Watch: Karen Gwyer “Pikku-Kokki”

12 Feb 2013 — Henning Lahmann

London resident Karen Gwyer's slow house cut "Tehe! Blah Blah! Shhhh!" was probably our favourite track on No Pain In Pop's more than excellent recent compilation, The Bedroom Club II. In contrast, "Pikku-Kokki", the first track to be unveiled from Gwyer's forthcoming debut full-length Needs Contiunuum, is a somewhat more psychedelic, ambient-leaning affair. a distinct, relatively straight rhythm is still present and discernible, which leaves comparisons to Motion Sickness Of Time Travel and other proponents of the US psych synth scene a bit unconvincing after all, but the steering towards more liberal textures seems nonetheless remarkable, although it should be pointed out that most material on last year's limited Kaleidoscope release I've Been You Twice had also been anything but but made for the dancefloor proper. We're very excited for the upcoming LP – indulge yourself with the sprawling synth patterns of "Pikku-Kokki" now.

Needs Continuum is out February 25 via No Pain In Pop. Pre-order now here.