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8.0
115908
8.0 |
Clash
He makes us feel like he’s our artist, someone speaking directly to us and our troubles. This is what makes ‘Dark Matter’ so infectious
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8.0
115909
8.0 |
Uncut
This is not pastiche or revival - this is jazz created in a distinctly London accent; the sounds you hear in cars and minicabs, the fractured beats you hear pouring out of teenagers' phones - refracted through the prism of jazz. Print edition only
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8.0
115910
8.0 |
Q
An album designed for the feet as much as the head. Print edition only
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8.0
115911
8.0 |
Mojo
Masterful vocal mash-ups with London songstress Poppy Ajudha, South African electronic upsetter Nonku Phiri and a wonderfully gravelly Obongjayar help propel this testament to Boyd's illimitable outlook far into the stratosphere. Print edition only
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8.0
115912
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Boyd spins the stylistic wheel in a manner that sees him deftly incorporate everything from grime to afrobeat
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8.0
115940
8.0 |
The Guardian
He’s known as a jazz stalwart but this album brings Boyd’s nuanced production skills to the fore in artfully spliced, stylish tracks
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8.0
115971
8.0 |
Crack
Everything feels acutely considered, from the makeup of instruments, to who’s playing them, to how the sounds are treated once recorded. Here, it all matters
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8.0
115977
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This album is not a timeless classic, it is a du jour album that showcases a drummer and producer’s talent at capturing the sound of the times. It should be enjoyed as such: a testament to young musicians blending tradition and modernity in exciting new ways
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8.0
115987
8.0 |
The Observer
This is the London hybrid jazz of now – a party-facing electronic record that takes note of Afrobeats, two-step garage and Boyd’s travels in South Africa
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8.0
116014
8.0 |
NME
Moses Boyd’s ‘Dark Matter’ – his solo debut as a producer and band leader proper – draws on such a melting-pot of genres
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7.0
115916
7.0 |
Exclaim
Boyd has finally stepped out of his label as a jazz musician to embrace himself as a producer who also plays jazz
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