Goldie knows all about collaboration. In a multi-faceted, three-decades-plus career, stretching from Birmingham to Brooklyn, Timeless to Sine Tempore, Metalheadz to Maestro to an MBE, the artist, actor and label-runner has worked with B-boys and James Bond, graffiti crews and orchestras, and a kaleidoscope of fellow musicians and creatives including David Bowie, Kemistry, KRS-One, Idris Elba, Noel Gallagher, 4Hero, Pete Tong and Virgil Abloh.

 

But with Subjective, a creative partnership with revered engineer and producer James Davidson, his objective was clear: to open himself up. The result is a musical project that’s Goldie’s most collaborative venture yet. Subjective's live performance will see a five-piece band featuring Goldie and James Davidson on stage, performing tracks from the critically acclaimed and recent UK chart-topping 'The Start of No Regret' album. The 14-track, second LP from Subjective boasts a gallery of top-flight collaborators including Tom Misch, Natalie Williams, Greentea Peng, Lady Blackbird, Cleveland Watkiss and LaMeduza. The body of work is the sound of the duo bouncing brilliant ideas between Davidson’s studio in Bournemouth and Goldie’s gaff in Phuket, Thailand. It’s also the sound of two top-of-their-game songwriters and electronic maestros responding to 18 moody months with life-affirming adventure.

 

As Goldie explains, this is an album that doesn’t just stick to drum & bass or jungle, but goes through time and picks sounds that have influenced them.