South London beatmakers Kiran Kai x Carla are set to release their debut EP Equanimity on 1 July. The record is a collaboration with Jesse James, who in turn was a co-conspirator on Darkest Shades Of Blue, the recent hip-hop leaning mixtape from Edgar The Beatmaker aka Archy Marshall.
Tenuous links aside, our knowledge of who Kiran Kai x Carla are and what they do is fairly limited. Thankfully, their solitary soul-steeped track ‘Drift’ speaks far louder than a spartan Facebook profile and colourful Tumblr page ever could. Lulling King Krule flavoured guitars billow behind prickly hi-hats and sweetly teased sax in an arrangement that occupies ambient spheres similar to fellow rising South Londoner Jamie Isaac. And while Carla’s dulcet verses skip over the smooth, steady beat with graceful poise, the distorted male vocals chafe: ice-cool and full of menace.
Who cares if we’re going in blind on this exciting new collective? We kinda like it better this way.
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