Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Teal by Julien Dyne on the label Soundway Records.

New Zealander Julien Dyne is a multi-instrumentalist with a long and impressive history of collaborative, live and solo musicianship. Best known for his solo work as BBE and having worked with the likes of Theo Parrish, Steve Spacek, Andreya Triana, and Lord Echo – one of Soundway’s most successful artists. In addition to this – having remixed the likes of Marcel Vogel, Ghostwave and Leroy Burgess (alongside Frank Booker) – Dyne has also accumulated a number of accolades over the course of a 10-year career including but not exclusive to being hotly tipped by both Moodymann and Gilles Peterson.

Dyne’s new project for 2018 is an 11-track LP. Demonstrating a shift in gears and movement toward a more uptempo, Afro-inspired sound ‘Teal’ melds instrumental flair with astute production and a persistent grain of impassioned, effortless soul. Including collaborations with fellow New Zealander Mara TK, long term band-mate Ladi6, Fat Freddy’s Drop’s trumpeter Toby Laing, Australian vocalist Tim Guy and jazz luminaries Jonathan Crayford and John Bell – this is a body of work for the listener and the dancer alike with a mood as fitting for headphones as it is for the floor.