Hermits and those skeptically observing the bustling streets of any major city: it’s probably best that you ignore the recent work of London’s Kevin Martin, because while some musicians find their zen in the solitude of their home studio, the producer otherwise known as The Bug appears set on incidentally making the case for humanity and why the company of at least one other person is always appropriate, even when you’re trimming your nose hairs.
Uh, gross! Singer/poet Roger Robinson and vocalist Kiki Hitomi haven’t bothered to impose on anything like that, but in the case of King Midas Sound, the trio more than demonstrated the power of musical collaboration with the release of Waiting for You, which came out on Hyperdub back in 2009. Then came the release of Edition 1 on Ninja Tune just last month, and the trio more than demonstrated the power of musical collaboration… by bringing on one more collaborator in the form of ambient/experimental legend Christian Fennesz! The release was the first in a series of KMS collaborations, which explains the numerical qualifier.
Getting to the point: an instrumentals-containing version of Edition 1 is set for limited-edition vinyl release November 13. It looks beautiful. Say so to their faces if you see them (including Fennesz) at the first of three Ninja Tune 25th anniversary shows this October 30 in London.
Here’s the pre-order link, and check out one of the instrumentals here:
Edition 1 Instrumentals tracklisting:
01. Mysteries
02. On My Mind
03. Waves
04. Loving or Leaving
05. Melt
06. Lighthouse
07. Above Water
08. We Walk Together
09. Our Love
10. Mystery Version
11. Mind Version
12. Wave Version
13. Leaving Version
14. Melt Version
15. Lighthouse Version
16. Above Water
17. Walk Version
18. Love Version
More about: Fennesz, King Midas Sound
