Kitty Kant Collective releases new cassette

Mainly based between Pardubice in the Czech Republic and Tallinn in Estonia, while collaborating with artists from all over the world including the USA, Czechia, Estonia, Sweden, Turkey and Azerbaijan, Kitty Kant Collective is a newly minted international music imprint ready to make a significant impact the indie music scene. Despite being newly formed, the collective’s dedication to a shared artistic vision has already resulted in several releases this year.

However, the brand new compilation album titled Kitty Kant Collective, Vol. 1 serves up their first official release, firmly planting the collective on the map of exciting new projects in the music world. The collective was founded by three members who met during a Philosophy MA program at the University of Tartu in Estonia.

Their connection went beyond their academic pursuits to form a musical project under the ethos of ‘solarpunk.’ This movement, rooted in speculative fiction, promotes a hopeful vision for the future, starkly opposing the dystopian outlooks prevalent in much of contemporary discourse. Solarpunk advocates for anti-capitalism, technological and environmental harmony and the celebration of diversity and accessibility. Through their music, Kitty Kant Collective aims to channel these principles and challenge the concept of ‘capitalist realism’ and fostering a space where creativity fuels collective action.

With Kitty Kant Collective, Vol. 1, they present the first official run through of the project’s sonic output, featuring nine tracks from artists such as The Winter Sounds, Cloud Physics, Pink Soda, smoltz, Dizlerim Küpsis, Batty Fraud Clinic, Heights and Hollows and Reverse Machine, with each track brought to life in collaborative fashion through various combinations of the artists.

First up, The Winter Sounds and Cloud Physics links on opening track “On the Outside” where a delicate synth lead and soft guitar strums are met with the laid back patter of drums. Bright vocal leads enter to spin memorable melodies, resulting in a truly charming and subtly catchy indie rock outing wrapped in dreamy aestherics.

With “Reaching Out,” this time The Winter Sounds is joined by Pink Soda and smoltz to cast an enchanting pop anthem song brimming with vibrant instrumentation and stunning overlapping vocal layers. With the snap of drums delivery an airy and upbeat sound, it’s another song that’s impossible not to love.

“Memory Fades” is a remix by Dk of the song by The Winter Sounds and Dizlerim Küpsis where gentle acoustic guitar notes and the lilting sweep of piquant synth tones fold into a progressive folk style sound. On “Harsh and Unmusical,” Dizlerim Küpsis and Cloud Physics inject stark contrast and diversity into the record with the pulse of percussive shots and stuttered vocal elements craft an experimental sound of deconstructed music that’s gradually develops to craft an avant-garde and mesmeric listening experience.

Songs like “Eyes Blending In” by Reverse Machine and Dizlerim Küpsis add to the innovative approach of the release via a moody and atmospheric sound. Rising with the splash of drums and psychedelic inflections, it’s a true highlight on the record.

Closing the compilation with Astronaut Untethered, Dizlerim Küpsis and The Winter Sounds take us on one final musical voyage with a hypnotic blend of instrumental plucks and the hazy hovering vocals. Its an intricate, stripped back intro that builds to an epic indie rock style sound with punching drums and stacked vocals to craft an incredible ten minute journey to perfectly conclude the release.

With the release of Kitty Kant Collective, Vol. 1, the project lays down an original collection of music that offers bags of variation while maintaining a cohesive sounds throughout. To find out more about Kitty Kant Collective, check out their official website here. To order the release in cassette format, you can find that available via the Kitty Kant Bandcamp page here.

Listen to Kitty Kant Collective, Vol. 1 below