All India Radio Goes For Adds

Fronted by Australian musician Martin Kennedy, All India Radio has been creating downtempo chillgaze since 1999. The project first formed after Kennedy heard some tapes of street and radio sounds from India. Inspired, he began sampling the tapes and blending the recordings with his own ambient works to develop a distinct sound that combines layered guitars, atmospheric keyboards, and dubby beats. Since then, the prolific producer has collaborated with Steve Kilbey (The Church) and garnered a 2003 Australian Recording Industry Award (ARIA) nomination for Best New World Album.

Four years in the making, The Slow Light is All India Radio’s tenth studio album. Though mostly instrumental, Kennedy’s spacey, ethereal tones are augmented by guest vocalists on “Can You Hear The Sound,” which features Selena Cross, and “Galaxy of Light,” which serves as the debut of Kennedy’s 12-year-old daughter, Hollie Houlihan-McKie. The album’s cover is the first produced since the 1970s by visionary LP artist Victor Atkins — the winner of the 1969 Society of Illustrators Award for his striking artwork for Miles Davis.

“All India Radio has mashed the ambient-hop signatures of DJ Shadow, Tortoise and Thievery Corporation with the instantly recognizable guitar soundtracking of Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti. The resulting narcotic musical textures are capable of floating listeners to galaxies far, far away.” -Wired

“Kennedy is a restless musical soul and prodigious creator… All India Radio albums feel like an amazing journey of the mind.” -PopMatters

RIYL: Boards of Canada, Brian Eno, Ennio Morricone, St. Germain, James Blake, Bonobo, Four Tet, Tycho, Thievery Corporation, Portishead, Massive Attack, Angelo Badalamenti

Recommended Tracks: Track 3, “Can You Hear The Sound,” Track 7, “Galaxy of Light,” Track 8, “Twelve,” Track 2, “Dark Star,” Track 4, “The Slow Light”

FCC Clean

Label: Minty Fresh

Going for Adds 4/18 & 4/19

Listen to Track 7, “Galaxy of Light,” below: