Prioritising feeling over perfectionism. This is the credo that drives the restless creativity of multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Alfa Mist.
Since the release of his first full-length project Nocturne in 2015, Alfa has established himself as one of the UK’s most focused, in-demand and distinct musical voices. He has worked with the likes of Jordan Rakei and Tom Misch. Artists look to him for his unique blend of intimate bedroom production and expansive jazz group orchestration, since Alfa is yet to be boxed into a specific genre. His music spans everything from hip-hop beat-making to producing for artists such as rapper Loyle Carner, composing neo-classical works for the London Contemporary Orchestra, and reworking tracks from composer Ólafur Arnalds and pioneering jazz label Blue Note.
By 2017, Alfa had written, arranged and produced the eight tracks that make up his debut album, Antiphon. Featuring bassist and singer Kaya Thomas-Dyke and guitarist Jamie Leeming, who are still members of his band today, Alfa blended snippets of conversation with his two older brothers on the importance of family amidst intricate, driving instrumentals and luscious acoustic arrangements.
Alfa Mist has announced his new album, Roulette, out 3rd October on his own label, Sekito Records. Roulette is a sci-fi concept album set in a dystopian near-future where reincarnation is a scientifically proven fact. Alongside the album announcement, Alfa has unveiled a special headline show at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on 25th November.
“Music is the gift that will never stop giving because I am always trying to figure out something new,” he says.