Japanese band who pairs the Far-Eastern inspired psychedelic rock formula flawlessly with Krautrock, traditional Indian melodies and acid-folk.

Just like their namesake meaning “Geometric patterns”, Kikagaku Moyo has a multi-layered, meticulously performed musical identity. In their self-titled album released in 2013, Krautrock rhythms repeat with mechanic precision in harmony with multi-effect guitars, leaving the doors open for surprises while retaining all the mysteries of the Far East. What sets the band apart from its counterparts is the masterful way they blend Western norms of psychedelic rock with the East while introducing Indian and Far-Eastern inspired melodies. They released two albums titled ‘Mammatus Clouds” and ‘Forest of Lost Children’ in 2014 full of extended guitar solos that launch us to the vacuum of space, wildly beating drums and sitar solos recalling the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. On their tours through the US and Europe, they have been treasured by psychedelic rock audiences. They have released separate 7” singles with Moon Duo, Kinski and Kawabata Makoto, the leader of the cult Japanese psychedelic band Acid Mothers Temple. Following the release of their fourth album ‘House in the Tall Grass”, they left their commune house in Tokyo and moved to Europe. In 2018 they released their highly praised latest album ‘Masana Temples’ recorded with Portuguese jazz guitarist Bruno Pernadas. Kikagaku Moyo will be as illuminating as an astral journey at Salon İKSV for their first concert in Turkey.

A five-star trip to a mysterious psychedelic rock island for those who enjoy Jacco Gardner, NEU!, Tame Impala and Can.

This event has an age restriction of 18.
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