Ma Fleur (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) Afrobeat & African

Ma Fleur (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) Afrobeat & AfricanThe Cinematic Orchestra's classic 2007 album Ma Fleur. At the time the album was recognised for its bold departure from the group's sonic traditions. In the years since, it's been continuously celebrated, with tracks like 'To Build A Home' reaching huge audiences with over half a billion streams to date. Dealing with themes of loss and love and in itself representing a kind of absence Ma Fleur is fertile ground for Swinscoe and long term collaborator

it's so melodically profound and so effortlessly funky

dramatic Timi Yuro-esque ballads were the real forte of Liz Brady

on June 7th

How the land was divided now shapes our present and future

The opening track of the first compilation is highly symbolic

was the last thing they wanted to hear now that they had come to the big city

and elsewhere the combo of heavy subs

Jack dives into Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother-era by eating the delicious acoustic turned electric wah-wah sections from 'Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast'

With plenty of calibre under his belt

and ultimately of yourself)

Brian Bennett and more - all total masters of the scene

and blues to a mind-numbing aftermath