![]() It’s deceptively breezy music, but there are so many layers of sound at work, so many little details. Guitars and synths smear and blur into each other, surreal and oneiric but never anything less than euphoric. The airy timbres of the instrumentation leave you feeling weightless. It’s a record that you feel, if played at the correct volume, might somehow cause you to physically levitate. You’ll notice I used the words ‘blissful’ and ‘ecstatic’ back there these are the two most apt words that I can use to convey the feeling captured on Polysomn. Strangely though the song lengths are more concise, it’s perhaps not as instant as Ruination on first listen, coming across as a slightly more textural effort, but before you know it, you’re firmly sucked into its orbit. It’s safe to say that first taste wasn’t a fluke, and that Polysomn is another absolute beauty. First single An Bat None indicated they weren’t going to steer us wrong, leaning perhaps in a more succinct direction but not compromising the ecstatic nature of their previous work. Polysomn arrives with no small amount of anticipation to those already hitched firmly to the Kairon wagon. It’s been a long wait to see where they’d land after that sprawling musical journey. They took elements, you knew in your heart should fit together, even though no-one had really managed it, and finally made it work. Despite all its complexities and sonic details, Ruination is a remarkably easy listen, and will likely serve as an inspiration to those enamoured with the otherworldly sounds of the past.We last heard from these Finns on 2017’s tower of strength Ruination, a minor masterpiece showcasing a seamless blend of prog, shoegaze and possibly the greatest bass sound ever committed to tape. The slow-burning, David Gilmour-esque title track brings the record to a graceful conclusion, and offers a welcome reprieve from the chaos. The band's ambitious progressive sensibility pushes many of these songs over the seven-minute mark, but they never lose focus or intrigue. "Starik" moves through a number of fuzzy bass motifs and interlocking guitar arpeggios before rebounding into a quietly forceful crescendo. The opening suite of "Sinister Waters" parts one and two sounds like the impossibly wild Tame Impala record we always wanted Kevin Parker to make, while the quick, dreamy pop number "Llullaillaco" evokes Isn't Anything-era My Bloody Valentine. Extra-terrestrial synth textures and screeches of saxophone pinball across the mix without warning, as tempos switch abruptly only to double back on themselves. Without sacrificing any of the unfettered experimentation that made their first record so enticing, Kairon IRSE! have adopted the soft edges and kaleidoscopic tones of early '70s psychedelic rock. ![]() ![]() On their sophomore LP, Ruination, gnarled instrumentation and virtuosic musical ideas highlight sprawling song structures and captivating melodies, to great effect. ![]() Since then, they've honed their compositional skills, embracing an eclectic array of influences and sounds. Three years ago, mysterious Finnish shoegaze maestros Kairon IRSE! cropped up on Bandcamp with an irresistible debut album of intricate noise rock that quickly won them glowing critical acclaim.
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