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Following their appearance on the acclaimed 2020 project Blue Note Re:imagined and the release their 2021 EP We Will Rise, the London duo Blue Lab Beats—producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM—make their full-length Blue Note Records debut with Motherland Journey.
The vibes are strong on everything this pair cook up inside Blue Lab HQ, including their sublime take on vibist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1975 classic “Montara” which appeared on the 2020 collection Blue Note Re:imagined. “To be affiliated with Blue Note, whose artists we’ve grown up with, and whose music and politics have influenced us, was exciting,” says Mr DM.
One of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, with a Grammy nomination for their work on the Angelique Kidjo album Mother Nature, and a MOBO nomination for ‘Best Jazz Act’ in 2021 testament to their rise, Blue Lab Beats craft a supple, wide-ranging sound that blends boom-bap grooves and jazz-funk hooks are wide-ranging influences inspired by the pioneers of hip-hop and the music of the African diaspora; a sound that tells of London, of today, while hinting at the future.
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Blue Lab Beats “Blow You Away (Delilah)” (Official Video)
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BLUE LAB BEATS MAKE FULL-LENGTH BLUE NOTE DEBUT WITH “MOTHERLAND JOURNEY” OUT FEB. 25; LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK
London-based GRAMMY and MOBO nominated Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats have announced their long-awaited new album and full-length Blue Note Records debut Motherland Journey, out February 25. The announcement comes with the album’s title track featuring Ghanaian producer KillBeatz and vocals of the late Afrobeat... read more
BLUE LAB BEATS LINK UP WITH KIEFER ON NEW SINGLE “DAT IT”
London-based Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats have joined forces with Stones Throw affiliate Kiefer on new single “Dat It.” https://youtu.be/9-XyyPgj9t0 A potent combination of sly piano lines and funk-drenched synths, “Dat It” is broad-minded modern jazz jam brimming with feel-good energy as the duo go... read more
BLUE LAB BEATS RELEASE DEBUT BLUE NOTE EP “WE WILL RISE”
Following their appearance on last year’s acclaimed Blue Note Re:imagined project, the London duo Blue Lab Beats—producer NK-OK and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM—have released We Will Rise, their debut EP for Blue Note Records. The five-track EP is a project from the heart, intended to offer healing and hope to... read more
