They called it rhythm & blues
Duke Robillard
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AllMusic
2022
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Thom Jurek
2022
"Since issuing their self-titled four-track EP in 2016, Blue Lab Beats, the Grammy- and MOBO-nominated jazztronica project of producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM, have documented the sonic evolution of London's jazz, rap, and neo-soul scenes. Over more than 40 singles and EPs and three previous albums (counting 2021's wonderful digital-only Sounds of Afrotronica), they have consistently blurred genre divisions between jazz, funk, soul, Afrobeat, soca, dub, hip-hop, and electronica. Motherland Journey, the duo's debut Blue Note long-player, includes a star-studded cast of old and new friends. Over two years in the making, it began as a set of 70 gritty demos and has been curated to yield 17 meticulously crafted tracks".
