This past Friday, BCee officially released his 8th studio album, These Are The Days. For this Drum & Bass icon, his 23-year career has been filled with standout moments, with this release marking another milestone in his extensive career. This highly anticipated album spans 13 tracks that cover various stylistic features in drum & bass while exploring emotive vocals and BCee’s intricate artistry. Regarding the album release, BCee shares:
I wanted to explore songwriting and drum & bass in a way I hadn’t done before. Something new compared to my previous albums is that every single one of the tracks is a full vocal song collaborating with different vocalists throughout. The title ‘These Are The Days’ reflects a duality: celebrating the good times while recognizing that these are the only days we get. Whether you’re enjoying life or facing tough times, it’s about seizing the moment and making the most of it.”
Throughout These Are The Days, BCee intertwines the exhilarating grooves of drum & bass with mellow atmospheres. Soulful vocals glide over the intricately persistence yet delicate grooves he has designed. The contrast is exemplified in the album’s focus single and title track, ‘These Are The Days’ featuring Zara Kershaw. BCee explains the importance of this glimmering anthem:
When I decided to do an all vocal album Zara Kershaw was someone that I felt was essential to get involved. She’s such a great writer and vocalist and always brings something that I couldn’t hear myself. She fully embraced the theme and absolutely nailed the spirit of the project. An absolute pleasure to work with“.
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More about BCee
Authenticity and soul are coded deep into everything BCee puts out into the world. Any beat he lays down, any song he writes, any artist he champions, any line-up he curates… Nothing has the BCee stamp of approval unless he has full belief in it himself.
Driven by a pure appreciation for D&B culture and inspired by how he can serve and boost its community, it’s been this way for over 20 years, eight albums, countless singles, EPs and remixes and even more international bookings, and the results speak for themselves. As the founder of Spearhead Records he’s presented many game-changing talents to the world: Hybrid Minds, Netsky, LSB, Alix Perez, Redeyes, S.P.Y, Pola & Bryson and many more artists have enjoyed debuts or early releases on the label.
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BCee music has the same level impact; his uplifting signature balances a vibrancy, realism and an emotional pull that’s so strong his releases are just as likely to be used for weddings and funerals as they are to be rewound in the dance.
A serial collaborator with an ear for that special element that makes a track timeless, over the years he’s worked with many respected peers including Villem (as The Vanguard Project) Charlotte Haining, Robert Owens, Hybrid Minds, S.P.Y, Riya, Bladerunner, Rocky Nti and so many more, for BCee the creative process is an extension of his community spirit as he continues to put into the scene what he wants to see in the world: Genuine authenticity and a soulful realness.