FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18th
KITE
Tassel
Three Links
2704 Elm Street
Dallas, TX
Doors 7PM
Show 8PM
Presented by Distorted Heartbeat and PPP/The New Beat
KITE
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nhhoDCycjsJVHS8sk4vzW
Since founding Swedish synth-pop outfit Kite in 2008, singer Nicklas Stenemo and keyboardist Christian Hutchinson Berg’s brooding fusion of cinematic electronics and anthemic pop has steadily elevated over the years into a stirring spectacle of passion, atmosphere, and communion, as immortalized in their 2019 performance at the Royal Swedish Opera backed by a 16-piece orchestra.��
Although Stenemo and Berg grew up in small Swedish towns (Stenslanda and Tranås, respectively), Kite has carried them around the world, on extensive tours through dozens of countries. The elemental melody and emotion of Kite’s music resonates in every culture; their lyrics can be felt without being understood. This sense of potency extends to their recordings as well – Kite favor the EP format, having released six so far, in keeping with their “all killer, no filler” ethos.��
2022 found the duo returning to the United States for a bi-coastal string of shows, sharing bills with other dark synth pioneers such as Front 242 and Cold Cave. But September 2023 marks a grand homecoming for Kite, headlining the largest show of their career at one of the world’s most breathtaking and beloved outdoor venues: Dalhalla. An open-air theater built into a former limestone quarry in central Sweden, it presents a fitting throne for Kite’s ascendence to the highest echelons of global synth-pop.
TASSEL
https://open.spotify.com/artist/03UoFusKMWhKrUAYcFedq0
Crawling in the void, the beaten path. Faith and apathy, love and hate. To transcend a world of violence and control... Introspective and confrontational, tassel is a mirror of conviction, exposing contradictions and provoking a re-evaluation of the self and society. The trio refuses to be bound by genre; evolving sonically and conceptually with each new release. Embracing pentecostal origins, punk ethos, unabashed queerness and the allure of mystery; tassel plunges into a new form of liturgy charged with tearing the veil on unseen terror and giving hope to a disaffected generation.