Black Flower - Magma

Five-piece hybrid jazz outfit Black Flower release new album Magma 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. Magma sees Black Flower embrace new synth and organ sounds from the band’s most recent recruit, Karel Cuelenaere. His influence can be heard from the outset – his keys adding a swirling, mischievousness to album opener and title track ‘Magma’. Elsewhere, the shuffling drum patterns and flighty, flute-propelled ‘O Fogo’ are rich in texture and flow.

Format: LP

Label: Sdban Ultra

Cat No: SDBANULP22

Genre: Jazz 

Release date: 28 January 2022