KyTe! is the newest project of Edinburgh based bedroom musician Lamond Sutherland. Sutherland started the project last month to focus on more simplistic and straightforward composition to contrast some of the more complex ideas of his other projects. This would become Feelin' The Void. The songs are instrumental and Sutherland mentions “This is a very short three-track EP that aims to achieve a heavy, but spacey vibe, reminiscent of some old school video games. Doom and Astro Boy: Omega Factor were the biggest influences on me, alongside the original soundtrack of “The Batman Beyond.”
The first song is entitled “Enter The Gates Of Dell” and ramps up quickly with drums, a driving guitar riff and synths. I definitely noticed some of the video games-like features on this song. It reminded me of being in an action or fight sequence. The song is dynamic and I liked the juxtaposition between the distorted guitars and synths. I felt at least some of the synths gave a calmness to the track. “Human Resources” is next and feels like an extension of the first track. The guitar and synths work in tandem here and eventually the song explodes into varying displays of transitions and riffs. There’s some post-rock influence at points I was detecting especially when he was hitting upon the 16th notes on the guitars. The synths modulate and phase out against the high-pitched guitars. I really liked the guitar sound he was able to get with this song. “Stim” gets going with a wicked bass line. The drums and bass really drive this song to the next level. I'm a huge fan of Radiohead and this song had similar aesthetics at least in the beginning. It reminded me of a bit of this song called “Lotus Flower.” The song is fast paced and similar to the others in that it is dynamic and full of transitions. The whole EP goes by fast and is less than nine minutes long. One thing Sutherland did really well is make a cohesive listening experience. These more or less feel seamless when listening to them and I think that was probably his intention. Sutherland seems to be confident in his abilities and makes concise songs with no extra fat. The mix of chip-tune, alternative and prog was an interesting combination that worked well for him. I look forward to hearing more of his work. Take a listen.
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