Yussef Kamal - Black Focus Pony-Canyon

Yussef Kamal - Black Focus Pony-CanyonAvailable on white wax The borders between Londons musical tribes have always been porous. For Yussef Kamaal, the sound of the capital with its hum of jungle, grime and broken beat has shaped a self taught, UK tipped approach to playing jazz. In the states, the genres long running to and fro with hip hop from Robert Glasper to Kamasi Washington has reimagined it within US culture. On Black Focus, Yussef Kamaal frame jazz inside the bass saturated,

the Austin quartet have sampled each flavor

I’ve been through various sonic explorations in the past few years but have come to understand what people like about my music and how to move forward with it

The Interrupters

These songs are connected to deities

A Pawn Surrender by rose hotel

is not in service of an unearned

It’s why you can hear every element of One Step Closer throughout the record

Surprise Chef

and glitter of a massive Pride Parade

So reckons Matt Baty of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

"These are songs of late night madness and loneliness

have already sparked much interest in the tri state area and the east coast