Verve Records will release Moving On, the full-length debut from KAN WAKAN, on June 3. The Los Angeles-based band recorded the collection with engineers Darrell Thorp (Radiohead, Gnarls Barkley, Atoms for Peace) and Tom Elmhirst (Arcade Fire, Beck, The Black Keys). It was mastered by Bob Ludwig (Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Daft Punk). Moving On will be released in the U.K. on May 5 by Virgin EMI.
The video for the album’s leadoff track and first single, “Forever Found,” premiered recently which can be viewed above.
KAN WAKAN, which just wrapped up a month-long residency at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, will perform at the Echoplex/Origami/Spaceland presents showcase at SXSW on Wednesday, March 12. The band will also perform at the Universal Music Group, Highroad Touring, KCRW and Filter showcases. KAN WAKAN just played a show with Dr. Dog and Bob Mould at Noise Pop in San Francisco and also performed at FADER’s CMJ party 2013. The group has also played dates with such artists as Other Lives, Big Black Delta, and Niki & The Dove. KAN WAKAN recently appeared on “Last Call with Carson Daly.”
KAN WAKAN emerged in early 2012 as the musical brainchild of composer/producer/multi-
Since then they have dubbed themselves with the Tagalog inspired abstraction, “KAN WAKAN.” The trio was abetted by Ian Anderson (bass), Dannon Rampton (violin) and Jesse Aumiller (keyboards, saxophone), all of whom helped bring the bold sonic vision for the live show to full fruition. The Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Linev’suncle, Bulgarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra music director/conductor Stefan Linev, contribute the sumptuous strings heard on the album. At the forefront is Bautista’s powerful, provocative voice – described by Linev as not unlike “the lead instrument in an orchestra” – which conveys remarkable levels of romantic nuance and human complexity.
KAN WAKAN – SXSW SHOWCASES
3/12 (Wednesday) –
-Echoplex/Origami/Spaceland presents showcase @ Red 7 – 1:55pm (outdoor stage)
-IFC Showcase @ Palm Park – 5:40pm
3/13 (Thursday) –
-Universal Music Group @ Palm Door on Sixth – 12:30pm (outdoor stage)
-Highroad Touring showcase @ Lamberts – 11pm
3/15 (Saturday) –
-KCRW and Filter showcase @Cedar Street Courtyard – 2:30pm