Celtic Connections & 432 presents Avalanche Kaito.

Urban griot and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse (vocals, tama, peul flutes, mouth bow) fortuitously collided with Brussels noise punk musicians Benjamin Chaval (drums, electronics) and Nico Gitto (guitar). Through a twisting sequence of events, the trio eventually met and began developing the soundworld of ancestral proverbs and dataist inspired technology. The Wire says they play "freaked, juddering electronic punk". Since their debut concert in July 2021, the band has been touring Europe intensively, while releasing an EP in January as a preview of their first album released in June, both of which were released on Glitterbeat. After their highly acclaimed performances in festivals and clubs, the band is preparing to cross the Atlantic, invited by FME in Quebec in September 2022. The trio mostly play Kaito's compositions, each making sure to write their part very freely. At the end all compositions are collective. The griot handles proverbs. These are the pillars of wisdom. He can both murmur and harangue, while his intense flute solos come straight from a free jazz he never knew. Nico brings this very rare quality of being both able to ensure the groove of a very uncommon rhythmic baritone guitar and develop sophisticated sound experiences. Benjamin plays his low-fi drums with two cut pieces of brush handle. Also he provides an important Pure Data electronic part partially controlled by triggers, a real fourth wheel to the coach.

"Burkinabe singer Kaito Winse joins forces with Brussels noise punk duo Benjamin Chaval and Nico Gitto as Avalanche Kaito, for their self-titled debut – Winse’s voice soars over Chaval’s thrashing drums, an energising blend that has ample capacity to get darker and more distorted.” - The Guardian

"Released earlier this year, Avalanche Kaito’s debut EP Dabalomuni was extraordinary but a bit too brief and oblique to give a full sense of where the trio were travelling to. This full length solves the mystery: once again setting magnetic Burkinabe griot Kaito Winse in post-everything grindscapes produced by the Belgian duo of drummer/producer Benjamin Chaval and guitarist Nico Gitto, Avalanche Kaito is a fully functional hardcore transmission, channelling solid state spirits in abrasive, glitching tongues. Winse yelps and declaims refixed elder scrolls, Chaval and Gitto initiate the launch phase on broken mech-punk rockets, and the whole affair gives the impression of exigent new rituals being improvised at the edge of panic.” - The Wire

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