KIKAGAKU MOYO
– Announce European tour this May
– Headline Electric Brixton on May 25th
– New album ‘Masana Temples‘ out now
on Guruguru Brain
Full of colour and personality, Masana Temples is the perfect snapshot of the collective expression that makes Kikagaku Moyo such a vital voice.” – FutureMusic
“Psych instincts and gas-weight vibes avoid modern psych’s retro slavishness.” – MOJO
“Japanese outriders’ scintillating fourth takes on a psychedelic jazz hue… Wonderful.” – Prog
“Kikagaku Moyo sound more assured than ever on this fourth album.” – Uncut
“A hazy, dreamlike soundtrack to a classic road-trip movie.” – The 405
“Psych-fusionist’s excellent return.” – Record Collector
After relentlessly touring the world in 2018, including a
Full dates are:
03 May – Salon IKSV, ISTANBUL
04 May – Desert Fest, BERLIN
17 May – Control Club, BUCHAREST
20th May – Lanes, BRISTOL
21st May – Stereo, GLASGOW
22nd May – Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS
24th May – District, LIVERPOOL
25th May – Electric Brixton, LONDON (w/Wooden Shjips, Prettiest Eyes, Wand & Mueran Humanos)
06 June – Sideways Festival, HELSINKI
07 July – Bol Festival, MOSCOW
Kikagaku Moyo‘s latest album, ‘Masana Temples’ (which was released through their own DIY label Guruguru Brain in Oct 2018) was inspired by various experiences the band had with traveling through life together, ranging from the months spent on tour to making a pilgrimage to Lisbon to record the album with jazz musician Bruno Pernadas. More than the literal interpretation of being on a journey, the album’s always changing sonic panorama reflects the spiritual connection of the band moving through this all together. Life for a traveling band is a series of constant metamorphoses, with languages, cultures, climates
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