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CMU Approved
Approved: Jay Daniel
By Paul Vig | Published on Thursday 24 November 2016
Jay Daniel has previously had releases on Theo Parrish’s Sound Signature Records and his own label Watusi High, and now his debut album ‘Broken Knowz’ is coming out through Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint.
This LP apparently involved Daniel heading into his mother’s basement to do some music making, taking his output more analogue by recording into a multi-track mixer for the first time, and aiming for a less mechanical touch to his music production.
He says he wanted “to sound more live, more natural, and more human”, and I think it’s fair to say he’s achieved that.
Highlights are the funky multi-beat driven ‘Knowledge Of Selfie’ and the spiralling tech amid the afro-polyrhythms of ‘Squeaky Maya’.
Listen to ‘Knowledge Of Selfie’ here:
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