Description
New KALEIDOSCOPE 7″ EP written/recorded March/April 2020 at D4MT LABS.
Follow up to the AFTER THE FUTURES LP (2019) this is a 5 track EP.
13 min, 33 rpm 7″, pressing of 750.
Our take: At Sorry State weve sung Kaleidoscopes praises for several years now. Every record they release satisfies and surprises us, and Decolonization is no different. Three of these five tracks ply Kaleidoscopes usual trade of hardcore punk elevated by intricate rhythms and brilliant guitar work, and theyre as ripping and memorable as anything the band has put out so far. However, as with Scorched Earth on their 2017 EP on D4MT Labs, there are a couple of outliers. Ive always sensed a Hendrix quality to Kaleidoscope guitarist Shivas playing, and on Girmitiya, they lean into the slinky, sexy (!!!) vibe of Hendrixs more sensual songs, with a stretched-out, lazy groove and breathy vocals that sound like nothing any other punk bands on my radar are doing. Then theres the closing track, One Drop // Blood Quantum, which starts off with fast hardcore but transitions into a gripping breakdown to end the record. Its crazy that a record this good is par for the course, but such is the case with Kaleidoscope.
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