Kinski
have heavy psych credentials that are impeccable: they’ve toured with Comets On Fire and Oneida, and their back catalogue includes a collaborative disc with mind-expanding Japanese collective Acid Mother Temple. As befits a group named for screen legend Klaus Kinski, the Seattle quartet’s instrumental music is exhilarating, unpredictable and occasionally off-the-map.
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Chris: Because when I heard it when I was little I was totally mystified. And it still sounds stranger than just about anything. Even than Wolf Eyes!
Chris and Lucy: A masterpiece.
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Chris: I’m realizing that my answers to your questions have nothing to do with what I listen to now or what Kinski sounds like. I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
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Lucy: An Elton John single my older sister had: «Crocodile Rock b/w Elderberry Wine».
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Chris: But please be sure it’s on a really good stereo system and not a boombox.
Chris: Well, the greatest «sustained» time (and most relaxed) I’ve ever had was in Bali a couple years ago. The last night, while I was staring at the ocean watching an amazing sunset, I was listening to «Universal Truths and Cycles».
Chris: All the songs off that record make me teary eyed. More melancholy than heartbreak though. I’m going to see them play tonight!
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Chris: A 7" at Woolworth’s.
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