Kishi Bashi UK and Europe tour dates announced

Tour date announcement: Kishi Bashi
More information on: official Kishi Bashi website 

Since the profoundly successful release of 151a two years ago, Kishi Bashi has toured relentlessly, captivating audiences across the globe with his loop-based live show, and fostering a groundswell of devotees. Now, with a new album under his belt, he hits the road again with an arsenal of exciting performances to be unleashed on audiences across the UK and Europe.

151a was crafted over a four-year period while Kishi Bashi, the pseudonym for artist K. Ishibashi, was touring and recording with Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and of Montreal (where he was a full-time member and co-producer). In late 2012, after the success of 151a, Kishi Bashi decided to focus solely on his own music and began composing the new material, which led to the songs that are featured on Lighght.

‘Lighght’ takes its title from the one-word poem by minimalist poet Aram Saroyan, and he record (which is pronounced “Light”, by the way) continues and expands the sound of his critically acclaimed debut, 151a, which earned Kishi Bashi the title of “Best New Artist” for 2012 by NPR.

Though violin remains his primary instrument and songwriting muse, Kishi Bashi has expanded his palette to include more diverse and nuanced instrumentation on Lighght. Bright and soaring avant-pop songs are prevalent, as are Eastern-tinged arrangements, gentle ballads, Philip Glass-inspired improvisations, and more than a few moments that flirt with ‘70s prog (in the tradition of ELO or Yes). If this sounds jarringly kaleidoscopic, that’s because it is. But it works.

Tour dates

You’ll find current tour dates below. The most up to date information regarding dates will be on Kishi Bashi’s official site.

• Oct 11^th – Whelans, Dublin (IE)
• Oct 13^th – The Cluny, Newcastle (UK)
• Oct 14^th – Broadcast, Glasgow (UK)
• Oct 15^th – The Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK)
• Oct 16^th – Thekla, Bristol (UK)
• Oct 17^th – Bush Hall, London (UK)
• Oct 18^th – Bermuda Triangle, Brighton (UK)
• Oct 20^th – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (UK)
• Oct 22^nd – Witloof Bar, Sint-Joost-Ten-Node (BE)
• Oct 23^rd – Point Ephemere, Paris (FR)
• Oct 24^th – La Peniche, Lille (FR)
• Oct 25^th – Paradijskerk, Rotterdam (NE)
• Oct 27^th – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NE)
• Oct 28^th – Studio 672, Cologne (DE)
• Oct 29^th – Rock Café, Hamburg (DE)
• Oct 30^th – Comet Club, Berlin (DE)
• Oct 31^st – Ampere, Munich (DE)
• Nov 1^st – Kiff, Aarau (CH)