Popular progressive music source The ProgSpace is hosting the exclusive premiere of a new video for “Silhouette,” the second single from Dutch trio GATES OF KIEV and their eponymous debut LP, nearing release on The Laser’s Edge.
Gates Of Kiev presents forty minutes of incredibly dynamic and immediately engaging music delivered through four sprawling songs. The album was recorded by Ahmad Mansour at Ijland Studio in Amsterdam, mixed and mastered by White Willow’s Jacob Holm-Lupo in Norway and completed with cover art courtesy of Italian heavy psych illustrator Mont Doom.
The video for “Silhouette” was created by GATES OF KIEV drummer Hessel Braat. Organist Tomas Mesman states with the new single, “The song is the shortest on the album, following a more traditional single style than the other tracks. We consider the two different sides of the album to be two different sections, the second half written around our own personal struggles in life as well as many others. ‘Silhouette’ is written around mental health issues, trying to convey conflicting emotions within the song’s theme and euphoric choruses. The theme is the perception of reality and the state you can mentally find yourself in at a vulnerable state.”
Visit The ProgSpace to see GATES OF KIEV’s “Silhouette” video first at THIS LOCATION.
Gates Of Kiev will be released on LP, CD, and digital platforms on October 2nd. Preorders are live at The Laser’s Edge webshop HERE and at Bandcamp where “Hamlet Burns” is streaming, the standard audio HERE and the 24 bit hi-rez HERE.
GATES OF KIEV is a progressive rock band founded in the Netherlands by childhood friends, organist Tomas Mesman and drummer Hessel Braat. The band’s origins trace back to their teenage years, when a shared passion for classic and vintage music brought them together. What began as informal late night hard rock sessions in a small garage gradually evolved into the musical foundation that defines the band today. While performing on the Amsterdam live music circuit, the duo met Eszl De Vois, an established bass player in the underground psychedelic scene whose passion for unconventional jazz fit the band like a glove.
Heavily inspired by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the band adopted the name GATES OF KIEV, taken from the iconic piece featured on the EL&P live album Pictures At An Exhibition. Taking further inspiration from the modern local garage and punk scene as well as the early years of ‘70s prog bands, GATES OF KIEV’s live shows have evolved into loud, high energy, over-the-top, intense performances. The band’s songs are long and mostly instrumental, and the sparse lyrics they infuse into the music reflect both very personal struggles and societal topics, delivered in a whimsical and sometimes direct way. The dynamics and atmosphere within the instrumental parts are closely tied to the themes of the songs, trying to set a story without words.
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