own name titled Dark Matter.

Similar to his past projects and releases, this ten-track album incorporates a wide-range of influences including jazz, electronic music, hip-hop and Afrobeat, fusing together Boyd’s on-point drumming with programmed electronics, spacey synths, psyched-out guitar lines, hypnotic atmospheric tones, and layered horn melodies. The recording also features a number of notable special guests including UK soul singer Poppy Ajudha, Nigerian-born artist Obongjayar, keyboard wiz Joe Armon-Jones (of Ezra Collective), Johannesburg-based vocalist Nonku Phiri, and rising award-winning London saxophonist Nubya Garcia.

Even though much of Boyd’s past recordings have musically pushed the envelope, Dark Matter is by far his most adventurous and complete work to date, highlighting his skills as a musician, composer, and producer, proving again that he is one of the most forward-thinking artists of today.

Moses Boyd — ‘Dark Matter’
(Exodus Records)

1. Stranger Than Fiction
2. Hard Food (Interlude)
3. B.T.B
4. Y.O.Y.O
5. Shades of You (w/ Poppy Ajudha)
6. Dancing In The Dark (w/ Obongjayar)
7. Only You
8. 2 Far Gone (w/ Joe Armon-Jones)
9. Nommos Descent (w/ Nonku Phiri & Nubya Garcia)
10. What Now?

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