BLK JKS

BLK JKS – Abantu / Before Humans (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:42 minutes | 570 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock, World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Glitterbeat Records

BLK JKS are a seminal force in the South African underground. After an extended hiatus the Johannesburg foursome, championed by The Mars Volta and TV On The Radio (amongst many others), return with a groundbreaking new album.

Monster grooves meet guitar and brass driven afro-rock. Echoes of spiritual jazz, post-apocalyptic funk, renegade dub and kwaito. Features Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré and Beastie Boys accomplice Money Mark on the track “Maiga.”

“This South African art-rock band traffics in complexity, cross-hatching not only rhythms and textures but also the signifiers of genre” – Nate Chinen (The New York Times)

(more…)