Loka's Mark Kyriacou interview - 16.10.18
Originating from Liverpool, one of music’s great breeding grounds, Loka are situated firmly in the Psychedelic category, unleashing epic soundwave long players, and their latest effort Northern Oscillations is no exception. Matt Mead chats to Mark Kyriacou from the band. Composed, recorded and produced by Loka in various kitchens, bedrooms and spaces in the north of England, Northern Oscillations was mixed and mastered by Keir Stewart (Durutti Column, I Am Kloot, Happy Mondays, Travelling Band, The Fall & Johnny Marr) at Inch Studios in Manchester. A radio session for Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 1 show shortly followed the release, along with a tour of Canada where the band played at the prestigious Guelph Jazz Festival, before performing a string of dates across Europe. The album opens with the acclaimed single Herculaneum Rock – up and straight at ‘em tripped out vocals breaks into cosmic supersonic Velvet Underground beats with whispering vocals. What an opening track. Next trac...