* KITE OPERATIONS, XYZR_KX, THE GOLD MEDALISTS AND JACK TUNG TO EMBARK ON CALIFORNIA MINI-TOUR
“Actually, Records.” has announced their first label showcase on the West Coast with ‘A Minotaur Mini-Tour’. Featuring four critically acclaimed acts from the label roster - Kite Operations, XYZR_KX, The Gold Medalists, and Jack Tung, this mini-tour promises to present the best in left-field Asian-American indie-rock, electro-pop and post-noise.
The tour begins on Friday, March 26 with a Giant Robot in-store and venue show in San Francisco and ends the next day on Saturday, March 27 in Los Angeles.
"Rock that'll shock your testicles like Kabangers. Heavy on guitar
feedback madness, straight up noise, and dadaist vocals, the Asian
American sound is now officially over. The [New York] band killed it
brilliantly..." - Giant Robot
"With its deep lyricism and carefully constructed accompaniment,
'Festival' is an unparalleled mixture of celebration, emotion and
passion." – Lucid Forge
"Free-jazz inspired noise-rock improv-spazz-pop. Sounds like Don
Caballero meets Cap'n Jazz plus more noise. Super energetic and
fierce." - KUCI 88.9fm
"Expect to find order within chaos, and chaos within order." - YellowBuzz
"...I was not the least bit prepared for the challenge my ears were
met by..." - Indieful ROK
If the volatile and hypnotic sound of Kite Operations’ ‘Festival’ surprises you, it's with good reason. Gone are the delicate melodies and devastating love songs of their first two albums, 2005's 'Dandelion Day' and 2007's 'Heart Attacks, Back to Back'. Filled with visceral noise spirituals, ‘Festival’ is less a collection of songs than a joyous exaltation for the no-wave set; an exhilarating testament to the band’s ability to infuse dissonant experimentation with the emotionally incisive.
Kite Operation’s yearning, passion and soul are evident in the lyrics and core of every song; manifested so openly and brilliantly in the shared vocals of Joseph Kim and David Yang. Still, it is as a collective whole where the band ignites so fiercely and Kite Operations becomes noise transformed. From the aching yet brazen titular opener to ‘Ave Maria’, an intensely hypnotic crescendo, this is a band intent on reaching ecstasy through unified sonic disintegration. Reflect on the ‘Ded Moroz’ and ‘Dasepo’, two electrifying supernovas which propel ‘Festival’s vision of a new musical genre of collective transcendence. These, along with the rest of ‘Festival’s songs, such as ‘Islands’, ‘Seashell, and ‘Beyonce’, only assure Kite Operation’s triumph in creating a post-noise album so electrifying and distinctly new.
To celebrate the release of Kite Operations’ third album 'Festival', we're offering a free remix pack of 'Dasepo' featuring remixes come from Chicago-based experimental noise artist JhezBone and a collaboration between Service Sector and XYZR_KX. The free remix pack also includes the album version of ‘Dasepo’ as well.
Also, the official video has surfaced and as Angry Asian Man describes it - "Like a weird animated gif, it features some of the most mesmerizing hip thrusting I've ever seen."
* JIENAN YUAN 'WE SAW EVERYTHING' - In Stores Now
“Yuan’s melancholy pop makes rainy days, messy breakups, and shitty jobs beautiful.”
- GIANT ROBOT
“With un-rushed , atmospheric, and sweltering songs,‘We Saw Everything’ is but a taste of Yuan's talent.”
- LUCID FORGE
“an elegance reminiscent of Boards Of Canada”
- INDIE FOR BUNNIES
‘We Saw Everything’ prefaces Yuan’s forthcoming full-length album, ‘Afterglow’, with a concise introduction of his unique musical vision. Reflective and bittersweet, his music glimmers with the fragments of unrequited love and faded memories; an electro-acoustic current of sound over which Yuan’s delicate melodies float and tremble. From the graceful ‘Because SK’, the plaintive ‘No Land’s Man’, to the atmospheric and melancholic ‘Magdalena Avenue’, Yuan’s music inhabits the emotionally fragile and ephemeral space between lifelong regret and uncertain acceptance – a searching affection that resonates throughout the quietly devastating songs on ‘We Saw Everything’.
JIENAN YUAN – ‘WE SAW EVERYTHING’ EP
Tracklisting:
1. Glint
2. Because SK
3. No Land's Man
4. Walking Between the Lines
5. Magdalena Avenue
