MORNING IN THE JUNGLE (FEAT. MESKEREM MEES)

TRACKLISTING


A1. Black Flower feat. Meskerem Mees - Mo rning In The Jungle
B1. Black Flower - Invisible River





INFO


This limited 7" has 'Morning In The Jungle' on The A sid e. The track is taken from Black Flower's new album 'Magma' and features Belgian singer-songwriter Meskerem Mees on vocals. The B side has an unreleased Black F lower track entitled 'Invisible River'.



'Morning in the Jungle' was born not in a jungle, but in a city near a jungle. Black Flower was on tour in Brasil in 2020 and drank deeply of the cup. There were concerts and t here was contact: spiritual, musical, cultural. Late one particular evening in t he Lapa neighborhood of Rio De Janeiro there was a hand reaching through a crowd , owned by a dancing woman, reaching for a cell phone or wallet, finding its mar k, then handing off the prize to a waiting accomplice. The remarkable aspect was the strange, deranged, toothless smile of this otherwise very beautiful woman, looking for an instant in recognition: of theft, of addiction, of pleasure, of c omplete loss of hope.

What happened after that is a fantasy, of these two characters, the thief and the victim finding each other in a psychedelic mo ment of epiphany. Alone. In a holy jungle, waking to a growing brightness find ing its way through a canopy of leaves and wilderness.

This first inc lusion of lyrics in the music of Black Flower is a collaboration that has a most auspicious and excellent timing. Meskerem Mees is an up-and-coming talent, hav ing just released her first album entitled 'Julius' (Mayway Records) to critical acclaim. Meskerem Mees won the 2021 Montreux Jazz Talent Award and is nominated for the prestigious Music Moves Europe Awards. Her sweet and melodious voice is a perfect counterpoint to the deep and dark music that is flowing now from the source: Black Flower's most recent release 'Magma' to be released via Sdban Ultr a on January 28th.