Kilo Kish - A Quick Chat

Kilo Kish first came to our attention when she featured on The Internet’s brilliant song ‘Ode to a Dream’. Since that point it’s fair to say that we’ve been hooked on the New York based singer’s offerings and we were quite rightly thrilled when the chance came up to ask her a few questions. Here’s what she had to say.

1) Firstly, you're based in Brooklyn, to what degree do you think this influences your music?

Not too much, I don't spend to much time in bk besides being in my apartment. I like living in brooklyn for the trees and the peace and quiet. I identify more with downtown manhattan.
How would you describe your sound to our readers who haven't listened to you?

This is always a hard question for me and generally don't know what to say. I call it experimental, which is mostly just me rambling on or half singing about abstract ideas over spacey beats. I wouldn't say I'm in any particular genre box.

3) What are your biggest influences both within music and outside of it?

I'm not sure if I have any direct influences in music, I think with the internet era we're all indirectly influenced by a lot of things our brains just soak up. I'm kind of like being in my own bubble when I comes to making music so ensure that I'm not being overly influenced by what's new and cool. I don't really watch television, besides the Olympics and The Price Is Right, or listen to the radio so for the most part I'm safe. Outside of music, I'm really influenced by going to see new art it's always inspiring for me. Right now I'm a big fan of Tom Sachs.

4) You worked with both Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martian of Odd Future (The Internet) on their excellent album Purple Naked Ladies, how would you describe that experience?

It was really amazing working with two friends on their first album, we have such a great, natural relationship. I think their music is really special and refreshing compared to other things I've heard recently. Working on ode to a dream was super fun and I definitely enjoyed touring and performing it live with them.

5) Finally, what are your plans for the future?

My plans are to keep making progressive music and to design cool stuff and work on as many art projects as I can juggle at once. 

We'd like to thank Duncan Will and of course Kilo Kish for their contribution and help with this interview.