Kasbo - The Learning of Urgency [Clear LP]

Foreign Family Collective

£22.95

Format: Coloured Vinyl LP
Catalogue No.: FFC160-LP
Barcode: 5054429176452
Release Date: 07 Jun 2024
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

 Inspired electronic music extraordinaire Kasbo announces his first new body of work in four years, ‘The Learning of Urgency’. The project is Kasbo’s third studio album to date and arrives via ODESZA’s revered Foreign Family Collective label.
 For Kasbo, ‘The Learning Of Urgency’ is an extremely important concept. The songwriting orbits around slowing down, as the past few years of his life have been ridden with a sense of acute pressure, manifesting into a subconscious compulsion to constantly achieve and do more. The result nearly cost him his career, as he developed rare, stress-related hearing loss. The natural slowdown of the pandemic put these stressors into perspective, and through addressing them, he was able to get back on track, personally and professionally, and write this album.
 “My new album is inspired by the feeling of being submerged in water. Underwater, the world moves slowly, sounds fade, and there’s this feeling of stillness. To me, there was this direct relation to being on a stormy ocean surface, trying desperately to keep your head above water. Whereas the world beneath the surface represented this stillness where you allowed yourself to move at a slower pace and appreciate the beauty of things around you. And sure, as much as you need to move forward and build something in life, you also need to swim up to the surface and take that next breath. I think it's important not to let that thought consume us and prevent us from appreciating those moments of tranquility underwater.” - Kasbo
 Four years in the making, Kasbo recorded The Learning of Urgency largely while living in Gothenburg and Stockholm. He had the opportunity to work in the storied, ABBA-owned recording studio Riksmixningsverket (RMV), located on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. The studio is housed in a 150-year-old naval warehouse that was once operated by the Swedish Royal Navy.
 Ever a creative mind, for Kasbo, the past years of isolation were quick to transform into an era of curiosity and introspection. Time spent off the road and at home in Sweden galvanized him to turn to what he knew best - music. He found solace in honing his DJing and sharing music with his friends, bonding over nostalgic memories and music that encouraged them to keep it moving, even during this time spent away from the dancefloor. Months spent away from touring the world transformed into an invaluable period of deep diving into a newfound realm of music.
 140gram crystal clear LP in matte finish gatefold sleeve.

Tracklisting
Alive
Atlantis (feat. Shallou & BJOERN)
Vårsång
Carry Your Name (feat. PEARL)
Drift
I’m In Trouble (feat. ViVii)
Migration
Katarsis
Resenären
This Is It (feat. Frida Sundemo)
The Learning of Urgency (feat. Dan Whitlam)