A few months ago I had a conversation with a friend from Yucatán. We were talking about a lot of things, but mostly about music; recommending each other bands and artists, and one of them is the one I dedicate this article to.
Kashmir at first reminded me of a song by Led Zeppelin. Later, I discovered my assumption was totally wrong. Directly from Denmark, this band manages to merge a soft and pleasant voice with a constant bass, a good drummming, a moderated distorted guitar, or sometimes a good keyboard texture. The band has a good sense of how to tint their songs. The result is a jubilant feeling, a moment of joy, a melancholic depression, and the debris of a mundane problem.
This entire journey leads us to a Palace, where gravity has a powerful force. Our balance is lost, and we tumble because we realize that what we are hearing is simply magnificent. This is represented in the song Ophelia. Certain things have a special charm, thus luring our perception. This leads us to wonder, why is that thing so special?
It represents our fanaticism towards a situation, place, or person. We’re just inherent creatures. Destroying and reconstructing our thoughts frequently, we tend to create an alienable truth. It is hilarious to begin searching for something you have always had in your pocket, isn’t it?
The following album is one of my personal favorites, and I hope it will become one of your favorites also; relish it as much as I do.
Kashmir - No Balance Palace (Click to download)
