BLK JKS - Abantu/Before Humans (Sealed) (CD)

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 Tour? 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" - The New York Times