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ARTIST
BLACK FLOWER
TITLE
Abyssinia Afterlife
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
ZEPHYRUS RECORDS
CATALOG #
ZEP 021LP
ZEP 021LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
8/2/2019
For this album debut by
Black Flower
, the Ethio-jazz project of and around saxophonist
Nathan Daems
, fans were already waiting since heard the five tracks on their self-titled EP from 2013. For
Abyssinia Afterlife
, Daems drew inspiration from the legend of
Prester John
(see also
Tommy T
's
The Prester John Sessions
(2009) and be sure to read the crazy story behind the album on Black Flower's website) and that resulted in an album that sounds like a feverish LSD-trip through the streets of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. But
Abyssinia Afterlife
exceeds the boundaries of Ethio-jazz: in songs like "Upwards" (featuring
Smokey Hormel
's splendid guitar playing) or "Again I Lost It",
Dengue Fever
's psychedelic Cambodian rock is not far away and
Wouter Haest
keyboard sounds are at times reminiscent of the work of
The Doors
keyboardist
Ray Manzarek
("I Threw A Lemon At That Girl", together with "Winter" the only song from the EP also featured on
Abyssinia Afterlife
). Black Flower only serves up eight songs on
Abyssinia Afterlife
, but with several compositions lasting more than five minutes, this album will certainly not leave you feeling unfulfilled. Gatefold sleeve.
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