Written & Produced by Tessa Rose Jackson and Darius Timmer

LYRICS
What a waste, what a shame,
Could we start this over?
Or better still, let the hill worth dying on crumble 
This black hole will swallow us whole if you let it 
It’ll break unless it bends, so let it bend
Let it bend 

For the sake of curiosity
Entertain the eerie thought with me 
Fear bangs the drum
Let it thrum, let it thrum 

Who am I to rely on a final outcome
Take a beat, let it be and breathe it out
Chorus to chorus all us souls know the cadence 
Simmer down, circle 'round, common ground 
Common ground 

Can you hold the thought up to the light? 
Can you catch the phrase and harmonise? 
Fear bangs the drum
Let it thrum, let it thrum 

Steeped in the knowledge 
That all of this will make way 
With a sweet irreverence 
The old moth to the flame 
The rush passed 
The loves last 

And the plenty bear the fruit of us
To the chain we make, the dust is dust 
Fear bangs the drum
Let it thrum, let it thrum

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CREDITS
Vocals, Guitars - Tessa Rose Jackson
Keys - Darius Timmer
Drums - Dan Huijser
Bass - Dave Wismeijer
Electric Guitar - Kevin van Moorsel
Saxophone - Jean Vernheres

Engineered by Johannes Buff
Mixed by Darius Timmer
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios

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Alfa Mist - "Black Snow"
Taken from the album 'Roulette' - out now
Buy / listen here: https://lnk.to/alfamist_roulette

Recorded & Mixed at: Invada 
Mixed by: Alfa Mist 
Engineer & Additional mixing: Stuart Matthews
Strings recorded at: Lightship 95
Engineered by: David Holmes
Produced by: Alfa Mist
Mastered by: Guy at Electric Mastering 

Publisher: Faber 
Written & Composed by: Alfa Sekitoleko
Alfa Sekitoleko - Keys, Synths
Kaya Thomas-Dyke - Double Bass
Samuel Rapley - Sax/Bass Clarinet
Johnny Woodham - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Jamie Leeming - Guitar
Jamie Houghton - Drums


Painting: Kaya Thomas-Dyke
Design: Patch D Keyes

On his sixth studio release Roulette, the prolific producer, songwriter, pianist and MC Alfa Mist has created his own sci-fi universe - a vast dystopia where themes of revenge, forgiveness and redemption loom large.

Alfa Mist’s albums have always tackled big themes. This time, however, he explores an imagined near-future in which reincarnation is discovered to be a potent tool linking dreams and past lives. But with this discovery comes consequences: ethical, moral and philosophical. “If reincarnation is real, how does that shape society?” he explains. “If reincarnation means accumulation of knowledge, would you share it and enable everyone to understand more about the world? Or do you struggle for power? And do some people want to stop others from remembering who they were?”
Over 15 tracks, Alfa explores these ideas with heady potency. Each song is a spin of the wheel – a different song and character. The musician’s signature is still there – lambent keys, intuitive groove, free-flowing jazz improvisation – but Roulette is imbued with a smoky psychedelia. An immersive listen, this album is designed “to feel” on every level, says Alfa. It also contains some of his most impressive arrangements yet - see the eight-minute title track that effortlessly flips through time signatures – “because life’s like that,” says Mist; it’s not always linear.

Roulette underlines Alfa Mist as one of the most forward-thinking composers in UK music, with poignant, plaintive melodies that lodge deep in your psyche. “I’m exploring different parts of myself,” he says. “But obviously, as I grow, all of those parts change. Music is a constant; it’s my state of mind that I constantly chisel and work on and make sure that’s always growing and staying interested in new things. As long as I do that, it’ll come out in the music.” 
credits


Black Snow

Alfa Mist - "Dersen Cafe"
Taken from the album 'Roulette' - out now
Buy / listen here: https://lnk.to/alfamist_roulette

Recorded & Mixed at: Invada 
Mixed by: Alfa Mist 
Engineer & Additional mixing: Stuart Matthews
Strings recorded at: Lightship 95
Engineered by: David Holmes
Produced by: Alfa Mist
Mastered by: Guy at Electric Mastering 

Publisher: Faber 
Written & Composed by: Alfa Sekitoleko
Alfa Sekitoleko - Keys, Synths, 
Kaya Thomas-Dyke - Double Bass
Samuel Rapley - Sax/Bass Clarinet
Johnny Woodham - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Jamie Leeming - Guitar
Jamie Houghton - Drums


Painting: Kaya Thomas-Dyke
Design: Patch D Keyes

On his sixth studio release Roulette, the prolific producer, songwriter, pianist and MC Alfa Mist has created his own sci-fi universe - a vast dystopia where themes of revenge, forgiveness and redemption loom large.

Alfa Mist’s albums have always tackled big themes. This time, however, he explores an imagined near-future in which reincarnation is discovered to be a potent tool linking dreams and past lives. But with this discovery comes consequences: ethical, moral and philosophical. “If reincarnation is real, how does that shape society?” he explains. “If reincarnation means accumulation of knowledge, would you share it and enable everyone to understand more about the world? Or do you struggle for power? And do some people want to stop others from remembering who they were?”
Over 15 tracks, Alfa explores these ideas with heady potency. Each song is a spin of the wheel – a different song and character. The musician’s signature is still there – lambent keys, intuitive groove, free-flowing jazz improvisation – but Roulette is imbued with a smoky psychedelia. An immersive listen, this album is designed “to feel” on every level, says Alfa. It also contains some of his most impressive arrangements yet - see the eight-minute title track that effortlessly flips through time signatures – “because life’s like that,” says Mist; it’s not always linear.

Roulette underlines Alfa Mist as one of the most forward-thinking composers in UK music, with poignant, plaintive melodies that lodge deep in your psyche. “I’m exploring different parts of myself,” he says. “But obviously, as I grow, all of those parts change. Music is a constant; it’s my state of mind that I constantly chisel and work on and make sure that’s always growing and staying interested in new things. As long as I do that, it’ll come out in the music.” 
credits


Dersen Cafe

Alfa Mist - "Roulette" 
Taken from the album 'Roulette' - out now
Buy / listen here: https://lnk.to/alfamist_roulette

Recorded & Mixed at: Invada 
Mixed by: Alfa Mist 
Engineer & Additional mixing: Stuart Matthews
Strings recorded at: Lightship 95
Engineered by: David Holmes
Produced by: Alfa Mist
Mastered by: Guy at Electric Mastering 

Publisher: Faber
Written & Composed by: Alfa Sekitoleko 
Alfa Sekitoleko - Keys, Synths
Kaya Thomas-Dyke - Double Bass
Samuel Rapley - Sax/Bass Clarinet
Johnny Woodham - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Jamie Leeming - Guitar
Jamie Houghton - Drums
Peggy Nolan - Cello

On his sixth studio release Roulette, the prolific producer, songwriter, pianist and MC Alfa Mist has created his own sci-fi universe - a vast dystopia where themes of revenge, forgiveness and redemption loom large.

Alfa Mist’s albums have always tackled big themes. This time, however, he explores an imagined near-future in which reincarnation is discovered to be a potent tool linking dreams and past lives. But with this discovery comes consequences: ethical, moral and philosophical. “If reincarnation is real, how does that shape society?” he explains. “If reincarnation means accumulation of knowledge, would you share it and enable everyone to understand more about the world? Or do you struggle for power? And do some people want to stop others from remembering who they were?”
Over 15 tracks, Alfa explores these ideas with heady potency. Each song is a spin of the wheel – a different song and character. The musician’s signature is still there – lambent keys, intuitive groove, free-flowing jazz improvisation – but Roulette is imbued with a smoky psychedelia. An immersive listen, this album is designed “to feel” on every level, says Alfa. It also contains some of his most impressive arrangements yet - see the eight-minute title track that effortlessly flips through time signatures – “because life’s like that,” says Mist; it’s not always linear.

Roulette underlines Alfa Mist as one of the most forward-thinking composers in UK music, with poignant, plaintive melodies that lodge deep in your psyche. “I’m exploring different parts of myself,” he says. “But obviously, as I grow, all of those parts change. Music is a constant; it’s my state of mind that I constantly chisel and work on and make sure that’s always growing and staying interested in new things. As long as I do that, it’ll come out in the music.” 
credits


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