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Khruangbin has released his version of the Kool and the Gang classic “Summer Madness” from the upcoming Texas psychological rockers movie. Night tales compilation, the latest installment in the series of artist-selected mixes.
The cover is presented exclusively in the Night tales comp, which will be out on December 4, along with tracks from other Khruangbin-selected artists.
“‘Summer Madness’ became a staple in this medley we played,” Khruangbin drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson said in a statement. “Specifically, one of my favorite things is the tone of the bass, which really reminds me a lot of Laura Lee’s bass, which has that rich, thick, peanut butter tone. It was always a special moment, getting to that song because it just did something in the room, everywhere. “
Bassist Laura Lee added: “‘Summer Madness’ was paying tribute to Kool and the Gang, a band that we aspire to be and have also played hundreds of times, but never in its entirety.”
Bands Night tales comp, available to pre-order now, features a mix of global artists outside the mainstream, ranging from South Korean rock band Sanullim and Belarus law Песняры for Maxwell Udoh from Nigeria and Roha Band from Ethiopia. The mix also includes a spoken word piece produced by Khruangbin by Tierney Malone and Geoffrey Muller of the band’s native Texas.
“We definitely wanted to cover as much global territory as possible; so it was the world and then home. We wanted to show the treasures of our hometown, or people from our hometown that the rest of the world probably doesn’t know about, “the band said in a statement. “Then these gems from around the world, displaying them in the same way. That is what makes Khruangbin Khruangbin. The stubbornness of being so focused on the hometown. But what makes Houston is this constant international influence; that’s the Gulf Stream, which carries it directly into the city. “
Khruangbin’s Night tales Songs list
1. Devadip Carlos Santana and Turiya Alice Coltrane – “Illuminations”
2. Brilliantes Del Veulo – “I know (when spring comes)”
3. Nazia Hassan – “Khushi”
4. Kelly Doyle – “DRM”
5. Sanulim – “Don’t Go”
6. Maxwell Udoh – “I like it (don’t stop)”
7. David Marez – “Teach me”
8. Gerald Lee – “Can You Feel the Love (Reprise)”
9. Justine and the Victorian punks: “It’s still you”
10. George Yanagi + Nadja Band –The theme of “I can hear the festival”
11. Singers – “My Enchanted”
12. Khruangbin – “Summer Madness” (exclusive version of Kool and the Gang)
13. Paloma San Basilio – “With you”
14. Roha Band – “Yetikimt Abeba”
15. Tierney Malone / Geoffrey Muller – “Transmission for Jehn: Gnossienne No 1” (produced by Khruangbin) (exclusive track)
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