Five-piece hybrid jazz outfit Black Flower are set to release new album ‘Magma’ on the 28th January via the groove-obsessed Belgian label, Sdban Ultra. Piloted by Brussels-based saxophonist/flutist/composer Nathan Daems (Echoes of Zoo, Dijf Sanders), the quintet is a vibrant, hypnotic mix of Ethio jazz, afrobeat, psychedelia and oriental influences, inspired by Mulatu Astatke, Fela Kuti and varied western musical traditions. Black Flower is a band at the peak of their creative powers. Having received glowing praise for the 2019 album ‘Future Flora’ from Mojo, Songlines, BBC Radio 6 Music’s Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 3’s Music Planet, Worldwide FM and Jazz FM among others, forthcoming album ‘Magma’ sees Black Flower embrace new synth and organ sounds from the band’s most recent recruit, Karel Cuelenaere.
Retrospektïẁ (Part III) is a live album by French Progressive rock group Magma. It was released in 1981. It was preceded by Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II), released in the same year…
This is an absolute gem of a live album, a crystal clear direct-to- digital recording from a 1992 jazz festival. As the title and line up suggests, the emphasis here is on Christian Vander's brilliant vocal compositions and arrangements, and the instrumental backing is generally minimal…
In May 2015, Coralie Van Rietschoten travelled with Magma on their first Chinese tour. Glimpses of Shenzhen s tropical vegetation, Beijingers exercising in public parks, and Shanghai s psychedelic city lights are interspersed with concert footage…
Mekanïk Kommandöh is an album by French Progressive rock group Magma. It was recorded in 1973, but not released until 1989. The album consists of an early version of the band's classic record Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (1973)…