Hand-Numbered edition, includes Obi Strip and set of 4 x 120mm x 120mm photo postcards selected by the band.
Yalvarma / Agitate / Yeter / Melodi Pt 1 / Melodi Pt 2 / Elegy For Love / Affet Beni / Inertia
/ Ahenk / Please Don’t Take This Badly
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about
London-based duo Kit Sebastian share their new single ‘Agitate’, a wake-up call from the ambiguous political position many find themselves in today. It is the first track to be taken from their forthcoming sophomore album, ‘Melodi', which is released 1st October on Mr Bongo. ‘Melodi' is a joyous expression of vibrant grooves and sophisticated lyricism that transcends boundaries, borders and social-cultural preconceptions. Those familiar with the band's cult classic 2019 debut record 'Mantra Moderne' will instantly recognise their unique take on world music, jazz and psychedelia. With this next album the duo have expanded their language and concepts and transposed them into something larger and more contemplative.
Written during the first UK lockdown and recorded that summer, ‘Agitate’ is a rallying-cry against pacification by the hegemony. It is a jolting recognition of how it feels being strongly opposed to social inequalities, yet not knowing how to rail against them in a society whose social history is deeply shaped around injustice. Idealising the past yet very selectively or safely remembering it. As the duo explain, "the song calls its listeners to remember, act against injustice and question figures of authority from our daily lives".
They weave a psychedelic tapestry of global influences, with ‘Agitate’ seeing them combining a rather stern Baroque harpsichord reminiscent of old Europe over an undercurrent of saxophones and a rhythm section influenced by global funk. The lyrics are sung in both English and Turkish, which adds another intriguing layer of depth to the track. A delicious taster of what is to come from a highly-anticipated album.
lyrics
Agitate
Don’t try
To hide
You’re here
To die
Burn their busts and
Dance in their hell
Yell their names and
Dust off their spell
Lay bare
Their lies
Fear their
Big smiles
Ah, bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Hatırla, kaybolma (Remember it, don’t get lost)
Bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Unutup, yok olma (Don’t forget, don’t fade away)
Now, fire!
Your arms
This storm
Saves us
Wash yourself of
Their laws and crowns
Move in the dark
Purer than clouds
Ah, bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Hatırla, kaybolma (Remember it, don’t get lost)
Bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Unutup, yok olma (Don’t forget, don’t fade away)
Ah, bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Hatırla, kaybolma (Remember it, don’t get lost)
Bu bir büyük rüya (This is a big dream)
Unutup, yok olma (Don’t forget, don’t fade away)
credits
from Melodi,
track released July 7, 2021
Performers:
Merve Erdem - Vocals
Kit Martin - Vocals, Harpsichord, Guitar, Bass, Sax, Drums & Perc
WRITER/AUTHOR - Kit Martin / Merve Erdem
COMPOSER - Kit Martin / Merve Erdem
PRODUCER - Kit Martin
LYRICS LANGUAGE – English / Turkish
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE - N
MIXING ENGINEER - Shuta Shinoda
Mastered by Pete Norman at Finyl Tweek
Kit Sebastian is a duo formed in London by Kit Martin and Merve Erdem, spread between Turkey and France. Their music is a meeting point of different genres from Anatolian Psychedelia and Brazilian Tropicalia to 60’s European pop and American jazz.
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
