well this is very nice.
following on from the hyper press around the intense ma fleur album that was released a few months ago, the full band setup performed a special show at the barbican (06.05.2007) from which they have lifted 4 tracks and made available for those of us who weren’t lucky enough to see the spectacle.
while the band are often regarded as a studio based production outfit, this 4 tracker proves that the live versions are actually more wonderful than you would ever believe as the production, and attention to the live instrumentation is breathtaking.
opener, breathe, in particular, with vocals by eska mtungwazi, is 6 minutes of show stopping perfection.
the ambience throughout the live blending of the double bass, strings, piano, guitar and various other noises in the mix, is indeed rather special and proves that the band have hit a very rich beautiful late night smokey jazz groove, as is made very obvious with the 30 or so minutes provided in this download only ep.
more detail : here