Very few artists have been able to combine an adventurous sonic approach and a pop sensibility as well as Kite. They've created a dark wonderland of droning synthesizers and throbbing beats, full of majestic melodies. In 2008, after performing with various synth/indie outfits separately, Nicklas Stenemo & Christian Berg finally joined forces and started Kite. The opening track of their first EP, ”Ways to Dance”, was an instant club hit. Their live experience - featuring spectacular lights, breathtaking projections and sometimes cat statues shooting laser beams from their eyes - have given them a reputation as one of the best live bands in the world. Right now they are writing and producing new music together with Benjamin John Powers (Fuck Buttons/Blanck Mass) and their dark dreamscapes will undoubtedly enthrall thousands of new listeners.
I'm a bit late to the party, having discovered these fantastic musicians only now, at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. But, gosh! Your performance was mind-blowing! I enjoyed every second of this intensive concert at Knust. And seeing these big crowds, that you usually play for, it's only now that I realise how rediculously privileged I was, to have seen you in the small 'Knust' club, dancing in the second row. 😮 Your music is phenomenal! 🙏I will definitely visit your concerts regularly now! ❤
Swedish forest and bombastic synth-music! What a perfect match! This my own grow-up in a music video; deep forests, synth-music and the total sense of being the odd bird wanting to dance again. To be me somewhere… Sweet Smålands small towns forever!