Khruangbin Announce Late Night Tales Mix

Check out their take on Kool and the Gang's 'Summer Madness'...

American group Khruangbin will chair the latest mix from Late Night Tales.

The long-standing mix series has a twilight theme to it, something that encourages a distinct manner of curation.

This new mix will be helmed by Khruangbin, whose album 'Mordechai' landed earlier in the year.

It's a globe-leaping tracklist, one that moves from Anglo-Indian experimentation to South Korean rock, alongside funk deep cuts.

As is tradition, Khruangbin have recorded something special for the mix, a fresh take on Kool and the Gang's oft-sampled jazz-funk classic 'Summer Madness'.

Drummer DJ Johnson comments: “‘Summer Madness’ became a staple in this medley that we play. Specifically, one of my favourite things about it is the tone of the bass, which really reminds me a lot of Laura Lee’s bass which has this chunky, peanut butter, rich tone. It was always a special moment, getting to that song because, it just did something to the room, everywhere.”

Laura Lee continues: “‘Summer Madness’ was paying homage to Kool & The Gang, a band we aspire to be like and also we’ve played it a hundred times but never in full.”

Check it out now.

Khruangbin's Late Night Tales is out on December 4th.

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