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Addis Ababa 08:24
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Yellow Tears 10:36
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Dreaming of Ornette 05:56
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TCP 22:16
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Sampelong 07:18
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Abbysinia 12:04
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Recursion 07:02
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Recorded 23-24 September, 2009 at Yarra Edge Theatre, Melbourne Polytechnic (Fairfield).


James Macauley (March 2021) -

When Dreaming of Ornette was recorded in 2009, I was such a fan that I thought I’d form a Kewti tribute band one day. This remains a monumentally challenging notion twelve years later, but I was so enthralled I had to turn down gigs, so I didn’t miss their performances. Kewti are a wonderful example of the creative attitude of openness and curiosity found in Melbourne. They managed to imagine and create a microtonal, improvising trio sound, informed by complex rhythms from around the world with a rock/punk energy. Just to somehow imagine such a sound, before it had ever existed, speaks volumes about the musicians, their diverse careers and long-term collaborations.

This is a rare album which captures the musicians’ unique energy, virtuosity, collaborative spirit, and the gamut of musical traditions between them. From the sound of crickets emerges a deep breakbeat groove in fourteen on the opener, Addis Ababa. There are explosive, rock infused songs like Abyssinia, but also wonderfully spacious pieces like Yellow Tears, and TCP. Sampelong features Adrian on a West Sumatran flute of the same name, where he glides around a slow and solemn guitar melody.

Like other great bands that have had a significant impact on me, Kewti developed primarily in pubs; Melbourne’s cultural institutions such as Bar 303 and Bar Open. The song Dreaming of Ornette, for example, is an unadulterated Turkish rock song, replete with an equidistant octatonic scale and overdriven guitar and bass trombone. Listening to it again I can imagine it roaring from upstairs at Bar Open.

I am very happy to have the opportunity to listen to Kewti again, it is somehow revitalising, and also enduring proof that it is worth playing weird and wonderful music in pubs.

I really am most enjoying listening to it all again!!

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released March 8, 2021

Adrian Sherriff - Bass Trombone/Sampelong
Tom Fryer - Fretless Guitar
Adam King - Drumset/Percussion

Sound Engineer: Myles Mumford mylesmumford.com
Mastering: Anthony "ToK" Norris tokwerx.com
Artwork: Mikael Wigen www.graffiticreator.net

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Kewti Melbourne, Australia

Kewti performs original music exploring complex meters and unique microtonal scales.

Traversing moods from transcendental calm to cyclonic intensity, the music encompasses a kaleidoscope of sounds from Bali to the Balkans and contemporary musics such as jazz, experimental, metal, and D'n'B.

Primarily active in Melbourne from 2006-2015, Kewti performed regularly at Bar 303 and local festivals. ... more

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