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All Good Things: ELWD's New Album is an Ambient Beat Dream (Premiere + Interview)

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“I’m looking for unusual sounds these days”


In a post-Dilla world, every beat has a bit of his glow. To no detriment at all, hip-hop and genres well beyond it are still unpacking the Detroit legend’s DNA, a warm and endearing knock that pulls you in with irreplicable drums and an ear for the perfect mistake.

ELWD has already tested those waters on prior releases. His 2015 debut, Tropic, has that all-too-familiar swing, that preternatural pull towards dusty jazz and soul loops and crisp, neck-aching drum programs. But with his latest album, All Good Things, the UK producer builds a heart-swelling suite in two tranquil movements, where less proves be so much more. Sparse and spacious drums define the double-sided project, but instead of clinging to obscure Motown acts and diasporic funk, ELWD opts for a touch of atmosphere or “unusual sounds,” as he told us via email.

To that effect, All Good Things is an ambient beat dream, as much an ode to the GOATs as ELWD’s own cinematic statement, built with the tools of both eras. We caught up with the young dreamweaver on the eve of his album release. Scroll on for the full script and stream All Good Things down below. Hit the link to grab your copy on vinyl via Bandcamp.