Quiver, by KTU

Quiver

by KTU

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1.	Fragile Sun 01:39	info
2.	Kataklasm 05:07
3.	Nano 04:42
4.	Quiver 03:14
5.	Purga 05:43
6.	Womb 03:42
7.	Wasabi Fields 04:01
8.	Jacaranda 04:00
9.	Aorta 02:51
10.	Miasmaa 04:53
11.	Snow Reader 05:40

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Finnish accordion daredevil Kimmo Pohjonen joins with Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto (of King Crimson) forming the group KTU (pronounced “K2”). This, their second album, follows their live debut, 8 Armed Monkey, and was recorded in Texas and Helsinki, Finland. It features Samuli Kosminen, of Icelandic band MuM, and three tracks mixed by Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson.

David Fricke of Rolling Stone calls them "a robust tumult of Northern Lights sparkle, white-wolf guitar wail and rolling knotted thunder." Fricke writes, "When I saw KTU play in Europe, they were as powerful and transgressive as the killer King Crimson. Pohjonen is a wonder unto himself: animating his wind song with pedals and processing; attacking the bellows with the ecstatic fury of Jimi Hendrix."

“KTU sounds like a Siberian mushroom shaman, with accordion, meets King Crimson and Cream in the world’s most psychedelic power trio!”
Jussi Niemi, Aamulehti

“Everything about the track ‘Absinthe’ (on 8-Armed Monkey) is awesome. Its bludgeoning Magma-style bassline, its odd-metre riffology from Pohjonen’s massive accordion are awesome. Gunn’s solo, recalling Pat Metheny on Song X, is awesome. Mastelotto’s overlapping bell patterns are awesome. But in the silence that follows, as you stare slack-jawed at your speakers and you find yourself marveling ‘Awesome!’ in moronic wonder, you’ll understand the damage that’s been done.”
Keith Moline, The Wire

KTU has toured in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Norway and the Spot Festival in Denmark.

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released March 1, 2009

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Trey Gunn -- Warr guitar, ukulele
Kimmo Pojonen - accordion, voice
Pat Mastelotto - rhythmic devices, beats and noises

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Finnish accordion daredevil Kimmo Pohjonen joins with Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto (of King Crimson) forming the trio KTU.

KTU has performed in Russia, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

David Fricke of Rolling Stone calls them "a robust tumult of Northern Lights sparkle, white-wolf guitar wail and rolling knotted thunder." ... more

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