lookOUT Artist Mixtape feat. The Kraken Quartet
For those of you who missed our first Artist Mixtape with Felt Out, all you need to know is that this is exactly what it sounds like — a shiny, little cassette wrapped up in a bow, curated for you by someone else. And for those of you who haven’t stopped listening to Felt Out’s Artist Mixtape… here’s another!
This time, Austin’s own percussion four-piece The Kraken Quartet has curated a 12-song adventure for us with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises — just like a Kraken performance (which you can experience live at lookOUT Fest on September 3rd).
So pop this cassette in and let’s go.
About This Mixtape: a message from The Kraken Quartet
The four members of The Kraken Quartet are heavily influenced by a wide variety of genres, artists, and instrumentations. This playlist contains songs that inspired us during our formative years, and songs that continue to inspire us today.
Just want to listen? Find the full playlist here.
Tracklist
LAST LIGHT // Son Lux
Son Lux are masters of transforming familiar sounds into something otherworldly. Every layer of this track has something compelling about it, something that makes you want to listen deeper. Their music has been a huge inspiration as we continue to explore new sounds to write with, and this track perfectly encapsulates why.
STRANGERS ALL ALONG // Sō Percussion
As college students, we took a trip from Ithaca, NY to Brooklyn, NY to see Sō Percussion perform “Where We Live” in December 2012. All of us consider that show a monumental point in our lives as young percussionists. It inspired us to reconsider what our newly formed percussion group could be and sound like.
NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU RUN TODAY, YOU WILL NEVER CATCH UP TO TOMORROW // ensemble, et al.
CHICAGO // Sufjan Stevens
TURKEY DOG COMA // Flying Lotus
As we write music for our group, no style of music is off the table… there has always been a steadfast acceptance of polystylism. As we prepared to write our first full length album, “Separate | Migrate,” we were enamored by this Flying Lotus record that seemingly abandoned any notions of “genre specificity.” This track in particular really takes you on a ride all over the place.
UNTITLED #1 – VAKA // Sigur Rós
RED ROOM // Hiatus Kaiyote
BLUES SUBTITLED NO SENSE OF WONDER // Gastr Del Sol
8 (CIRCLE) // Bon Iver
LOS PLÁTANOS // Rumberos de Cuba
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE DAY // Explosions In The Sky
SOME // Nils Frahm
About lookOUT Fest
This indoor-outdoor, one-day festival is your one-stop-shop for end-of-summer music. With 6 bands and a summer day filled with visual artists, food trucks, vendors, curated experiences, and tunes from Soundfounder to cap it all off, there are infinite ways to get lost.
Be there as we gather audiophiles from across the city to experience the vibes, the sounds, and the feels of summer before they’re gone. Your ears will thank you.
EXPLORE THE LINEUP 👉 grab your tickets to see Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, The Album Leaf, Julianna Barwick, and more on September 3rd!
At the Long Center, we’ve always got a new partnership or something cool we know you’ll want to check out! Find and follow us @longcenter on your social media platform of choice, and we’ll see you real soon.
