KAMM presents: Let The Light In (LP out May 02)

22/04/2025

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LA’s Elbow Grease label takes a sharp left turn from dance floor-finessing singles to their first full-length release via the elusive yet illustrious band KAMM, who return in extra fine form for their third and presumably final album offering, following the sudden tragic death of core member Alland Byallo last year.

Surviving bandmates Marc Barrite aka Dave Aju, Kenneth Scott, and Marc Smith chose the inspirational higher ground, finishing off what they had begun with Byallo prior to his passing, resulting in this sublime musical love letter of an LP.

In keeping with the band’s broad influence canon, we are treated to a blend of sonic flavors from across the genre spectrum with Barrite and Byallo’s jazz upbringings ringing true at the center, then branching out through golden era hip-hop feels, phased-out psych funk, warm smokey soul, and of course generous helpings of intricate electronic layers and innovative treatments, as all band members have become notorious for in their respective solo bodies of work.

Sleek electro rhythm changes

While highly personal by nature, including otherworldly cover art based on Byallo’s last paintings, the musical content contained on the album is also widely universal. The album opens with “Crystalline Dreams,” where serpentine tones turn into a slo-mo funk bomb. Then, there is the triptych Bossa boom-bap of “No Deal.” The timely political calls are found in the uptempo jazz burner “Your Honor.” The album also features the intimate upright-led tribute tales of “Angels Flight.” There are sleek electro rhythm changes in the mid-set breather “How Long?”.

The album includes a deeply felt take on our mobile-reliant fate in “S.I.M.”, the expansively expressive depth of “Coordinates”, then closing it out with the title track featuring a grand finale chorus of Byallo’s best friends and fam from around the world joining in the “Let The Light In” chant, with as much uplifting intention as possible to capture on record. A loving collective embrace and very welcome reminder to help lighten these darker days.

Let The Light In

01. Crystalline Dreams (4:43)
02. No Deal (3:36)
03. Your Honor (4:25)
04. Angels Flight (3:20)
05. How Long? (2:48)
06. S.I.M. (4:32)
07. Coordinates (4:36)
08. Let The Light In (3:10)

Artist: KAMM
Release: Let The Light In
Label: Elbow Grease
Format: Vinyl LP limited to 300 + digital
Release Date: May 02, 2025, more info

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Felix Göllner

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