Kaleidobolt Releasing Live at Sonic Whip ’22 Nov. 18
Posted in Whathaveyou on November 7th, 2022 by JJ Koczan
No trouble whatsoever believing Kaleidobolt when they say ‘this one’s a real barnburner’ below. How could it not be? The Helsinki-based trio are nothing if not prone to scorch, and the head-spinning complexity of their latest work, earlier 2022’s This One Simple Trick (review here), was indeed a reminder that such tricks don’t exist. The trick, it turns out, is to be really talented and play your ass off. Oh, is that all?
The Sonic Whip Festival was held this past May in the Netherlands — you might recall UK heavy rockers Elephant Tree also released material recorded there this year; I have no idea how much of the event was captured on tape — and boasted luminaries like Elder, Motorpsycho, Earthless, Rotor, Sacri Monti and Stöner alongside newer acts like Slomosa, Polymoon and Kryptograf, among many others. It was an eyebrow-raiser of a bill, and Kaleidobolt seemed to be right at home among various rippers of likewise various stripes. One is not surprised to find they thought enough of it to make Live at Sonic Whip ’22. Seems like maybe that’ll be a name you’ll see on more releases in the years to come.
Here’s hoping, anyhow. From the band:
This one’s a real barnburner. 44 minutes of 3 friends trying to hold on to an adrenaline missile ricocheting off the Doornroosje’s walls. Sonic Whip was the first show of our Euro tour where we felt like we were flying, so it’s a real treat that the whole show was professionally recorded. A proper live album ay? What’s next, greatest hits? I guess we’ll see.
Kaleidobolt Live at Sonic Whip ’22 will be available from all major streaming platforms on November 18th 2022.
All songs written and performed live by Kaleidobolt at Sonic Whip Festival in Nijmegen, NL on May 6th 2022.
Sampo Kääriäinen: vocals, electric guitars.
Marco Menestrina: electric bass, vocals, synth.
Mårten Gustafsson: drums.
Recorded on location by Gonny Maas (Doornroosje).
Audio recording coordination: Jurgen van den Brand.
Mixed and mastered by Marco Menestrina.
Cover photo: Cody Jay Melton.
Covert art: Marco Menestrina.
Photography by The Buried Herald, Maaike Ronhaar, Niels Vinck and Jusu Lahti.
Video editing by Marco Menestrina.
Sonic Whip bookings: Freek Koster (Doornroosje).
Big luv to Swamp Booking, Jusu Lahti, Sacri Monti, Robin Rigaux, Orange and Hiwatt amps.
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