Kimono Kult is a completely new band, shaping the industry into something no one, not even producers were ready for. A blast of experienced musicians came together to create an statement that is, creatively, all in Spanish. A sextet group featuring Nicole Turley, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, John Frusciante, ex-Mars Volta and At The Drive-In guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, singer Teri Gender Bender from Le Butcherettes and Bosnian Rainbows, instrumentals from Dante White of Dante Vs. Zombies and Laena Geronimo from Raw Geronimo, this incredibly talented group of musicians got together to debut a four track EP called Hiding in the Light. Now I do not speak Spanish, nor have I ever taken a class; my knowledge doesn’t pass knowing how to count to 10, but you can still feel and hear a story coming from the instruments and the tone streaming through Bender’s voice. The Spanish language acts with no rules, executed fluently with its instruments creating a mind-bending experience that even I had a hard time grasping. But that is the point of music – the musician creates the sound for themselves and the listeners choose to create their own story to match it, connecting on different levels. I took this album as a type of philosophy, existentialism, to be exact- ‘stressing the individual’s unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his/her choices.’ Everyone’s mindset is different and this EP has its crazy, loud and progressively beautiful sounds that make it so jarring without an unsatisfying noise. These hauntingly engaging artists truly test the limits of music, which no one has dared explore before. – Kayla Hay
