Artist Close-Up: Kite Base Will Make You Soar In “Latent Whispers”

Kite Base,  the pairing od Ayse Hassan (Savages) and Kendra Frost,  has to be my post-punk fave as of recent. There is a sophistication to their style that elevated post-punk as futuristic step from the classic sound. Mixing dark keys with greyed synths and a bassline that feels like a bungee-jump into a supernova, this dynamic duo understand that punk, at it core, is about dissent and dissidence. It is a genre for frustration, of which these ladies exude with a meticulous style. Releasing their debut, Latent Whispers, tracks like, “Dadum”, “Peripheral Vision”, and “Erase” are so precise in instrumentals that appear come off like shapes. It is as if every chord they matched and placed were, actually, triangles, squares, and octagons floating and changing according to Kendra Frost’s straightening vocals. She sings her music as if she is a neon laser beaming through these shapes to, hopefully, land on some clarity or blankness. I know that “blankness” may not seem attractive, but when all you see in your mind are images, shapes, thoughts, or an surge of “much”, blankness feels like a relief. Ultimately, that is what meditation is; the learned capacity to go blank and feel safe and stable in your mind. From “Transition” to “Soothe” and then “Miracle Waves”, Kite Base place you in a punk-rock, meditative state, where suddenly the most riotous genre becomes one to ignite soulful stillness. For More Information On Kite Base Click Here.