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  Avalanche Kaito

  Glitterbeat, 2022

Press quotes

"Talitakum […] is both more cohesive and wide-ranging than their debut, hardened on the road but still crammed with rough-edged vigour. Their sound is a striking, molten blend that sparks and shakes with life. Driven by an unstoppable uplifting energy, this is a record in touch with music’s ritual power … This is a twenty-first century sound that contains and connects with the past. Afropunk futurism. The eternal ecstatic impulse.” - The Quietus

"… [Kaito Winse’s] stream of consciousness method of singing (where he converses with his ancestors) could be compared to that of original Can vocalist Malcolm Mooney, in that he is a single free spirit performing within an otherwise tightly disciplined group of musicians: drummer Benjamin Chaval and guitarist Nico Gitto erect rhythmic, electronically pulsed structures – with enough elasticity for Winse to bounce his extraordinary vocal around, through a selection of spoken recitations, bird calls and lyrical flute exhalations…..” - The Wire

"Avalanche Kaito is a fully functional hardcore transmission, channelling solid state spirits in abrasive, glitching tongues. Winse yelps and declaims refixed elder scrolls, Chaval and Gitto initiate the launch phase on broken mech-punk rockets, and the whole affair gives the impression of exigent new rituals being improvised at the edge of panic.” - The Wire

"This band really stands out. The energy and creativity puts many to shame. They twist and turn and break all conventions but still somehow manage to have a melodic punch. There’s chanting, rhythmic and off-kilter drumming and percussion. They build with a cacophony of samples, sound and raw acoustic instrumentation. They are defiant and wild but are engaging and inviting. It’s quite a brew and very exciting.” - FLUX Magazine, Feb 2024

"Like all the best punk, Avalanche Kaito's music is confrontational and abrasive, but also playful and with a great sense of fun." - Songlines

“….remarkable for the way it pushes into unexpected territories…. There are clear reference points for every track on Avalanche Kaito, both traditional and experimental in nature. Yet its particular blend is, at bare minimum, a road less traveled. The world may be getting smaller all the time, but as illustrated here, the sonic possibilities that come along with that are only growing.” - The Quietus