Glasgow’s gift to accessible yet impressive psych rock The Kundalini Genie will be releasing their fifth studio album next week. Folks can expect a headlong dive into sounds, effects and layers of goodness. A funhouse of droning guitars and riffs, channelling a trajectory somewhere between rock and roll, shoegaze, psychedelic wanderings and even elements verging onBrit pop (yes, a bit of that there too). Frontman Robbie Wilson (sitar, guitar, vocals) pursue his true path to deliverance, tripping toward salvation with cohorts Jason Houston (guitar, vocals), Melissa Rennie (guitar, keys, vocals), Lloyd Ledingham (bass, vocals), Louis Martin (guitar, vocals) and Grant Robertson (drums).
Wilson has compromised nothing on ‘Half In, Half Out’, a 10-track offering mixed byJason Shaw (Cambodian Space Project, Frankie Teardrop, Sonic Jesus, Aerofall) and mastered by RIDE’s Mark Gardener at hisOX4 Sound Studio in Oxford. Both professionals praise Wilson’s vision and capabilities.
“Thank you all for your continued support. I deeply hope you will love this new sonic offering as much as I do. I believe the music is super different to anything produced by the band yet and I’ve broken away from the last three albums’ 7 song length to provide you with a heckin whole TEN songs!!” says Robbie Wilson.
Emerging from the nether regions of Glasgow, The Kundalini Genie has been blowing minds globally with music characterised by droning hypnotic fuzz rock, 60’s British Invasion-inspired melodies, transcendental sitar, and dreamy, spaced out soundscapes. Not long ago, the band revealed the video for the title track ‘Half In, Half Out’, which was filmed and edited by the band’s guitarist Louis Martin. This new album follows their ’11:11′ album, released via SpaceRanch Records (Europe) and Little Cloud Records (USA) in 2020.
Sauntering hypnotic guitars stride steadily forward as the sitar floats along, carrying the subconscious into a benevolent flow and inner journey. Their sonic journey ranges across the spectrum of their own musical influences – The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spiritualized, The Dandy Warhols, The Warlocks, The Beatles, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Black Ryder and Black Market Karma.
With live shows involving eclectic displays of voodoo mojo and sound that ripples through the audience like a sonic tranquilizer, the band has performed with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Warlocks, The Underground Youth, The Myrrors, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, Triptides, New Candys and Spindrift, in addition to ripping it up at numerous festivals.
On November 12, the ‘Half In, Half Out’ album will be released digitally, on vinyl-style CD, and on coloured 12″ vinyl (transparent green as the aubergine vinyl has already sold out) with reverse board artwork. It will be available everywhere digitally, including Apple Music and Spotify. It can be ordered directly from the artist via Bandcamp at. https://the-kundalini-genie.bandcamp.com/album/half-in-half-out
CREDITS
Written by Robbie Wilson
Recorded by Jason Shaw and Robbie Wilson
Mixed by Jason Shaw
Mastered by Mark Gardener at OX4 Sound
Robbie Wilson (vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, keys, harmonica)
Jason Houston (guitar, vocals)
Jason Shaw (guitars)
Album artwork by Cyllan Wednesday
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