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DESIRE MAREA video for “You Think I’m Horny”

• 21st Jul 2021

Following the news that the debut album from Durban, South Africa-based artist Desire Marea, ‘Desire’, will be released on CD & LP on 6th August 2021 via Mute, today they have 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 11th.

Desire describes single “You Think I’m Horny” 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.

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 skilfully 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 CD and vinyl for the first time from 6th 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 in due course.

Desire Marea and their band will play Rewire in The Netherlands which takes place on September 10th & 11th 2020 in The Hague. More info here.

‘Desire’ track list:
1. Self Center
2. Zibuyile Izimakade
3. You Think I’m Horny
4. Tavern Kween
5. Thokozani
6. The Void
7. Uncle Kenny
8. Ntokozo
9. Studies in Black Trauma

Links:
https://mute.ffm.to/desire
https://www.instagram.com/desiremarea/
https://www.facebook.com/desiremarea/
http://mute.com/