Khruangbin - Late Night Tales Vinyl

Hot on the heels of Mordechai, the critically acclaimed third album from US psych-rockers Khruangbin, the Texas trio are set to become the latest act to present their own Late Night Tales in the popular, long-running musician-curated album series.

Having first come to prominence in 2013 when producer and D.J. Bonobo included Khruangbins A Calf Born in Winter in his own collection of songs for the series, the little known Houston trio had yet to release an album, but have since gone on to become international superstars forming their own exotic, individual sound.

The LateNightTales series is such a special thing to be a part of because we wouldnt have made it if it wasnt for Bonobos LateNightTales, because thats how we got into the LNT family - and got a break.

With a mind-blowing selection of tracks that cross borders and cultures, Khruangbins deep love of global grooves - from Asian pop to Nigerian reggae - Japanese mellow groove to Latina flavas - are steeped in eclecticism; Nazia Hassans Hindi-disco Khushi, produced by British-Indian legend Biddu, South Korean rock band Sanullim who contribute Dont Go, a pair of African bangers from Nigerian Maxwell Udoh and Roha Band, from Ethiopia; a diversion to Belarus and thence to Madrid for the strident vocal performance of Paloma San Basilio with Contigo before hightailing back to Texas.

Elsewhere, the Lone Star state reps proudly, with David Marez and Kelly Doyle plus, in the Late Night Tales tradition, the band deliver an exclusive, horizontally brilliant version of Kool The Gangs Summer Madness, while the mix concludes with a spoken word piece by Tierney Malone, accompanied by fellow Houstonian Geoffrey Mullers atmospheric banjo rendering of Erik Saties Gnossienne.

Its cool to think about what you would listen to late at night, as a band together, lighting a spliff, kinda vibe. We definitely wanted to cover as much global territory as possible; so it was the globe and then home. We wanted to show the treasures from our hometown, or people from our hometown that the rest of the world probably doesnt know.
Thats what makes Khruangbin Khruangbin.
The stubbornness about being so hometown-centric but what makes Houston is this this constant international influence. Thats that gulf stream, bringing it right into Houston. So I guess thats kind of the theme.

The LateNightTales series was established back in 2001 with Fila Brazilia taking to the controls and mixing up the first of what would continue to be the first choice of music connoisseurs worldwide.
Since then, the series has seen releases from the likes of The Flaming Lips, Hot Chip, Floating Points, David Holmes, Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, Royksopp and many more.