Joy Machine by Dizraeli

Recorded almost entirely in a single day at the legendary Total Refreshment Centre in London, JOY MACHINE brings together some of the most exciting musicians in London’s new jazz explosion. With contributions from Alabaster DePlume and trumpeter Jonathon Enser (Nubiyan Twist), vocals from Dizraeli (Worldwide Music Awards Best Album nominee), drums from Ben Brown (Alfa Mist, Mulatu Astatke), bass from uk jazz scene favourites Daisy George and Joe Downard, synths from Joseph Costi (Yusef Cat Stevens , Bahla) and saxophone from free jazzer Ronan Perrett.

In the tradition of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew , the band came to the studio in October 23 with only one pre-written track (the uplifting summer anthem Greek Summer) and once that was recorded, spent the rest of the day improvising wild, explosive music laced with Dizraeli’s rap and spoken word lyricism. The result is JOY MACHINE , a record bursting with urgency, intensity and life, and one that cements Dizraeli’s position as an innovative wordsmith, bringing both personal depth (as in Abigail , a homage to the sister who died before he was born) and fierce political commentary (as in Dear Cousin , a goosebumps-inducing narrative that transports the listener aboard the boat Adriana carrying refugees across the Mediterranean, which sank in June 2023 drowning 500 people, and then confronts a very English bigot in the second verse).

The sound is a visionary mixture of hip-hop, post-punk and jazz. For the visual side of JOY MACHINE, Diz has created 3 music videos in collaboration with Sam Perry-Falvey , the director behind Ren ’s recent sensational ascent. JOY MACHINE follows The Kid EP (co-produced with Nubiyan Twist’s Tom Excell and featuring Afrobeat legend Dele Sosimi) in what will be a prolific year of releases for Dizraeli.

Diz is on tour with the band around the UK across April and May, with festival dates including WOMAD and Boardmasters lined up for the summer.

“Incredible.” - Gilles Peterson

“It’s an exciting time for Dizraeli… tune in now” - Clash

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Tracklist

1.	A Love for the Rain	8:08

2.	Greek Summer	4:36

3.	Wild Animus	3:17

4.	Sunlight	7:45

5.	Abigail	3:09

6.	Dear Cousin	4:04

7.	I See Ghosts	3:46

8.	Blessed Love	4:04

9.	Curiouser and Curiouser	5:15

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Credits

released May 31, 2024

Dizraeli : vocals, guitar, piano, production
Ben Brown : drums, percussion
Joseph Costi : piano, synths
Ronan Perrett : saxophone, synths
Daisy George : bass on all tracks except 5, 7, 8
Joe Downard : bass & bass synth on 5, 7, 8; horns on I See Ghosts
Simmy Singh : violin
Alabaster DePlume : saxophone on I See Ghosts
Jonathon Enser : trumpet on I See Ghosts

All music written and performed by the credited musicians

Recorded and mixed by Kristian Craig Robinson at Total Refreshment Centre
Mastered at Technology Works

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