DIGIPACK EDITION

Nu-school jazz talent Alfa Mist drops another album, for what has been described as his most fully-realised and emotive project to date. Following up 2021's Bring Backs and a spate of EPs put out since then, Variables leans further into abstract conceptual jazz, neo-soul and hip-hop territory, through uniquely resonant, broken instrumentals and gloomy rap features.

The album seems to veer between stressful, beat-centric urgency and blue, sleep-deprived comedown moods. The main throughline, though, is its unparalleled musicianship; there really isn't much topping it.

TRACKS:

• 01. Foreword
• 02. Borderline
• 03. Aged Eyes
• 04. Cycles
• 05. The Gist
• 06. Genda (Go Away)
• 07. Apho
• 08. Variables
• 09. 4th Feb (Stay Awake)
• 10. BC