Alfa Mist - Variables [Full Album]

2023. On Variables, Alfa achieves his most fully-realized, expressive musical work to date, coupling his keen ear for looping, memorably emotive piano melodies with intuitive grooves and a free-flowing jazz improvisation. Variables sees Alfa Mist offer a diverse listening experience, as he dives into the argument of nature versus nurture on the rhythmic ‘Borderline’ to the airy, crystallic sounds of ‘Cycles’. The album’s standout features are captivating, with long-time collaborator and band’s bass player Kaya Thomas-Dyke’s gentle vocals adding an ethereal essence on ‘Aged Eyes’, whilst the South African folk singer Bongeziwe Mabandla drapes the vibrant backdrop and Jas Kayser’s frenetic drum playing with his crystalline falsetto on ‘Apho’. “4th Feb (Stay Awake)” is a lofi offering that pairs Alfa’s reflective bars with a groove-heavy production and “BC” is a colourful swell of expressive and unrestrained percussion, demonstrating the ingenuity of Alfa Mist and his close knit band. Since the release of his first full-length project Nocturne in 2015, Alfa has established himself as one of the UK’s most focused, in-demand and distinct musical voices. He has worked with the likes of Jordan Rakei and Tom Misch. Artists look to him for his unique blend of intimate bedroom production and expansive jazz group orchestration, since Alfa is yet to be boxed into a specific genre. His music spans everything from hip-hop beat-making to producing for artists such as rapper Loyle Carner, composing neo-classical works for the London Contemporary Orchestra, and reworking tracks from composer Ólafur Arnalds and pioneering jazz label Blue Note. STREAM HERE: ▶ FOLLOW ALFA MIST ▶ Store: ▶ Website: ▶ Facebook: ▶ Instagram: ▶ Twitter: ▶ YouTube: @AlfaMist ▶ Spotify: ▶ Apple: ▶ Amazon: “ Mr. Jones: - - Tracklist: 01. Foreword 00:00 02. Borderline 06:43 03. Age Eyes (Feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke) 08:46 04. Cycles 12:53 05. The Gist 14:18 06. Genda (Go Away) 22:04 07. Apho (Feat. Bongeziwe Mabandla) 24:41 08. Variables 27:39 09. 4th Feb (Stay Awake) 33:55 10. BC 36:55