Malia: Convergence versie op vinyl LP in standaard editie. Deze specifieke uitgave werd uitgebracht in Europa bij uitgeverij EmArcy op 24. januari 2017.

Malia recorded her new album with Swiss producer Boris Blank. The title "Convergence" means "convergence" or "getting closer". And in many ways that is what this album is about: the convergence of the different ideas of these two artists, the interaction of Blank's electronic sounds and Malia's organic voice, the approach of a soulful jazz singer to the electronic scene in which Boris Blank set the tone for many years with the duo Yello and became known as a bold pioneer of sampling. The eleven songs on this intense album are about life and survival. Filled with tragic moments and dramatic realizations, they are anthems about ghosts, prostitution, slavery, illness, spirituality and, of course, love. The laid-back rhythm'n'blues number "I Feel It Like You" sounds like it was written for a James Bond movie. Connoisseurs will, of course, recall Yello's collaboration with the great Shirley Bassey. "Convergence" is Boris Blank's first album outside the Yello universe. Review "After her Echo Jazz Award-winning tribute to Nina Simone, the singer with the wonderfully experienced voice shows a more personal, vulnerable side on 'Convergence'. She sings mostly her own songs, whose sometimes abstract, always figurative stories ... come across as even more evocative and intimate." (crescendo 07 / 2013) "... British-Malaysian singer Malia shines, charging this sophisticated electro-soul with expressive vocals reaching back to jazz and blues in the tradition of Billie Holiday or Nina Simone." (Audio, February 2014) "... a heady blend that draws the listener gently but firmly into the music." (Stereo Play, February 2014)

Album valt binnen het genre Elektronische muziek, Jazz en Future Jazz. 180g Vinyl.