Bonobo - Kerala (Single Review)
- hannahedwards55
- Nov 18, 2016
- 1 min read
Kerala is the long-awaited new single from Bonobo; their first release in 3 years since their album North Borders came out in 2013. ‘Cirrus’, the lead single from that album, was an electronic instrumental, and holds many similarities to Kerala, both dreamlike in nature and featuring string sounds on loop. Kerala is the first single from Bonobo’s new album Migration, which is set to be released on 13th January 2017. The new single also comes with an official video, featuring actress Gemma Arterton playing a distressed lady who is frantically running away from some kind of danger. The visuals are trippy, disorientating and hard to watch at times, giving us snippets of action at a time on loop, in reverse order, gradually revealing the narrative as it goes on. Watching the video is similar to watching a needle scratching and skipping on a vinyl disk, simultaneously infuriating yet mesmerizing.
The visuals mirror the song itself, which consists of looping broken string chords, female vocals and a beat that builds and climaxes through the song. The result is a dreamlike and enrapturing sound that takes you on a journey, lulling you into a state of musical bliss. Whether you are an avid fan of Bonobo or have never heard of them, I think it is hard not to enjoy this song. Kerala is a musical and visual delight, and Migration is set to be another triumphant album from this talented musician. We lie in wait.
Kerala is available to buy now from Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/Bonobo-Kerala/release/9331148
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