Following the news that the debut album from Durban, South Africa-based artist
Desire Marea,
Desire, will be released on clear vinyl and CD on
August 6, 2021, today Desire has shared a new edit for single
‘You Think I'm Horny’ and its accompanying video. They have also been confirmed to play live at
Rewire Festival in the Netherlands on
September 11. A white vinyl edition will be available from retailers from September 3.
Desire describes the track as
"a reflection of my romantic displacement in a city that’s home to the displacement of many.” The video was directed by Johannesburg-based director Jamal Nxedlana.
Watch ‘You Think I'm Horny (single edit)’ here. All other streaming and pre-order links: https://mute.ffm.to/desire Kwazulu-natal born, multi-disciplinary artist
Desire Marea (born Buyani Duma) was a
founding member of Johannesburg collective FAKA. As FAKA Desire Marea and creative partner Fela Gucci toured the world extensively making their American debut scoring for the brand Telfar at NYFW and partnering with Versace to soundtrack their S/S 2019 menswear show before being included in the
Vogue World 100 and Dazed 100 lists.
Debut solo album
Desire is an exploration of loss, displacement, and the terrifying manifestations of love in the contemporary world. The expansive exploration of spirituality and the divine is palpable, and skillfully interlaces snapshots from decidedly grounded human experiences. It serves as a captivating introduction to their singular and multi-faceted world.
The album, with
artwork by visual activist Zanele Muholi who recently had their first major UK exhibition at the Tate Modern, was originally released digitally on Desire’s own imprint Izimakade Records early in 2020. Now it will be available on vinyl and CD for the first time from 6 August via Mute. The standard vinyl is white with lyric booklet, while the Rough Trade edition is on clear vinyl in a PVC sleeve and comes with a limited edition 4-track CD of
'Desire Marea Nezimakade (Live at Alliance Française Ethekwini)'. New material is set to follow.
Desire Marea and their band will play Rewire in The Netherlands which takes place on 10-11 September 2021 in The Hague. More info
here.
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