"Noise music remains a powerful force for a union between texture, rhythm, and the basics of melody. KK NULL has developed it into a voice of its own. Resembles Surfing With the Alien if slowed down to the pace of erosion and intensified with a Fripp/Eno sensibility of stacking melodic fragments." -Death Metal Underground

"Evokes an atmosphere full of mysticism, inviting us to introspection through a hypnotic and transcendental sound journey. An aesthetically stunning project and deeply immersive listening experience." -Electro Emotions

Japan-based KK NULL and Swiss guitarist Joel Gilardini team up to present the the third installment of their Psychic Drones series. Noise devotee KK NULL (the mastermind behind ZENI GEVA whose collaborators include the late Steve Albini, John Zorn, Sonic Youth, Merzbow, and countless others) and Gilardini, a sound researcher and experimentalist have been collaborating on their expansive and evocative series since 2020.

Clocking in at over an hour in length, for all of its foggy din, Psychic Drones 3 is exceptionally varied in tone. Noise, dark ambient, and drone are well-represented, yet as a whole, the piece is an emotional voyage in both synthetic and organic sound design, making incredible use of spatial mixing throughout.

From Psychic Drones 3's opening of intercepted menacing sub-bass transmissions to its final noise oscillation as the faint rhythm of heartbeats and EKG equipment fade out, the album is a prime example of audio as paint on canvas. Soothing arpeggios fade into screeching noise as surges of overwhelming warmth wash in and out. Amidst all of this chaos, there's a surprising, yet carefully curated mix of clarity and calm.

https://kknull.com / https://joelgilardini.wordpress.com / https://givetake.life

Performed by Joel Gilardini (Baritone Guitars, Electronics)
and Kazuyuki Kishino (Electronics, Algorithmic Drums, Noiz)
Recorded by Kazuyuki Kishino at Prima Natura Studio (Japan)
and Joel Gilardini at Nowhere Studio (Switzerland)
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Kazuyuki Kishino

A GIVE/TAKE release. GT065 © 2024 KK NULL, Joel Gilardini. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Psychic Drones 3

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - Psychic Drones 3

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - pandemonium

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - the great destroyer

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - earthy feelings of disillusion

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - epileptic deviation

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - chthonic ephemerals

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - dark voyance

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - disjointed cores

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - loosen beliefs

KK NULL x Joel Gilardini - immutable still stands

Track taken from the artist: MITSURU TABATA / MIKE VEST / NICK RAYBOULD presents ‘Asura Airavata’ album

Released June 27th 2025 via Riot Season (UK/Europe) & Echodelick Records (US)

LP Tracklisting

A1 Acquisitions (4:12)
A2 Remover Of Obstacles (4:17)
A3 Destructional Wisdom (8:38)

B1 Galacta (6:29)
B2 Sustain Of The Vajira (6:41)
B3 Seth's Protection (7:20)

Mitsuru Tabata ~ Mike Vest ~ Nick Raybould
Presents ‘Asura Airavata’

The power of the three!

Airavata represents the celestial elephant, that which carries the Lord Indra, holds the greatest position,  as considered their king and thus symbolises the power to rule. Peace and prosperity are the effects of this established power.

Six Tracks of garage, psych fuzz rock, improvisations and harmonious grooves.

Mitsuru Tabata (Missing Heads, Sadistic Mazo Band, Acid Mothers Temple, Zeni Geva) lays down punk rock hendrixian free form leads, over loose jams and stadium rock arrangements

Created by Mike Vest (Kaliyuga Express, Brain Pills, Artifacts & Uranium, BONG, Drunk In Hell) and Nick Raybould (Thought Bubble, Artifacts & Uranium) who provides his visual representation of the Airavata.

Arranged and mixed by Mike Vest.
Mastered for Vinyl by John McBain (Monster Magnet - Spine Of God)
Mitsuru Tabata - Guitars, Vocals & Synths
Mike Vest - Bass, Guitars & Mix
Nick Raybould - Drums, Art & Design



Asura Airavata

Galacta

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MITSURU TABATA / MIKE VEST / NICK RAYBOULD 'Galacta' (2025)

Riot Season is an independent label based in the Black Country region of England.

GIVE/TAKE is a boutique record label based in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, specializing in auteur-driven, experimental projects with an electronic approach.

As visionaries for sharing music as art in the digital age, we curate a repertoire deserving undivided attention.

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