''The Promised Land'' is the debut studio album by English

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

producer Muzz. It was released on 3 September 2020 by

Monstercat Monstercat (formerly known as Monstercat Media) is a Canadian independent electronic music record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2011 by Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen, the label released music on a tri-weekly basis unt ...

. The album was marketed with the release of six singles – "Nemesis", "Start Again", "Out There", "Somewhere Else", "Star Glide", and "The Warehouse". It contains guest features from MVE, Cammie Robinson, Bloodhounds, Pav4n of

Foreign Beggars Foreign Beggars were an English hip hop and dubstep group. Since their formation in 2002, the group's trajectory had seen them evolve from an underground hip hop group to an electronic crossover act. The group consisted of four artists individ ...

, Miss Trouble, Danyka Nadeau and Koven.

Background

Muzz announced the album via a teaser posted to his social media platforms on 21 May 2020. On 1 September, Muzz premiered the album via a live performance streamed from the

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Reception

''The Promised Land'' was met with positive reception on release. Matthew Meadow from YourEDM praised the drum & bass musician for staying true to his musical style. Oliver Tryon at Cultr also praised the album, stating there was "never a dull moment" especially through Muzz's production.

Track listing

References

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