Dark matter

"A progenitor of the current London jazz scene, Boyd's official solo debut goes large on cross-pollination - and dancing. Whereas Boyd's previous Mobo-winning duo with the saxophonist Binker Golding and his Exodus ensemble remained more or less on-genre, Dark Matter exists very much in the wake of Boyd's breakout track of 2016, Rye Lane Shuffle (which featured Four Tet and Floating Points on mixes). 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. There are vocalists here, who actually struggle to add to the lyricism on offer. Pick of the bunch is Obongjayar, whose ode to the ongoing cataclysm befalling black youths, Dancing in the Dark, gives Dark Matter its moral high ground".

Read review

"Riding on the crest of London's wave of young jazz musicians, Moses Boyd represents everything great about jazz crossing over into the realms of pop and club music. Cool, relevant, and vital in pulling together the threads of London's often disparate musical communities. Boyd has ascended from the status of jazz drummer to tastemaker and keen-eared curator. Dark Matter has its finger on the pulse, shifting through eclectic sound palettes and pushing intricacy to maintain a distinct identity ... Dark Matter cements him as one of the most exciting jazz musicians of his generation".

Read review

"After building an impressive resume through collaborations with Sons of Kemet and DJ Lag, as well as a fine series of EPs, this young musician and producer from South London has released a neon-lit album suited to dancing as much as hushed conversation. Rhythm is sacrosanct across this marvelous album, with Boyd cultivating beats from various sources".

"Holy Moses!: Drummer and producer Moses Boyd (Binker & Moses; Sons Of Kemet) is one of the leading lights of the UK jazz scene, and his solo debut (...) is bristling with rhythmic sass and melodic flair. Opener "Stranger Than Fiction" has sultry sax swaddle a rhythm track punctuated by heavy-set, Balkan-style brass and fizzing hi-hat, and is reminiscent of the synth-laden voyages of Jaga Jazzist in its later stages ... It's musically varied, with afrobeat and dubstep-inflected jazz giving over to club-friendly vibes in the second half. With indefatigable rhythms, astral atmospherics and a brass neck, Dark Matter is a spectacular debut".