Jack Dine

Jack Dine (left, pictured here with artist Alex Isley) might be featured on more Black Tea playlists than any other artist. As one of the leading producers in the scene today, Dine has helped craft tracks with Black Tea staples Alex Isley, Lucky Daye, Robert Glasper, Masego and more. With an incredible sensitivity towards contemporary R&B, everything from Dine’s beats, background vocals, and production choices always lifts the artist and the track to new heights. Whether Dine is molding dreamy atmospheres or industrial beats, they’re always tapped in to a unique kind of tonal magic.

This week we’re featuring “Too Bad I Forget” from Alex Isley’s 2022 album “Marigold”. Dine is a major part of this album, adding their particular flair to every track. Isley’s vocals float ethereally over the top of this twinkling windchime soundscape. The beat, soft and delicate, is punctuated by rimshots on the snare - a move straight out of the contemporary R&B playbook. Here however, it’s recontextualized as a texture to highlight Isley’s choruses.