28 November 2007
27 November 2007
FIRST PRESSING
"LAKESIDE" b/w "ONE MUST DIE" vinyl-only 10in
***international release***

"Lakeside" is the debut single from BLK JKS, the most exciting, far-reaching band in South Africa today. While the forward bounce, layered harmonies, and elliptical guitar vernacular reveal the urban Zulu blues of mbaquanga at the song's core, agile signature changes, haunting, fractured imagery and Linda Buthelezi's debonair vocals set the BLK JKS sound out as much more than the sum of its parts. This is the sound of urban Africa now: a direct inheritance of classic styles freed up from the burdens of the past and expectations of the present—a sound that that tears away the veneer of discreet charm and newly monied lifestyle trappings in "the new South Africa" and instead struggles for perspective inside the waking dreamtime of a feverish generation on the verge.


*** The November 2007 release of the "Lakeside" vinyl-only 10in marks the band's international debut with a limited edition of 500 selling in London (Rough Trade), New York (Other Music), Chicago (Dusty Groove), Tokyo (Jet Set), Johannesburg (Canned Applause) and Capetown (Mabu Vinyls).

*** BLK JKS is currently finishing the debut LP "AFTER ROBOTS"
and is planning its first trip to the US in the spring of 2008.
and is planning its first trip to the US in the spring of 2008.
For bookings, management and press inquiries email knoxrobinson@gmail.com
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