BAÏKI drops “KosmoX” music video

Belgian outfit BAÏKI is a rock band that uses storytelling to challenge everything you think you know by building songs that delight in uncertainty. Even the project’s identity plays with perception; named after the Polish word “bajki,” meaning stories or tales, BAÏKI constantly flickers between fiction and truth, bringing listeners into stories that shift beneath their feet. Perhaps everything is invented, perhaps none of it is and that ambiguity is exactly the point.

It’s a vision that looks far beyond clever lyrical ideas while moving between rock, punk and folk influences, using language switch up just as freely from one song to the next. French, English, Polish and Spanish all become part of the band’s creative vocabulary, creating songs that feel borderless in both sound and perspective. They don’t allow language to define the music however, they use it as another storytelling device, adding further layers to compositions that are already brimming with social commentary.

Across three albums, an EP and a well-received collection of singles, BAÏKI frequently confront contemporary issues directly, reflecting wider observations about society while encouraging listeners to question the structures and assumptions that often go unchallenged. Their latest single titled “KosmoX,” continues that tradition through one of the band’s most ambitious concepts thus far. Framed around humanity’s relationship with conflict, technological progress and colonisation, the track asks an unsettling question about whether people truly capable of living peacefully without first identifying an enemy.

Thematically, “KosmoX” presents a far more uncomfortable possibility by suggesting that humanity’s technological achievements may be advancing far faster than its moral development. If civilisation cannot overcome its destructive habits on Earth, what reason is there to believe those same behaviours would disappear simply by reaching another planet? From that perspective, the conquest of space becomes less a symbol of hope than an extension of familiar patterns where expansion, domination and inequality remain firmly intact, merely transported into a different setting.

Wrapped up in a charging pop punk setting, the track bursts to life with the punch of drums and crunch of guitars as crashing cymbals and stacks of distortion collide. Simmering down to a grooving verse where bouncy rhythm and bright vocal leads combine to craft a catchy scene sung in French, the chorus surges with layers of guitar and belted hooks, delivering an uplifting pop-tinged rock anthem that frames its sobering context in an energising and upbeat soundscape. Packed full of memorable melodic leads, intricate lead guitar floursihes and exhilarating energy, “KosmoX” sees BAÏKI serve up another thrilling musical moment that’s sonically engaging and conceptually profound.

The accompanying video expands the song’s themes through an equally inventive visual sequence. Directed by Yves Huppen and filmed entirely inside a workshop on the outskirts of Charleroi in Belgium, the film centres on a scientist calmly explaining the colonisation of another planet from his laboratory. Through a monitor, viewers witness communication with the newly established colony, where an apparently welcoming world is gradually overtaken through force.

With “KosmoX,” BAÏKI once again shows just how thoughtful rock music can entertain while provoking deeper reflection. As they continue to go from strength to strength on their exciting musical adventure, BAÏKI are showing now signs of slowing down and they’re sure to keep making an impact in the rock music sphere of Belgium and beyond for years to come.

Watch the music video for KosmoX below

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