{"product_id":"yolek","title":"Karl Hector \u0026 The Malcouns - Yolek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 LP, black vinyl.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs this Khruangbin? Nope, but if you like them, you’ll dig this. Kraut-Funk – that’s our preferred term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Karl Hector adventure continues with their fourth studio album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYolek\u003c\/em\u003e digs deeper into the Krautrock history embedded deep in the soil of their native Munch – three of the most influential bands of the 1970s experimental German rock scene sprung from there: Amon Düül, Popol Vuh and Embryo. Drawing from those bands’ homebound and worldly influences, JJ Whitefield and Zdenko Curulija conceived and produced this kosmiche-werk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by these musical heroes, and following the path of 'Non Ex Orbis,' Whitefield and Curulija shape a sound that takes the experimental approach of the classic Krautrock era and slides between beat-heavy drone and spacey, prog-rock suites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYolek\u003c\/em\u003e symbolizes an innocent way of composing and improvising music, free from the influences of our contemporary environment, preserving a childlike way of hearing sounds in their unfiltered purity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Some will classify this as a retro, but for the band it simply is a form of creating, Whitefield states. “We’re drawing from an established musical vocabulary which was popular at a time in Germany, when underground musical culture had its creative peak.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Now-Again","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":54170380468518,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/4660\/2278\/files\/yolek_1940c4e5-c2c0-44d4-bfca-2812edaa63d5.jpg?v=1792618188","url":"https:\/\/shop.nowagainrecords.com\/products\/yolek","provider":"Now-Again Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}