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Upon listening to After Robots, the debut LP from Johannesburg, South Africa's BLK JKS, it's as easy to notice as it is to forget that the quartet are in fact a born and bred African group. While their EP, Mystery, released earlier this year, was indebted to the U.S.-via-Africa rhythms of Peter Gabriel, the Pop Group or TV on the Radio, After Robots welcome the sounds of Baaba Maal and Suede into their vernacular, as vocalist Lindani Buthelezi seductively pulls his phrasing underneath pulsating rhythms, skilfully demonstrated on tracks like "Lakeside" and "Cursor." An incredible display of dexterous songwriting, pacing...
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