Weighty subject matter sprawls from the theme of censorship on Nephilim , the new LP from Ebony Bones , who is based in Brixton, but sees with startling clarity the connections between the state of life not only in South London, but in the U. Foregrounding issues of nationalism, racism, xenophobia, gender discrimination, and child slave labor is accomplished both explicitly, in lyrics that address the topics head-on, and more discreetly, at least at first glance, in the way that Bones operates, as well as the ways she adamantly does not. Late in June, the video for "No Black in the Union Jack" was released, in which the independent artist, producer, and composer also assumes the role of director in juxtaposing visuals of everyday people with the frightening reality of the song's message.

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Living in the future basically means that people might understand what you do in hindsight. I actually quite like his way of seeing things. It probably suggests that people will finally understand me and my music someday. I wanted to ask this right at the beginning of our conversation because you make sure people know that you produce your own music: Do you live in the future? I grew up working with my father at his street stall selling vinyl, so I basically grew up in the company of vinyl records of all kinds and styles. I listened to all of them, intensely, and eventually I noticed that the names of certain producers reappeared on a lot of records by various musicians. I also found out that, if I liked the sound of a producer, I could reencounter it by listening to completely different artists. I understood that the producer is the architect behind a specific sound, and if I liked that sound, I wanted to hear more. I would become obsessed with the work of these producers. I was especially intrigued by Nile, because he produced Madonna, Chic and Duran Duran, which were completely different genres of pop music.