The KVB are known to cast musical spells. The British audio-visual duo of Nicholas Wood and Kat Day caught us in a coldwave rapture last month with an embracing tune of mechanical beauty called “Unité”, which served as a fitting table-setter for new album Unity, out this Black Friday (November 26) via Invada Records. Today, the final taste arrives via a new track called “Unbound,” and the sky-gazing tune comes correct with a visual directed by Sapphire Goss.
For a project where every move is meaningful, and where every beat is carefully placed and every treat is carefully paced, it’s no surprise that this new video ties in to the album’s influence.
“We’ve been fascinated by the sound mirrors that are on the south coast of England for a while now and were very pleased to know that Sapphire shared our interest in these decaying, monolithic sculptures!” The KVB state. “In fact, they were part of the inspiration for Unity’s album cover. It was great to finally visit one in real life, despite the wind and rain that came with filming there. For us, Sapphire’s dreamlike, analogue aesthetic feels like the perfect complement to ‘Unbound’s’ hazy sound.”
Adds Goss: “The video took the album cover imagery as the starting point, and the band were keen to use the sound mirrors — strange monolithic listening structures along the coastline, made obsolete by radar almost as soon as they were built. The video reanimates these eerie monuments, showing them pulse out mysterious signals of light and color. The film is made using a mix of analogue & digital effects — lenticular 3D & stereo loops shot on an 80s Nimslo (35mm) and an old Mamiya passport lens attachment that freeze moments in time & dance around them spatially, adding to the uncanny feeling.”
Unity was produced and mixed by Andy Savours (Black Country New Road, My Bloody Valentine, The Horrors), and we cannot wait to take it with us into the weekend and beyond. Go “Unbound” below.