New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Live-electro duo KIDSØ have released their latest single 'Father' on 6 December via Springstoff. The track is lifted from their upcoming album Childhood which is slated for release in March 2020 and has just premiered via renowned Youtube channel Ambient. Alongside the track comes a stunning remix by minimal-ambient electronic producer Hior Chronik. The Berlin-based Greek producer has released on renowned label Ki Records and has seen support from BBC
Radio 3's Unclassified, BBC
Radio Ulster's Soundscapes with Stephan McCauley, and BBC
Radio 6's Mary Hobbs Recommends. Hior has collaborated with legendary producers such as Arovane and has racked up over 33 Million Spotify plays, with spots on popular Spotify playlists such as Chill Tracks and Peaceful Piano.
KIDSØ's previous single 'Sparkle' alongside a remix by The Mountain Howl saw support from the likes of Son Of Marketing, Get The Sound and Madoras in da House, and their debut EP, Apart, was featured by Mr Suicide Sheep, Chill Masters, ChillAndVibing, TheFuriousDestiny, SirChillicious, and Data Transmission. They have racked up over one million Spotify plays and featured on popular Spotify playlist Chill Tracks. The duo has also played alongside Parra for Cuva and have graced the stages of renowned venues such as Germany's Harry Klein Club and Bahnwärter Thiel.
Based in Munich, KIDSØ is the combined talent of two friends, Moritz Grassinger and
Martin Schneider, who have both been tinkering with electronic music and percussion instruments since they were youngsters. Their dynamic live shows consist of instruments such as drums, analogue synthesizers and guitars. The laptop is used as an instrument to shape new sounds in real-time. Their sound is focused primarily around percussion, felt pianos, strings such as cello and viola, analogue synths, and electronic drums. Influenced by acts such as Christian Löffler and Ólafur Arnalds, their rhythmic beats draw parallels to the compositions of Parra for Cuva or Rival Consoles, blended with elements of fragility akin to the work of Kiasmos.
'Father' presents a lively electronic beat washed in hypnotic female vocals. Beginning with natural sounds filtering through the many-faceted veneers, the track develops into a pacey atmospheric journey. Still, the undeniable undertones of melancholy flicker in the peripheral, creating an interesting juxtaposition. 'Father' is one of those tracks that reveals something new with each listen, every layer polished and precise while at the same time indelibly emotional. Hior adds a touch of darkness, his remix steeped in suspense and ominous tones. While staying true to the driving nature of the original, 'Father (Hior Remix)' is a dramatic soundscape of electronic artistry.
Speaking of the remix Hior notes: "The remix was a nice way of getting know KIDSØ's music, and even although I worked alone on this, I felt as though it was a collaboration. With respect and appreciation, I tried to build a rough minimalistic form of rhythm without jumping away from the original song. It's so important to enjoy everything we do, and in the case of this remix, I really did."
KIDSØ give some insight into the track: "Since we released our debut EP Apart, we tweaked quite a lot on our live set and equipment. Some of these tweaks affected our way of producing tracks for our upcoming LP. 'Father' is one of these tracks which emerged from playing and developing our live set this year. In the past month, we had to process some blows of fate and captured some of the feelings we had at that time in this song. 'Father' is a very melancholy but emotional song for both of us and we are very happy to announce it as the second single release of our LP Childhood."
