Black Flower – Ghost Radio (LP)

Description

Back in 2016 the band found themselves between album releases and were eager to create. They decided to hit the studio for two days. The idea was to record unorchestrated and unrehearsed material. This way they wanted to catch the spontaneous compositions and new sounds that had been emerging from the improvisational energies at live shows. The band was reaching new levels and this studio experiment was aimed at capturing that flow.

The result was pressed on vinyl LP and without any major press campaign it sold out 300 copies. Few got distributed, and the rest were sold at gigs. Now, together with a vinyl repress of 500 copies, this somewhat out-of-the-ordinary album is again available and released digitally for the first time.
The record contains ten tracks, including the very first recording of ‘Bones’ – one of Black Flower’s breakthrough songs – which was later released in another version on the album ‘Artifacts’ (Sdban Records, 2017).

Released beginning of 2016 as a limited vinyl only LP.

Imagine a radio… a radio that plays music from other worlds, past and future. When you went to turn it on and tune in, what would you hear? With this idea the gentlemen of Black Flower hit the studio for an impressionistic, abstract and psychedelic session. This album is special. Call it an off-track album, a ghost record, a document,… It is one that gives a unique insight into the minds and creative processes of the musicians of Black Flower. – Music Mania

The result is Ethio jazz as I’ve never heard it before: moodier, gentler, spookier, more airy – and fabulous. Don’t miss! One of my favorites this year. – AArbor