Blato Zlato - In the Wake (2019)
BAND/ARTIST: Blato Zlato
- Title: In the Wake
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Blato Zlato
- Genre: World; Folk; Balkan
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 48:49
- Total Size: 117; 282 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
New Orleans’ preeminent Balkan band, Blato Zlato, will release their anticipated second full-length album, In The Wake, on Friday, Nov. 22. The album pays homage to the band’s dual musical homes of New Orleans and Bulgaria, featuring modern interpretations of Balkan folk traditions steeped in the band’s uniquely dark sound and inspired by their lives in New Orleans, a city teeming with both musical richness and seasonal flooding. The result is a concept album that, while musically rooted in Bulgarian tradition, reflects heavily on New Orleans’ tenuous yet binding relationship with nature.
In advance of the full album release, Blato Zlato has released the album’s first single, Vodata Teche (“The Water Flows”) through a premiere by the international folk-music platform Folk Radio UK, released Oct. 25 as an Editor’s Pick. The song is an original composition written by the band in Bulgarian about climate change and water’s omnipresence in New Orleans. It would be easy to confuse the song for an old folk song, as it draws heavily from traditional musical elements of Bulgarian folklore, such as a 7/8 rhythm, three-part polyphonic vocals, modal melodies, and Bulgarian lyrics that explore themes of man’s interaction with nature. Yet the subject matter is inherently modern: written in New Orleans in 2018, the lyrics speak of the band’s growing concern about climate change and its effects on their home state of Louisiana. The lyrics remind us of the omnipresence of water—flowing under the houses, flowing under the streets—and warn the listener that “water waits for you all.” The track begins and ends with musical mimicry of the ocean and nearby (disappearing) coastline.
Fans can also download the single along with a pre-order of the album via the band’s Bandcamp page. Vodata Teche will be accompanied by a music video directed by Sasha Solodukhina and Sarah VanDerMeer of All of Them Witches, to be released prior to the full album release.
In The Wake follows Blato Zlato’s debut album, Swamp Gold, which received critical acclaim following its release in January 2017, as well as a limited-edition vinyl EP, Voyage, released in December 2017. The release of Voyage culminated in a large-scale performance entitled “The Discovery of Voyager” commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Voyager golden record. The show was directed and produced by the band, hosted at New Orleans’ famed Music Box Village in partnership with New Orleans Airlift, members of Preservation Hall, and assorted artists such as Helen Gillet, Rebecca Crenshaw (Arcade Fire, Samantha Fish), Carl LeBlanc (Sun Ra Arkestra) and Binky Griptite (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings).
The album will be released on CD complete with a lyrics and translation booklet as well as on all major digital distribution sites, including Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon Music. Fans can pre-order the album now and receive the advance single on the band’s Bandcamp page at blatozlato.bandcamp.com.
The album release will be celebrated through a Balkan-music blowout bash featuring Balkan bands Trendafilka and Backyard Balkan Brass Band from 6:30-11:00 PM at the Happyland Theater (3126 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117).
Tracklist:
01. Blato Zlato - Vodata Teche (6:28)
02. Blato Zlato - Pusta Mladost (5:21)
03. Blato Zlato - Oblache Cherno (7:08)
04. Blato Zlato - Janka Prez Gora Vurveshe (4:41)
05. Blato Zlato - Asho Chela (5:03)
06. Blato Zlato - Gaidine Sviryat / Karaj Majcho (4:53)
07. Blato Zlato - Rodino Moio (4:20)
08. Blato Zlato - Shto Imala K'smet Stamena (5:16)
09. Blato Zlato - Kanjat Me Mamo (5:37)
In advance of the full album release, Blato Zlato has released the album’s first single, Vodata Teche (“The Water Flows”) through a premiere by the international folk-music platform Folk Radio UK, released Oct. 25 as an Editor’s Pick. The song is an original composition written by the band in Bulgarian about climate change and water’s omnipresence in New Orleans. It would be easy to confuse the song for an old folk song, as it draws heavily from traditional musical elements of Bulgarian folklore, such as a 7/8 rhythm, three-part polyphonic vocals, modal melodies, and Bulgarian lyrics that explore themes of man’s interaction with nature. Yet the subject matter is inherently modern: written in New Orleans in 2018, the lyrics speak of the band’s growing concern about climate change and its effects on their home state of Louisiana. The lyrics remind us of the omnipresence of water—flowing under the houses, flowing under the streets—and warn the listener that “water waits for you all.” The track begins and ends with musical mimicry of the ocean and nearby (disappearing) coastline.
Fans can also download the single along with a pre-order of the album via the band’s Bandcamp page. Vodata Teche will be accompanied by a music video directed by Sasha Solodukhina and Sarah VanDerMeer of All of Them Witches, to be released prior to the full album release.
In The Wake follows Blato Zlato’s debut album, Swamp Gold, which received critical acclaim following its release in January 2017, as well as a limited-edition vinyl EP, Voyage, released in December 2017. The release of Voyage culminated in a large-scale performance entitled “The Discovery of Voyager” commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Voyager golden record. The show was directed and produced by the band, hosted at New Orleans’ famed Music Box Village in partnership with New Orleans Airlift, members of Preservation Hall, and assorted artists such as Helen Gillet, Rebecca Crenshaw (Arcade Fire, Samantha Fish), Carl LeBlanc (Sun Ra Arkestra) and Binky Griptite (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings).
The album will be released on CD complete with a lyrics and translation booklet as well as on all major digital distribution sites, including Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon Music. Fans can pre-order the album now and receive the advance single on the band’s Bandcamp page at blatozlato.bandcamp.com.
The album release will be celebrated through a Balkan-music blowout bash featuring Balkan bands Trendafilka and Backyard Balkan Brass Band from 6:30-11:00 PM at the Happyland Theater (3126 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117).
Tracklist:
01. Blato Zlato - Vodata Teche (6:28)
02. Blato Zlato - Pusta Mladost (5:21)
03. Blato Zlato - Oblache Cherno (7:08)
04. Blato Zlato - Janka Prez Gora Vurveshe (4:41)
05. Blato Zlato - Asho Chela (5:03)
06. Blato Zlato - Gaidine Sviryat / Karaj Majcho (4:53)
07. Blato Zlato - Rodino Moio (4:20)
08. Blato Zlato - Shto Imala K'smet Stamena (5:16)
09. Blato Zlato - Kanjat Me Mamo (5:37)
Year 2019 | World | Folk | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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