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AFTER THREE YEARS OF WORLD TOURING, THE Blaze CAPTURE THE ENERGY OF LIVE PERFORMANCE IN AN ALBUM RECORDED AT LONDON'S LEGENDARY ROYAL ALBERT HALL. FOLK IS A VIBRANT TRIBUTE TO THE CROWD, TO BODIES IN MOTION, TO SHARED EMOTION - AN ORGANIC, CINEMATIC PLUNGE INTO THE HEART OF THEIR MUSIC. IN THE TRADITION OF DANCEHALL AND JUNGLE, FOLK CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE COMMUNION BETWEEN THE DUO AND THEIR AUDIENCE: AN INTENSE, SINCERE AND DEEPLY HUMAN LIVE PERFORMANCE.

Since their dazzling appearance on the electro scene with the video "Territory" - a veritable aesthetic and emotional shock that won awards all over the world and was certified a multiple gold and diamond disc - THE Blaze have never ceased to redefine the contours of live performance and image. The French duo has established themselves as a global benchmark, as much for the sensory power of their music as for their unique visual signature, somewhere between contemplative cinema and raw emotion.

After Dancehall and Jungle, two acclaimed albums that took them to the four corners of the globe and into the studios of Dua Lipa and The Weeknd, THE Blaze now unveils FOLK - their very first live album, recorded in the majestic setting of London's Royal Albert Hall.

FOLK is the synthesis of three years of sold-out world tours, major festivals (Coachella, Sónar, Roskilde, Rock en Seine...) and European arenas, and a magnetic bond with an ever-expanding audience. A tribute to bodies in trance, to collective communion, to the human warmth that only the stage can bring out.

In keeping with their album titles, borrowed from musical genres that have become sensory manifestos (Dancehall, Jungle), FOLK adds a human dimension. It's a simple, yet powerful word, referring to both a music of sharing and a people on the move. This live album is not just a recording: it's a declaration. An album conceived with the audience, for the audience.