Sound Is Like Water

dreamcastmoe is the recording project of singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ Davon Bryant, a lifelong resident of Washington, DC. His music moves freely between moods and modes, hypnotic, romantic, traversing electronic, R&B, funk, soul, and hip-hop — Resident Advisor dubs it “soulful, cross-genre dance music.” This ability to adapt and finesse, to twist in different directions while staying true and coherent in vision, can be traced to his home city and its complex cultural history. “Most Black kids in DC don’t ever get to this point,” he says. “This is what I am making this music for, in the DC tradition of soul and empathy and love that is rooted in this city. My music is for real people dealing with shit every day.”

 

A versatile modern artist and collaborator, dreamcastmoe has thrived in the underground since his first uploads to Soundcloud and Bandcamp in 2017 and subsequent releases with labels like People’s Potential Unlimited, Trading Places, and In Real Life Music. Bryant’s laidback personality, emotional honesty, and infectious energy shine through his work and how he talks about it, as Crack Magazine notes in their 2021 Rising feature: “a steady combination of confidence, creativity, and calmness.”

Tracklist

1. El Dorado
2. RU Ready
3. Novacaine
4. Cloudy Weather, Wear Boots
5. Much More
6. Work On It
7. Love Songz
8. Take A Moment
9. Make Ya Mind Up