RED LARGO Ex Machina (Transmitting)
Red Largo Ex Machina is available on Transmitting
by Walter Price
Fredrik Kinbom and Sonja Kessner have teamed once again and joined with collaborators Chris Farr and Andreas Dormann for a new 3-track EP “Transmitting”. A stark set of experimental soundscapes and improvisational numbers that ‘ebb and flow’ into their cerebral and intricate consciousnesses.
Set for a full release on 2, February 2024, Red Largo has provided a Track x Track for the album:
Opening track “Ex Machina” with its ebbs and flows, driven by Dormann’s bass clarinet riff, Farr’s drums, and Kinbom’s Ebowed lap steel, serves as a statement of intent for both the band and the album.
“Exodus (Transmission 2)” is an instrumental adaption of a song from the critically acclaimed Kinbom & Kessner album “Anthropos” (Hook Music/Theater der Zeit, 2022). It features vocals by Hannah Moule (of British band Moulettes).
Closing number “The X”, which grows from a faint whisper to epic widescreen drone rock over its 18 minutes, was improvised freely in the studio, with some ornaments added later, like running the lap steel through analogue synth filters and the drums through a 90-year-old radio speaker, plus harmonium by Swedish pianist/film composer Matti Bye.
Kessner, Kinbom, and crew continue to captivate with their heady and cinematic arrangments and you can stream their first single “Ex Machina (Radio Edit)” from the forthcoming “Transmitting” (video teaser), here at GTC.
RED LARGO Ex Machina
Original artist photos via Facebook // Artwork and quotes courtesy of Red Largo
Fredrik Kinbom – lap steel, bass guitar, guitar, vibraphone, harmonium, electronics
Andreas Dormann – bass clarinet, electronics, bass flute
Sonja Kessner – flute
Chris Farr – drums
With Special Guests:
Hannah Moule – voice on “Exodus (Transmission 2)”
Matti Bye – harmonium on “The X”
A Madame Vega’s Boudoir release
Produced by Fredrik Kinbom
Recorded by Ingo Krauss at Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin, assisted by Kiron Guidi
Additional recordings, mix, and master by Fredrik Kinbom
Cover image by Dan Davis / Kin Ship Goods
“…the music and sound of Red Largo was born out of the creation of music for the theatre performance “Anthropos Ex (Machina)” in Berlin during the winter 2022-23. Under the conceptual direction of Sonja Kessner…” – press