Available on his own Pond Recordings, Curve 1 is a love-letter to club spaces, and the music and people who fill them. Mura Masa's forth album is a full-circle moment. Departing from the pop-leaning narrative and who's-who guestlist of his most recent records, Curve 1 heads back down the rabbit-hole of club music that's alternately euphoric, introspective, nostalgic and future-facing. Full of tension and release, ambiguity and playfulness, the significance of Curve 1 is left up to the individual: whether enjoyed solo or in the sweat of a packed room, here is music as enigmatic and layered as it's author. Mura Masa himself introduces Curve 1 as 'a manifestation of an attitude I've been cultivating in my personal life; ignore everything. All the content, all of the attention economy, all of it. In doing that, the really meaningful and vital parts of what's around you make themselves known and unignorable, demanding your energy. It's my first offering as an independent artist through my own record label, and as such I wanted it to be as free and anti-narrative as possible. Impressionistic. Music as entertainment has in many cases, to me, become very advertorial and excessively sentimental in terms of creating narrative around albums and artists. I wanted to strip this away as much as possible to leave room for the music to create it's own meaning in the lives of people who form connections with it. It's hard for me not to explain away the intricacies and ideas contained within these records after having theorized and tolled and executed them over the course of nearly three years, but I think it's far more fitting of the album's intent to say simply: listen to it in the dark. 'Curve 1 pulls Mura Masa into focus as one of this generation's most influential figures. Aptly reflecting his rare standing at the heart of youth culture, Mura Masa recently co-wrote long standing collaborator Pink Pantheress' single 'Turn It Up', as well as creating a series of remixes for Troye Sivan's 'Honey'. From producing global hits like 'Boy's a liar Pt. 2' to seminal records like Shygirl's Mercury-nominated Nymph, it's a juncture that has also seen Mura Masa embark on a new chapter of his own. He has set up his label and a creative hub and arts space - The Pond - in Peckham as a base for emerging artists and likeminded creatives, which will launch officially next year. Across his three critically-acclaimed solo albums, Mura Masa has built an audience who will follow wherever his genre-defying work goes next; with 2 billion streams, headline festival sets around the world, and live shows ranging from Alexandra Palace to Warehouse Project. Curve 1 marks a back-to-your-roots approach whilst also highlighting the trailblazing young star's recurring theme: to capture 'that' curvature in pop culture, to make it Mura Masa's own, and to push things forward. 'Curve 1 has a club focus, no f-ks attitude and production that's mature, lush - simply put, it's just cool. ' billboard'a scintillating love letter to club culture and sounds' Wonderland'the Grammy-winning producer throws a total curveball. Ditching his usual dreamy pop, Mura goes full hardcore dance. From techno to vintage rave' * The Mirror'Get sweaty as Mura makes it messy' * The Sunday Express'a total curveball... intense but full of hooks' * The Daily Star'Mura Masa has always been ahead of the creative curve, but with his new album, the tenured producer is consciously forging a path inspired by his newfound independence. ' EDM. com'a grab-bag of sounds from a brilliantly restless mind' Rolling StoneTracklisting:A1. Whenever I WantA2. GimmeA3. we are making out (feat. Yeule)A4. SXCA5. Drugs (feat. Daniela Lalita)B1. giddyupB2. Shuf (Adore U)B3. rep 4 meB4. StillB5. FLY (Extended Mix) (feat. Cherish)
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October 25, 2024
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