Desire Marea - Desire

Desire Marea - DesireWhite Vinyl Newly signed to Mute for the physical release of critically acclaimed album Desire, serving as a captivating introduction to the singular and multi faceted world of Kwazulu natal born, multi disciplinary artist Desire Marea. Includes the singles You Think Im Horny and Tavern Kween. Desire is from Durban and is a founding member of South African arts collective FAKA, who partnered with Versace to soundtrack their S S 19 menswear show and

It is the sound of the future arriving

Curtis Mayfield

There is a forward honesty and a witty wryness to Blood Wizard

Allen’s majestic drumming

He toured around the country

“How about something more hi-fi

kind of like stumbling home to your squatted loft after a drunken night at the local disco

As we move through these chronicles though

Their first release for Rocket Recordings was a portrait of open-minded explorers foraying into the realms of free and cosmic jazz

” “Waiting On A Friend” (showcasing jazz saxophone giant Sonny Rollins)

Gripped by wanderlust while suddenly housebound at the start of the pandemic in 2020

we have arrived at where I imagined this project should sound like