With a list of collaborations that spans from remixing Dua Lipa and Rag’n’Bone Man to songs with Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd, Blue Lab Beats are likely one of most promising Jazztronica production acts right now.
The duo recently signed on the legendary Blue Note Records and contributed to Blue Note Re:Imagined, a 2020 collection of classic Blue Note tracks reworked by trailblazing young British-based acts. “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.
“Nights In Havana”, which features WizKid/Jaz Karis collaborator Alex Blake on guitar, was inspired by a visit to Cuba and NK-OK’s jam sessions with top Afro-Cuban musicians.
Listen below.