#1 Kafka On The Shore

Kafka On The Shore - Money & Rum

I feel very honored to be given the keys to No Fear Of Pop while Henning is on his vacation in Sweden. I know I have some big shoes to fill in, but I will definitely try my best to provide you guys with both with my new and old discovers within the world of music, as well as some personal favorites. Being Norwegian myself, I have also decided to put some focus on the music scene of Norway; which I think has yet receive the attention it deserves on the Internet.

First out, however, is the nifty little music project by Biu Rainey from London entitled Kafka On The Shore. Biu's music is simply just beautiful in every way; pretty compositions and sweet vocals meeting washed-out and slightly distorted guitars. His first EP We Are Adventurers takes us out on a journey starting off with the dream poppy, tropical Travelling, while slowly moving over to the more indie/electronic-ish Everybody's Favourite Selkie; and finally ends in my personal favorite, the lovely Money & Rum (above).

I also think that there can be drawn parallels between the title We Are Adventurers and Murakami's own Kafka On The Shore (from where he clearly has gotten the name from). The book is by all means the story of travelling, both in the original meaning of the word but also a journey in the characters mind and mental evolution. Without getting too deep here, I'm almost certain that Biu got at least some of his inspiration to We Are Adventurers from the very book itself.

"Time weighs down on you like an old, ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to sleep through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you won't be able to escape it. Still, you have to go there- to the edge of the world. There's something you can't do unless you get there."

Remember to snatch the EP for free from his bandcamp here.

x thetechnicolorsleep