New York, NY (Top40 Charts) KOshowKO is the brainchild of Polish born, Melbourne based producer
Martin K, also known for his releases under the Philosophy Of Sound moniker on Discotexas.
He started KOshowKO 11 years ago and used it as a vehicle to collaborate with several artists and explore various shades of electronic music from dub to electronica and indie pop. KOshowKO has released tunes on Emerald & Doreen Records, Clan Analogue and Martin's own label Las Machinas. The act has performed live across a variety of venues in Australia and at White Night, Renaissance Festival, Opoeia Festival, Electundra, St Kilda Festival, and played live in Germany and Poland.
The KOshowKO track �The Story� was a finalist in The International Songwriting Competition in the Dance category in 2009 and his music videos have been screened around the globe in a selection of film and music video festivals.
Martin K had the opportunity to work with such artists as
Chicks On Speed, Severed Heads and B(if)tek. You can see the full discography, videos, interviews and more at www.koshowko.com
The story of �Whispers� goes back quite a few years, all the way to 2006 when
Martin K composed the track with Ceri Hale, who played with him in KOshowKO at that time. Lyrically the song represents concern for the affairs of the world, and yet offers some hopeful consolation as well as a call for action.
Martin invited
Arnie Chelvendra to perform the soulful vocals for the track.
Arnie subsequently became KOshowKO�s vocalist for two years, and played a series of live gigs in Germany and Australia for the act. In 2007 the first version of the track was released, titled �Whispers And Stories� as a B-side on KOshowKO�s debut single �Promise�. One year later the track was re-arranged and re-titled as �Whispers� and in a new version appeared on KOshowKO�s first EP �Anarchy Monarchy� in 2008.
Fast-forward to 2015 and a group of young Australian producers are busy remixing the track, which became the premise of this �Whispers - Remixes� single. The opener by Luca Baci can be described as a deep melodic dance groove derived from the producer�s love for a laid back progressive style of music. Next we have Joseph Moorhouse, who delivers a sleek, contemporary production inspired by the likes of Chet Faker. The third offering on the release is an epic, guitar driven remix by Nick Rakers bringing to the fore Arnie�s emotive vocal talent. The fourth remix is by Josh Walker, who fuses the horn section with an infectious hip-hop inspired groove. The closing touch belongs to COYLE, who delivers perhaps the most unusual take on the track, embracing the original undertone of the reggae track while adding flavors of raw instrumentation.
Riding on the wave of a series of festival gigs around Melbourne, KOshowKO will perform alongside two of the remixers and a few guests at the launch of the release in Melbourne on May 7th.
