On whitefineline8, synths tick-tock against a clipped beat as Klein’s slurred vocals slip and slide their way into view, and across my mind. With a lackadaisical vocal, slack bass and layers of distortion, whitefineline8 evokes the sound of Mount Kimbie when they have collaborated with King Krule. The result is a song as overwhelming and all consuming as Mount Kimble’s wonderful Blue Train Lines.
In the closing minute, Klein wails “It’s another long night”. It hits in a tone that sounds like the midpoint between celebration and desperation. This is the music to soundtrack the moments where you aren’t quite sure if you are finding yourself, or losing yourself.
Having previously received recognition from Diffus Magazine, Rolling Stone and Musikexpress, the German-American musician is working towards the release of EP whatdidyoudo2me. Inspired by a period in Barcelona, and a dive into the Berlin music scene, the EP is written in the third person, the musician a deliberately unreliable narrator. Born out of a musical retreat, Klein invited producers Bearcubs and Aud Syn to experiment with different approaches to sound production and tape recorders, which gives the EP its distinctive sound.
Check out whitefineline8 below.