Kites Sail High - Untitled
I found some more San Francisco magic last week via one of my new favorite Tumblr’s Don’t Die Wondering. Kites Sail High is a series of experimental instrumental tracks all decorated in loops of various worldly sounds. The result is an EP called Alone which has been offered up on their Myspace. The lead off tune “Untitled” is the most structural of the songs - void of much melody, say for some organ notes that float above the thick, crunchy beat. It’s totally a casual head bobber though. As the songs progress through the EP they slowly slip into the abstract. The tune “Action Figures,” a mostly kalimba-driven piece, could easily be the soundtrack for a video installation in an art museum. These songs might not be the jams you cruise the freeway with, but they will take you places.
