Melodi

"Having already crafted an album that basically perfected their take on vintage psychedelia via France and Turkey with Mantra Moderne, the duo behind Kit Sebastian set out to cast their net a little wider sonically. The band's chief architect Kit Martin delves into a wider range of instruments on Melodi in pursuit of a richer, more diverse setting ... Every inch of space is used to create a well-burnished web of sound that vocalist Merve Erdem soars over like a daring aerialist ... She adds just the right amount of heart to the breezy tracks like "Yeter," that slink past like a vixen in a '60s spy film, delves deep into the moodiness of songs like the psychedelic soul-inspired "Agitate," and swings lightly on slow-strutting jazz tracks like "Elegy for Love." There is a larger quotient of jazz in the mix this time around, with loads of stand-up bass, tinkling piano, and late-night vibes front and center ... Rather than repeat themselves, the duo have taken a step into the unknown on Melodi and returned with a triumph of sound and substance".

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"The London duo's second album boasts a sharpened, more streamlined sound while sticking to its roots in '70s Anatolian psychedelic pop".

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"Duo Kit Sebastian may be London based but their sound isn't so easy to pinpoint. They absorb and renew a vast array of styles and influences from Brazilian Tropicalia to 60s Europop via Anatolian psychedelia and US jazz. Kit Martin, raised in London and France takes care of instrumentation while Merve Erdem originally from Istanbul is charged with lyrics and vocals which she sings in Turkish, English and French. Their music very much stimulates the visual imagination and the duo have produced evocative videos which become part of the songs rather than simply visual accompaniment ... Melodi is their second album following their 2019 debut Mantra Moderne. The new record follows a similar thread but in a more concentrated and assured way, taking the eclecticism of their influences to another level".

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