Ligfespan Boyd

This album pays homage to the guitar. While the casual listener may recognise many of these works as favourites from the guitar canon, the majority of the repertoire wasn’t originally written for the instrument.

Elfrida Wing si è svegliata con un titolo in mente, un titolo perfetto per il suo nuovo romanzo. Un titolo che va ad aggiungersi a tanti altri titoli perfetti di libri che non hanno mai visto la luce. È da qualche tempo, infatti, che Elfrida non riesce a mettere giù delle storie degne di questo nome. Per questo non appena suo marito, il regista Reggie Tipton, esce per andare sul set, allunga il succo d’arancia con la vodka. Talbot Kydd, produttore figlio di produttore, si desta di soprassalto con un sogno che ancora indugia dietro le sue palpebre: un giovane sconosciuto esce dal mare rivolgendogli un cenno di saluto, il corpo snello, nudo…

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest US fighter pilot ever - the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than 40 seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft - the F-15 and F-16. Still, others think of Boyd as the most influential military theorist since Sun Tzu. They know only half the story.

The new British jazz scene seems to be an indefinite source of talent, maintaining its creative flow with this first solo album released by Moses Boyd. Fans of the movement will already know that this eclectic young drummer has played alongside Shabaka Hutchings, Zara McFarlane, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Theon Cross and Ashley Henry but also that he makes up one half of duo Binker & Moses, the wild project he pursues with saxophonist Binker Golding. The album Dark Matter sees Boyd as more of a producer than a drummer, with a wide narrative detailing who he is and what he represents: a musician dreaming of becoming the next Max Roach or Tony Williams, all while growing up listening to Dizzee Rascal and Wiley as well as more Caribbean style rhythms, reggae and electronic music.