Mark Clifford (Seefeel, Disjecta) and Simon Kealoha (Calika) will be releasing their second collaborative effort, Khartik, on 29 October on Clifford’s Polyfusia Records. The album follows the pair’s first effort, Running Taper, released two years ago. Khartik is described as being more stripped down than its predecessor. The six tracks were once again assembled from live sessions, with Clifford playing electric guitar and Kealoha playing bass.

Polyfusia Records

SEEFEEL
Quique (Redux Edition)
PURE194CD
Too Pure 1993 / 2007
18 Tracks. 123mins41secs

Riding high on the wave created by earlier nineties indie luminaries such as My Bloody Valentine, Seefeel took the concept of cloudy guitar-led music, once labelled shoegaze, a reference to the recurring tendencies adopted by most bands at the time to never look up, and brought it to an entirely different level by confronting it with the ambient sound pioneered by Aphex Twin, Global Communication and The Orb. Formed of Mark Clifford (guitar, sequencing), Sarah Peacock (guitar, vocals), Darren Seymour (bass) and Justin Fletcher (drums, programming), the band develop a totally unique blend of processed guitars, rhythmic loops and hypnotic bass, with occasional hazy vocals textures. Continue Reading »