Pre-order the debut album “Atabasca” and listen to the new single “Kundela Mawedi” here: https://found.ee/Atabasca
Killer Groove Records presents “Kundela Mawedi”, the second single from the upcoming self-titled debut album by Italian cinematic funk trio Atabasca, out on March 27 on limited-edition LP, CD digipack and digital formats, the latter featuring an exclusive bonus track. Album pre-orders are available starting from today at the following link: https://found.ee/Atabasca The single is out today on all digital platforms and also available as a limited-edition 7″ vinyl (300 copies worldwide).
The sound of an old lap steel guitar evokes the gentle waves of the sea, opening the doors to “Kundela Mawedi”. The sonic journey unfolds through hypnotic rhythms and echoes of ancient cultures, where ethereal voices and warm, entrancing bass lines intertwine with psychedelic riffs and evocative guitar melodies, merging into a soundscape rich in warmth and mystery. The chorus, with its unexpected choral chant, adds a spark of magic. An elegant twist that gently stirs the dreamlike mood and transports the listener into a new sonic dimension, steeped in mysticism and tribal vibrations. “Kundela Mawedi” is more than just a song: it’s a sensory experience, a musical ritual where tradition meets psychedelia, sand meets sea, and the soul dances upon the waves of time.
Recorded in a single take, the session captures the raw energy and natural atmosphere of the performance. Artistic production was handled by the trio alongside Andrea Fabrizii (digger, musician, producer, and catalogue curator for CAM Sugar), while Riccardo Ricci mastered the track at Velvet Room Mastering Studio in Brighton.
The single drops with an official video: A suspended afternoon, where the band travels through the coastal places of their origins, unhurried. An essential and delicate journey, where friendship and music intertwine in everyday gestures, and each stop becomes an intimate return to their roots, to the simple happiness of being together.
Like a desert blooming within the evergreen forests of the planet’s far north, a unique, alien, disruptive environment. This is the vision behind Atabasca, the project of Luca Mongia (guitars, lap steel, keyboards, vocals), Paolo Mazziotti (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Valerio Pompei (drums, percussion, vocals).
Individually active for over twenty years on both the national and international scenes, the three musicians came together in 2023 to create a project that merges experience, experimentation, and creative freedom. Their music is imaginative and at times dreamlike, blending the classic concept of the instrumental trio with the worlds of film scoring and sound design.
Atabasca’s sound moves through jazz-funk, world, and cinematic territories, weaving together afrobeat, desert, and psychedelic influences into a personal and timeless language. Each piece is a scene; each sound, a fragment of a world, a journey between reality and imagination where groove, texture, and organic timbre merge into a singular sonic ecosystem: a perpetually shifting balance that generates new inner landscapes.
Fans of Khruangbin, Surprise Chef and instrumental psych-funk take note!
