Kites Sail High - “Stand By”
Not a whole lot has been said about San Francisco’s Kites Sail High, the sample-based, ambient synth-pop project of Mario Baltodano. Perhaps because it is impossible to find a decent bio on the artist, or maybe because his style isn’t defined by any particular “buzz-genre” (such as chillwave, shoegaze, drone, etc.) However, I have a feeling that this artist will not go under-looked much longer because his style is actually pretty undeniable.
Case in point, his latest track “Stand By,” which he recently announced through his Twitter. There is an abundance of radiant sounds filling this near seven-minute track to its fullest capacity. Swirling synths, pedal pops, gurgling drone, rhythmic ticks, and the icing on the cake, angelic female vocal loops, all bubbling around the melding pot until the beat kicks in around two-minute mark followed by some chopped up vocal ear-candy.
Every sound is in its place. Nothing is rushed. Nothing drags on. This is winter-wave done right, taking the summer vibes from recent electronic trends and translating them into a timely, relevant piece that isn’t too dark or too sunny.
Kite Sail High’s previous LP/double-EP Alone/Secrets is currently out on Life’s Blood. You can download “Stand By” here.
