King Midas Sound and Fennesz – On My Mind / Migration / Lost (RA Session)

Resident Advisor Sonic warfare from a singular collaboration. “As far as I’m concerned my perfectionism, or attempted perfectionism, in what we are trying to do live isn’t just selfish ego,“ Kevin Martin, better known as The Bug and King Midas Sound, told us last year. “It’s as much—more, actually—about me wanting to give an audience the best possible scenario, and to give them the most intense experience I can possibly deliver.“ Anyone who’s seen Martin perform live in the last decade or so will know he’s not kidding. For sheer teeth-gritting, trouser-flapping, sonic bombardment, there really isn’t anyone like him. Martin draws inspiration from his experiences at dub soundclashes and concerts by groups like Swans, where the physical effects of sound on the body are as crucial as the tracks themselves. His King Midas Sound project, which features vocalists Kiki Hitomi and Roger Robinson, shows the dichotomy Martin creates between his recorded music and his live shows.