Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes What Kinda Music (Vinyl 2LP) * * *

South London multi-instrumentalist Tom Misch, and Yussef Dayes, one of the UK’s most innovative young drummers, come together to bring us What Kinda Music – an astonishing collaboration between two artists of very different disciplines, and one of the most unique and seamlessly original projects of its like to date. What Kinda Music presents us with the DNA of both musicians, fusing so effortlessly and beautifully that it creates something else entirely. "Yussef comes from a more experimental background, and he has a lot of loose, crazy ideas," Misch notes. "I know how to write a catchy melody, but with interesting chords and I have a good understanding of popular song forms, so I think I streamlined those ideas and made them accessible." Also includes contributions from Freddie Gibbs, Rocco Palladino, and Kaidi Akinnibi.