A musical vocabulary that speaks to both lived experience and conceptual narration, London pianist, MC and composer Alfa Mist practices balance within other relative realms, too.
Teetering the line between structured composition and the liberation of improvisation, we frolic in an expansive field of melodic greens and perpetual plain; melding genres whilst simultaneously holding space for their place within the sonic paradigm.
Where preceding album Variables had Alfa question where he sat as an individual within his craft, sixth and most recent LP Roulette evokes introspection from a fictional lens.
A future-told dystopian sphere is painted by the fifteen voices that complete the album. With each opposing angle offered, we are challenged by the burden of our own morality - at what depth of responsibility do you feel to action change, to prevent the otherwise inevitable?
Cleverly dramatising story to symbolise the reality of our world that surrounds, I chat with Alfa Mist on the show this week to climb into Roulette and its live show; before it graces the Sydney Opera House stage on Tuesday, 26th May, as part of the Astral People takeover for VIVID Sydney 2026. Grab the last remaining tickets here.