Alfa Mist is a British musician.
When Alfa Mist was a teenager, he w… Read Full Bio ↴Alfa Mist is a British musician.
When Alfa Mist was a teenager, he was dabbling in hip-hop and grime. By the time he got to college, he was teaching himself the piano and getting deeply into jazz.
“A huge part of hip-hop is sampling, so I just used to dig around and learned about so many different genres,” he explains. “I discovered jazz and started to listen to that.”
As well as falling head over heels for the visionary work of Miles Davis, he became obsessed with the atmospheric film scores of German composer Hans Zimmer. Alfa Mist’s own work is similarly soundtrack-worthy, creating a soulful vibe packed with heady emotion. “I’m pretty dark as a person I guess, so everything ends up sounding melancholy and reflective,” says Mist. “I want to make people feel something.”
Growing up and still living in Newham, there’s a real sense of place in Mist’s moody music. “There’s something very distinctively London about the stuff I’m making now,” he says. “It’s to do with where I grew up. It’s not like LA; all sunny, crazy and happy.” Last year’s conceptual ‘Nocturne’ EP – which featured a run of guests, including Tom Misch, Barney Artist and Jordan Rakei – was a case in point. Made largely at night, it was concerned with the things people think about just before they fall asleep. “Problems you have, things you’re grateful for or unsure about – I tried to bring them all out,” he says.
When Alfa Mist was a teenager, he w… Read Full Bio ↴Alfa Mist is a British musician.
When Alfa Mist was a teenager, he was dabbling in hip-hop and grime. By the time he got to college, he was teaching himself the piano and getting deeply into jazz.
“A huge part of hip-hop is sampling, so I just used to dig around and learned about so many different genres,” he explains. “I discovered jazz and started to listen to that.”
As well as falling head over heels for the visionary work of Miles Davis, he became obsessed with the atmospheric film scores of German composer Hans Zimmer. Alfa Mist’s own work is similarly soundtrack-worthy, creating a soulful vibe packed with heady emotion. “I’m pretty dark as a person I guess, so everything ends up sounding melancholy and reflective,” says Mist. “I want to make people feel something.”
Growing up and still living in Newham, there’s a real sense of place in Mist’s moody music. “There’s something very distinctively London about the stuff I’m making now,” he says. “It’s to do with where I grew up. It’s not like LA; all sunny, crazy and happy.” Last year’s conceptual ‘Nocturne’ EP – which featured a run of guests, including Tom Misch, Barney Artist and Jordan Rakei – was a case in point. Made largely at night, it was concerned with the things people think about just before they fall asleep. “Problems you have, things you’re grateful for or unsure about – I tried to bring them all out,” he says.
Retainer
Alfa Mist Lyrics
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Rupesh Cartel Intermission comes Here is the end of our tethers We'll re…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Alfa Mist:
.44 For me now, what I'm realizing is I I'm done trying…
7th October I weren't gonna vent But, what a turn of events I'm confirmi…
Breathe Wait for me Destiny I said i'll try Just give me one more…
Door Something there in the corner of my eye Hidden beneath the…
Dreams In the dark, how my mind likes to walk with…
Falling Wintertime of winter melodies Hold 'em tight 'cause I can fe…
KEEP ON The family section is a community of everybody Doing a diffe…
Mulago That's not a topic that comes up in, you know,…
No Peace At night, when the stars come out, I am comforted and mellow…
Organic rust Serious face cos it′s really a race Trying to stabilise whil…
Potential I think it's... Its who you value. What do you value? And...…
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@DomSchu
That change around 4:42 gives me shivers. Something Alfa Mist does the best; deeply expressive and tactile jazz.
@luciamusic3821
DomSchu exactly! The reason he’s one of my biggest influencers
@ryandunson5387
My Lord yes
@szecek
I enjoyed the first part a lot. I wasn't ready for the second one! Brought tears to my eyes. Magnificent.
@moveasid3
i was going to write the same exact thing .. damn this is so good music..
@ryandunson5387
Yeah Its so good ..that part at 4:40 is God like.
@aomai3016
Everyone played in such an incredible manner... Everyone was perfectly in sync with one another. That was amazing. The transitions were brilliant bro! That was an amazing video.
@digitalmusicalart3494
This is Magnificent, I've been a fan for some years now. J. Coltrane, M. Davis, Jean-Luc Ponty, P. Metheny, & G. Washington now I must put Alfa Mist, in my personal Jazz Pantheon. Salute Fam keep pushing.
@RonHallKungFuBro
Being a fan of all of those, i'm right with you my brother. :)
@ryandunson5387
Yes sir ,my sentiments exactly