Regular visitors to these pages will probably know that I am a big fan of Kerala Dust's music. Yesterday, the British band, which is mainly based in the German capital, released a new album. Like their previous albums, these songs have a hypnotic pull on me. They consistently mix Americana with desert blues, electronica, and dance floor-ready elements in the broadest sense. Always accompanied by the sonorous voice of Edmund Kenny. Once again, they have succeeded in producing an album that is sure to feature in my annual charts. More here.
Regular visitors to these pages will know that I have a high regard for Kerala Dust. The band, formed nine years ago in London and now based alternately in Berlin and Zurich, have always aimed to bridge the gap between electronic music and traditional songwriting.
And this time, too, they manage it very well. A hypnotic beat unites Americana and blues with lush guitar passages. Let it roll.
Robyn Hitchcock surprised me in springtime with a new album. We know him well as one of the greatest singer/songwriter from the last decades but I never expected that he will release an instrumental album. It is a little masterpiece in quiet finger picked guitar and filled with really wonderful music.
I was introduced to the music and work by our dear friend JC and Heavy Elevators was a highlight in 2021. Now he released Angel Numbers this year and it shows again his ability of creating songs. This one is not accessible as his last one and you need time to see the beauty of his songs. But when you get into this music you won't be disappointed.
Another year, another output by Steve Mason. Brothers And Sisters is another example of how flexible he is. He's still able to make an album that will stand the test of time. Not his best one but another highlight in his discography.
Kerala Dust is a band featured at this pages for several times. It is a British band now living in Berlin and they released with Violet Drive on of the highlights of this year for me. Their sound could be described as European rock because it includes elements of blues, Americana and electronic beats as well but always with great guitars alongside.
Another band I followed for long times is Yo La Tengo. Torn between folk and guitar improvisations they released with This Stupid World an album that shows every facets of their sound. Lo-Fi guitars meets great voices is their simple trademark. Thank you for making music like this.
Yesterday I featured Jesse Fahnestock's latest release that grabbed me from the start to the end. Today is the time to feature the latest release by Kerala Dust, a band regular visitors know that they appeared at this place for several times. Kerala Dust is a band formed in 2016 by Edmund Kenny in London and now switching between Berlin and Zurich. During the last years they played their very own version of Brisish Americana but now they left all their roots behind and made their own unique sound between Velvet Underground, Can and bluesy Americana. Kerala Dust made one of those albums you can hear in a row and it never gets boring. Hypnotic rhythms changes into progressive sounds to return into a bluesy mood with picked electric guitar lines to include Portishead sounds into their music. Since I got this album it was on heavy rotation and I can only recommend this here.
Kerala Dust is a band formed in London in 2016 and now living and producing in Berlin. As they said about themself, they grew up with the sound of Tom Waits, Can and Velvet Underground you can hear references to them in their sound. They added to their rhythmic sound a bit of Talking Heads and dancefloor and you have a melange that is incredible. They released their last album earlier this year but I forgot to listen to it. But now I found the time to enjoy their unique kind of music.
If you grew up with CAN, The Velvet Underground and Tom Waits and then let techno, psychedelic rock and blues flow into your own sound, you did everything right. The London band Kerala Dust shows with their new single which sound you need for good nights in vibrant cities like Berlin, where they also have their homebase. "During the pandemic, we just got into a car and drove through the old east and found all these destroyed buildings. It is this mixture of nostalgia for the past, coupled with a melancholy about how far we would go to feel anything at all, "Kerala Dust say about" Pulse VI. And these words describe their new retro sound very well. Taking the best from the past to create a great song for night rides.
In days like these we try to escape the pandemic, staying at home if possible and the never ending story of the mad president of America. So we took a trip by train to our local capital and take a walk through the forest around the symbol of Stuttgart, the television tower. It was fantastic to walk through the autumn wood and watch all the autumn colors by a clear and cloudless sky.
I featured Kerala Dust, a London based band, a few times at this little corner of the web and now they released a single from their upcoming album. Another fine tune with a slow groove and picked electric strings. Perfect for a start into the weekend.
Yesterday was the last day working in my office. When you will read this words I am on the way to Sri Lanka again like every year to recreate from all the horrible stress I had during the last months. Before I left I took a look back what happened in music during the last year and I have to say that very good music came to my ears this year. It is difficult to order the songs I listened often in a row so here are this songs that enjoyed me several times I listened to them. And if I will find the time and the mood in the next weeks probably I will write about the albums that inspired me this year. I wish all of you joyful days, a great Christmas time and a wonderful start into the new year. Take care all. See you next year.
Every Friday Spotify offers me new tracks according to my musical taste. I have to admit that less tracks they offer makes me want to listen a second time - most of them I skip after a short while. But sometimes there were songs I listen a second time quickly. It happened when I listened to Kerala Dust's Closer yesterday on my way to work. As far as I know Kerala Dust is a music collective based in London and they released a few electronic dancefloor inspired tracks during the last year. They describe this song with these words Rickety blues guitars and softly spoken vocals are pinned down by a rolling, organic groove. And I can't add any more words
Today's another example for London's never ending spring of dancable music. Kerala Dust is a three piece formation based in South London combining classical songwriting with doleful electronic music. That they know the music history is shown by the influences of Talking Heads and Four Tet. This deep house based song could be one of your favourites for the upcoming summer.
On their label I found a description abut their music that might be true:
“The members within the inclusive isolation of this project would like you to dance while also wondering if there’s really a point to anything. The realisation that there is no point will merely be liberating”.
