Richard Spaven
Light of Day

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Light of Day is the new album from Richard Spaven, one of the defining rhythmic voices of the past two decades, shaping the space where jazz, hip hop, club culture and drum and bass meet.

Release date: 24 July 2026

Richard Spaven Drums

01 Out of the Quiet
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger
Drums Richard Spaven
Piano Oli Rockberger
Bass Petter Eldh
Trumpet Verneri Pohjola
Guitar Stuart McCallum


02 Distant Signal
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger
Drums Richard Spaven
Piano Oli Rockberger
Trumpet Nils Petter Molvær
Bass Yves Fernandez


03 Finders
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger, Jack Brown
Drums Richard Spaven
Piano Oli Rockberger
Bass Petter Eldh
Vocals Wildchild
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Flute Graeme Blevins
Flugel Horn James Copus


04 Let Me Say it For You
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger
Drums Richard Spaven
Piano Oli Rockberger
Bass Petter Eldh
Flugelhorn James Copus


05 Light of Day
Written By Richard Spaven
Drums Richard Spaven
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Bass Yves Fernandez
Flute Graeme Blevins


06 Fine Line
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger
Drums Richard Spaven
Piano Oli Rockberger
Bass Petter Eldh
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Flute Graeme Blevins
Additional Production Oli Rockberger


07 Bunny Bread
Written By Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger
Drums Richard Spaven
Keys Oli Rockberger
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Flute Graeme Blevins
Percussion Oli Savill


08 Tilt
Written By Richard Spaven, Stuart McCallum
Drums Richard Spaven
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Bass and Electric Guitar Yves Fernandez
Flute Graeme Blevins
Percussion Oli Savill


09 Magnolia
Written By Richard Spaven
Drums Richard Spaven
Bass Chris Hargreaves
Guitar Stuart McCallum
Strings John Metcalfe

Recorded by Richard Spaven, Oli Rockberger, Patrick Phillips, Graeme Blevins, John Metcalfe, Verneri Pohjola, Nils Petter Molvær, Stuart McCallum, Petter Eldh, James Copus, Jack Brown
Mixed by Patrick Phillips
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities

Album artwork by Oli Bentley, Split
Photography by Dave Stapleton

Light of Day is the new album from Richard Spaven, one of the defining rhythmic voices of the past two decades, shaping the space where jazz, hip hop, club culture and drum and bass meet. His technical fluency and electronic sensibility place groove at the centre of his language, allowing him to control density, space and pulse with clarity. Across work with Loyle Carner, Jordan Rakei, Petter Eldh and Alfa Mist, his playing remains recognisable – elastic, deliberate and grounded in feel.

Released on Edition Records, the album marks a new chapter with Spaven stepping forward as a bandleader and composer with a clear focus. The music is built from the inside out – groove shaping harmony, texture shaping form. Studio and live performances follow the same intent: direct, physical, locked into the pocket. The result is controlled intensity, where technique serves expression, and the music moves freely across genres without losing its centre of gravity.

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