KSMISK - Mikrometeorittene (2018)

Scandinavian duo KSMISK return to Norwegian techno imprint PLOINK to drop their debut album this
February.
Real names Truls Kvam and Robin Crafoord, KSMISK made a name for themselves as Trulz & Robin with
releases on Planet Noise and Cymasonic, not to mention Prins Thomas’ Full Pupp and Rett I Fletta. Since
launching their KSMISK project in 2015 the pair have returned to some of these labels whilst also
dropping two releases on renowned Bergen-based techno label PLOINK, of which 2017’s ‘Magma EP’ is
the precursor to their inaugural album ‘Mikrometeorittene’.
Opening the package is the ominous and beatless ‘Lonsdaleite’, setting the tone for an otherworldly
aesthetic throughout. Off-kilter kicks then rain down in ‘Silicate’ as sinister drones ebb in and out of the
mix before meandering back into a ghostly ambient cut named ‘Vesta’. Crunchy percussion and tantalising
atmospherics then make up ‘Blitz’, moving into the twisted and syncopated ‘Marinate’ until the raw
sounding ‘Spherules’ exhibits a compelling groove combined with echoing effects. The dusky ‘Wustite’
sees the album retreat from 4/4 once again, returning for the effervescent ‘Westergas’ before concluding
on a melancholic outro entitled ‘Chondrites’.
For this release 2×12” LP PLOINK will release 100 numbered and limited grey vinyl as well as the usual
black vinyl.

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Mixmag – September 2017 (Techno Review for PL019NK, KSMISK’s MAGMA EP):
“Seductive stuff from one of our favourite labels (..)
Ploink is fast becomming one of our favourite techno labels, and the Norway-based imprint brings the goods once again with this killer new cut from KSMISK. Magma is probably about as deep as the earth’s own magma pools, with a bassline that penetrates every atom of your being as it pulls you into its seductive web.”
9/10