Abantu / Before Humans

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 Touré 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.