Every Monday, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf shares a sonic gem she found using her nearly 20 years of new-music exploration experience. You can hear all her discoveries at 2 p.m. every Sunday on What’s All This: Adventures in New Music.
Merve Erdem and K. Martin are Kit Sebastian — a duo who effortlessly incorporate instruments like the oud, Turkish clarinet, santour, zither and harpsichord into their playful music. Influenced by both Turkish and French culture while being rooted in London, the band is capable of whisking listeners away to realms both known and unknown.
The pair call themselves “lo-fi-hi-fi” on account of their love for analogue instrumentation and using high-end tube equipment to record onto eight-track cassette tape, resulting in a warm, earthy and tangible sound. The retro-loving modern band recently released their latest single, “Bul Bul Bul,” to give us a taste of their soon-to-be-released New Internationale coming out Sept. 27 on Brainfeeder Records.
It’s not long to wait, but for now we can dig into the new single — and all of the songs on this episode — by hitting the “Listen” button at the top of the page. Don’t forget: I’ll have a batch of fresh tracks ready for you on 88Nine at 2 p.m. every Sunday on What’s All This: Adventures in New Music.
Episode playlist
- Franz Ferdinand, “Audacious”
- Men I Trust, “Husk”
- Fazerdaze, “Cherry Pie”
- The Sewing Club, “Strange”
- Porridge Radio, “A Hole In The Ground”
- Wild Pink, “Eating The Egg Whole”
- The Head Quartet, “Our Hometown Boy”
- Being Dead, “Goodnight”
- Julianna Riolino, Adrian Underhill, “Against The Grain”
- Thee Sacred Souls, “Waiting on the Right Time”
- Goat, “Goatbrain”
- Kit Sebastian, “Bul Bul Bul"
