FUTURE FLORA

TRACKLISTING


A1. Black Flower - Early Days of Space Tr avel Pt. 2
A2. Black Flower - Maloya Bud
A3. Black Flower - Hora de Aksum< br>A4. Black Flower - Clap Hands
B1. Black Flower - Ohm Eye
B2. Black Flow er - Ankor Wat
B3. Black Flower - Future Flora





INFO


With a hybrid jazz based on African grooves, Ethio-oriental melo dies and psychedelic dub this Belgian five-piece creates an atmosphere where anc ient and modern sounds fuse into a powerful, hypnotic and groovy sensation.

Receiving critical acclaim for their second album 'Artifacts' (2017), the Belgian quintet are pleased to announce the release of their much-anticipated t hird album entitled 'Future Flora', released 12th April via Sdban Ultra on vinyl / cd / digital.

Piloted by saxophonist/flutist/composer Nathan Daems (Ragini Trio, Dijf Sanders, Echoes of Zoo), the input of notorious musicians, d rummer Simon Segers (MDC III, De Beren Gieren, Stadt), cornet player Jon Birdson g (dEUS, Beck, Calexico), keyboardist Wouter Haest (Voodoo Boogie) and bassist F ilip Vandebril (Lady Linn, The Valerie Solanas) leads to the specific universe t hat only Black Flower is able to create.

Where debut album 'Abyssinia Afterlife' (2014) and 'Artifacts' (2017) bathed in an atmosphere of psychedelic s, mythical figures, ancient sounds and modern cultures, new album 'Future Flora ' refers to the power of plants and their importance for the future.

'Future Flora' is a metaphor for the importance of feeding and watering powerfu|No l and revolutionary ideas and initiatives that can save our world. You can compa re it with plants that fight between the paving stones of the city for their fut ure. These "urban warriors" need water to survive and grow. Their future and our s depends entirely on how we look at the plant world", says Daems.

Bl ack Flower's musical cross-pollination of sounds and rhythms remain on 'Future F lora', but there is still room for a more Western touch with Romanian and Maloya (Réunion) influences. Daems developed his own arrangements where Western, Orien tal and Ethiopian scales and chords are fused together to create a real mix of t raditional instrumentation and modern electrical vibrations.

The stro ng underlying groove is omnipresent, but the room for psychedelics, folklore and experimentation grows. Songs like new single 'Hora de Aksum' combine modern wes tern rhythms with doses of Balkan eccentricities while 'Future Flora' takes you on a psyche-delicious 21th century Ethio-dub-jazz trip with echoes of Mulatu Ast atke and Fela Kuti.

"The general feeling that dominates is that of st rength and perseverance. The feeling that we have to fight for our future and th at we have to do it now! The whole album is interspersed with this atmosphere an d sounds swirling, haunting and ecstatic. For those who once saw Black Flower li ve at work, this energy will be extremely recognizable", he adds.