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Sep 24, 2024“Escape from Knossos” is less than two minutes of skittering strings and thundering guitar, leading into “Icarus IV,” a thumping electro-rock banger. “Lilliputian Chop” is swirling saxophone-led disco. And “Analógico Brasil” is lounge-y jazz, proving that nothing is beyond the scope of an artist like Kishi Bashi.
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Sep 24, 2024Just because it's fun doesn't make it a divertissement, as Ishibashi brings complex feelings to the table alongside some virtuosic genre exercises.
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Sep 24, 2024Kishi Bashi is an artist of many influences and levels, but good things happen when things stay more direct on Kantos, clicking on a disco-based, new wave, funky vibe.
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Sep 24, 2024While there are moments where he undeniably soars, the overall demise feels down to a simple trajectory problem. The calculations are off, and as a consequence Ishibashi has found himself tangled in his own creation, being swept up by the wind, and dropping the grace he once emanated aplenty.