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1/17/2019

Kalouv – Sky Swimmer (2011)




  • Post-rock 
  • Epic 
  • Art rock 
  • Ambient rock 
  • Yacht rock 
  • Progressive rock 
  • Funk rock 
  • Crossover
  • Indie rock
  • Alternative rock

Comment: this 7-track outing is a debut album by the Brazilian ensemble Kalouv being released on a Brazil imprint, Sinewave (which has been a fine platform for providing a review about a part of the Brazilian experimental rock scene). These 36 minutes build up an arousing listening experience veering away from propulsive yet caressing guitar chords and funky yacht rock-alike gears to dizzy crescendos and lofty ambient rock sweeping to intense progressive rock noodling. It is a simultaneous play with the format and timbre, with the mood and self-expression. Actually the great cover print of this release used to embrace all of that in a fine way. Sea, sun, and a fine, light-hearted mood in overall. Great music by any means.