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First Word Records is proud to bring you ‘The Making of Silk’, the brand new album from Allysha Joy.
Allysha Joy is a deeply-expressive singer, songwriter, producer & keys player hailing from Naarm (Melbourne), known for both her solo work and as front woman for 30/70. A uniquely-talented artist, her husky soulful voice, formidable Fender Rhodes prowess and raw poeticism has garnered legions of attentive fans the world over.
As an integral performer in the modern day jazz-soul scene, previous support has included selectors Gilles Peterson & Jamz Supernova (BBC 6 Music), Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), China Moses (Jazz FM) & Laurent Garnier (PBB France), along with stations such as NTS, Lot Radio, KEXP & KCRW, and publications including OkayPlayer, Dazed and The Vinyl Factory.
Along with a recent foray into the USA market with a string of successful shows, Allysha Joy has performed alongside acts such as Snarky Puppy, PJ Morton, The Teskey Brothers, Kokoroko and Children of Zeus, to name a few.
Joy has previously released two full-length solo albums 'Acadie : Raw' in 2018, 'Torn : Tonic' in 2022 and an EP, 'Light It Again' in 2020, along with countless collaborations and features over the past few years. Entirely self-produced and affectionately poured over, 'The Making of Silk' is about a new understanding of the meaning of love.
Joy says, "it's the kind of love that bell hooks writes about, that lives in the poetry of Mary Oliver, Hafiz and the passionate dreaming of a Koryusai painting. It’s about a love that is compassionate, that lives in open conversation, deep listening, the front lines of social movement and would never seek to stifle the light in you. It’s about accepting our aloneness, the impermanence of all things and still forever wanting to prove it wrong, to say that I understand that all things change, all things end, hurt exists, but I will love regardless."
Riding on the waves of rich string arrangements, layers of vocal harmony and the raw poeticism she is known for, Allysha Joy's next album is embodying love.
credits
released September 13, 2024
This music was written and produced by Allysha Joy and is the result of many years of shared learning, listening and living alongside incredibly beautiful, musical people.
Benjamin Vukelić : Mix Engineer
Allysha Joy : Producer
Henry Jenkins : Engineer : tracks 1,2,3,4,5,7,10
Max Dowling : Co-Producer : tracks 1,2,3,4,5,10
Lewis Moody : Engineer : tracks 6,8,9,11
Noel Summerville : Mastering
Recorded at : Rolling Stock & Hopestreet Studios
Matt Bailey : Album Layout
Jess Brohier : Photography
Thank you to 30/70 Collective, First Word Records, Carly Martin-Gammon and Chris Dunn. Thank you to all my beautifully supportive friends and family, every single one of you that has supported me on this journey with your heart, your ears, your love, a home, a piano or studio on the road. Thank you to the selectors and DJs and to everyone that played or assisted in the creation of this work — thank you for your patience, trust and care.
I acknowledge that this music was written and recorded on stolen land, the land of the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all First Nations People. I acknowledge the ongoing battle for sovereignty, the battle for freedom of expression, culture, language, movement, connection with art, family and country. I acknowledge the spirit that lives within this music and the long history of poetry, music, art and resistance that inspired so much of this expression. It is with deep respect that I create and share this work.
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