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London collective NiNE8 have revealed their latest single ‘Luv U Do’. It features members Lava La Rue, Nige, Mac Wetha, Lorenzorsv and Bone Slim following the collective’s live return at the Jazz Café. It follows on from new music in May, and we can expect more later on in the year.

The laid-back, minimalist sound contradicts the more hectic energy of the Will Reid-directed music video that sees the members relive a night out in London. Lava La Rue co-produced for the collective for the first time on ‘Luv U Do’, which she spoke about here:

‘Luv U Do’ was my first ever contribution of co-production made specifically for the collective, me and Nige started off the instrumental together with some drums & pad that I wanted to give a UK trip hop Massive Attack/Moby-era of early 2000s trancey music. I feel like it’s coming back. Mac Wetha and Bone were also present in the studio and I thought ‘since Mac is normally the one behind the laptop, he should be one of the first to get up and perform a verse while myself and Nige engineer’.”

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