{"id":613725,"date":"2024-03-21T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kim-krans-transforms-the-spiritual-into-meditative-pop\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:32:08","slug":"kim-krans-transforms-the-spiritual-into-meditative-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kim-krans-transforms-the-spiritual-into-meditative-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kim Krans transforms the spiritual into meditative pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe3588932\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe3588932\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kim-krans-transforms-the-spiritual-into-meditative-pop\/#After_a_decade-long_absence_from_music_the_esoteric_pop_artist_returns_with_a_new_album_recorded_with_Kevin_Ratterman_of_My_Morning_Jacket\" >After a decade-long absence from music, the esoteric pop artist returns with a new album recorded with Kevin Ratterman of My Morning Jacket.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_a_decade-long_absence_from_music_the_esoteric_pop_artist_returns_with_a_new_album_recorded_with_Kevin_Ratterman_of_My_Morning_Jacket\"><\/span>After a decade-long absence from music, the esoteric pop artist returns with a new album recorded with Kevin Ratterman of My Morning Jacket.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260840\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_3_bwejcp\/kim-krans-photo-via-publicist.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Kim Krans transforms the spiritual into meditative pop\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Kim Krans. Photo via publicist.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260844\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>Discover Blogly is The FADER\u2019s curated roundup of our favorite new music discoveries.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260841\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Before Kim Krans landed on <i>The New York Times<\/i> bestseller list with her tarot deck <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kimkrans.com\/the-wild-unknown\"><i>The Wild Unknown<\/i><\/a>, the visual artist, spiritual teacher, and author was a musician creating fuzzy psychedelic folk and nostalgic garage rock in bands like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.subpop.com\/artists\/love_as_laughter\">Love As Laughter<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/familyband.bandcamp.com\/\">Family Band<\/a>. But after bouncing around the Pacific Northwest indie-folk scene, there came a time when she decided to trade in the chaos of tour life for the quiet solace of spirituality; meditation became her calling for a decade as she learned Kundalini and Classical Hatha yoga and studied under shamans from Europe, India, and Africa. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            In February, the Los Angeles-based artist returned with her magical solo debut, <i>MIRRORMIRROR<\/i>. An otherworldly dark pop record recorded with My Morning Jacket\u2019s Kevin Ratterman, <i>MIRRORMIRROR<\/i> combines languid melodies, and hypnosis-inducing rhythmic loops, with striking textures and soothing background harmonies through the layering of Krans&#8217; voice, reciting protective chants and mantras.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260839\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=772701719\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kimkrans.bandcamp.com\/album\/mirrormirror\">MIRRORMIRROR by KIM KRANS<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260842\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Reminiscent of a collaboration between Enya, Molly Nilsson, and a deck of oracle cards, every song feels like it\u2019s plucked from another plane of existence. \u201cSpinning Sun\u201d is lush goth pop while \u201cYes\u201d is imbued with a misty balladry. On \u201cDead Stars,\u201d Krans cloaks her balladry in fog before achieving a transcendent beauty on \u201cGolden Tears.\u201d  The album\u2019s standout is the opener, \u201cSister,\u201d a blissful psychedelic gem that\u2019s hypnotic to the point where you almost don\u2019t realize Krans is gently rehearsing divine archetypes and mystic symbolism, alongside the Akal Mahakal, a protective manta that\u2019s meant to assuage fear of the finite and definitive endings.<\/p>\n<p>            In less competent hands, the esoteric lyricism and references to planets, mysticism, and yogic chants would be a recipe for an off-puttingly \u201cwoo woo\u201d New Age project powered by the trendiness of spirituality. But <i>MIRRORMIRROR<\/i>\u2019s has a sincerity and a magnetism to carry you away from the stressors of everyday life and put them in a broader, even cosmic, context.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-260843\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            After all, you can\u2019t ignore how many of these spoken elements \u2014 the calm chanting, the hushed humming, the murmured mantras \u2014 contribute to the underlying rhythmic thrum that makes <i>MIRRORMIRROR<\/i> so bewitching. Because the core of Krans\u2019 record isn\u2019t as eerie or enigmatic as it may seem: It\u2019s simply a meditation on letting go, where each song acts as its own pensive prayer. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Sandra Song<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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