News Sports Opinions Arts Life The Grind Satire Data Podcasts Video Cartoons About Us Advertising Archives Newspaper Magazine Read Our Print Issues Stanford Open Data Portal Explore Open Data Weekend Roundup Read Our Weekly Newsletter Coronavirus Latest Coverage Send Tips Tips Get Our Emails Digest Arts Life The future of soul: Hiatus Kaiyotes supernatural sophomore album The Australian quartets second studio album is an elevation of what they call future soul.Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment) By Benjamin Sorensen on April 30, 2015 Some artists make great music under terrible names (see The Artist Formerly Known as Prince), and others make not so great music under fantastic names (see my eighth grade garage project, Butter Side Down).
With the upcoming release of their second studio album Choose Your Weapon, Hiatus Kaiyote hit the nail on the head, pairing an unbeatable moniker with an unrivaled sound. What theyre making is refreshingly new, a marriage of acoustic and electronic music that clicks from top to bottom. Its hard to describe on paper and in all honesty begs to be heard but its my job to try, so here it goes: supernatural neo-soul RB with hip-hop and electronic influences, embellished with ambient production and synths, all delivered with tight, danceable grooves and smooth vocals. But if that description doesnt do anything for you, their website is subtitled Multi-Dimensional Polyrhythmic Gangster Shit, and that seems accurate to me. In the vein of Flying Lotus and Thundercat, theyve captured a cosmic vibe through the heavy use of progressive rhythmic accents and ambient samples. Its the kind of music that you can easily groove to (after all, if I can dance to it, anyone can), but if you start counting beats you might get lost before two bars have gone by. Hiatus Kaiyote Choose Your Weapon Zippyshare Series Of GroovesThe next track, the fantastically titled Shaolin Monk Motherfunk, opens with Rhodes keys and ambient guitar texturing before flipping through a series of grooves, moving elegantly between a straightforward gallop, traditional swing, understated Afro-Cuban and Dilla-esque beat stuttering. Borderline With My Atoms opens with gasping beat breaks, and swells as Nai Palms vocals dance over unison band hits and varied grooves, eventually reaching an emphatic, speaker-shaking release. Over a heavy, stumbling beat on Swamp Thing, she sings, A willow wisp, a rum soaked ritual Ravenous, its cold stare is habitual Send a message with fire smoldering across the lily pad Saffron tears, the sweetest you ever had. And dont forget the vibrant album artwork featuring a vicious fire-wielding baboon, whos subtly compelling you to choose your weapon wisely. Whether its the colorful sonic sketches (like the 8-bit inspired Only Time All the Time Making Friends With the Studio Owl, in which Nai Palm seemingly improvises a vocal riff to accompany an owls coo) or the groove flipping Kaiyote standards, theres enough here for fans new and old to love. Hiatus Kaiyote may still be in the process of developing their self-proclaimed future soul, but theyre already years ahead of the game. Hiatus Kaiyote Choose Your Weapon Zippyshare Professional Skills AndYour support makes a difference in helping give staff members from all backgrounds the opportunity to develop important professional skills and conduct meaningful reporting. Support the Daily 50 200 1,000 Other Make my donation a monthly donation. Get Our Emails Digest Benjamin Sorensen Benjamin Sorensen covers jazz for the Arts Life section of the Stanford Daily. He enjoys playing guitar, talking about music, and wishing he could sing. Privacy Policy Mobile App Proudly powered by WordPress and Expo Theme by TSD Tech Team Support The Stanford Daily when you shop on Amazon.
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