You take the sun away
You pass it on to me
You turn to dark again
I dream cause I can
Dance, let them dance for me
Tears will come down some day
Tears cause they’re hard as wood
Would you let them burn
Don't take the light away
My hopes my dreams my life
Don't take the sun from me
My hopes my dreams my life
Dance, let them dance into me
People vs people can’t see
Hands should be holding hands
Hands should be holding hands
Burn, let them burn for me
Fear not, cause they can not touch me
Hearts should be lost in hearts
Hearts should be lost in hearts
Don't take the light away
My hopes my dreams my life
Don't take the sun from me
My hopes my dreams my life
Remember me
Will you remember me
Remember me
Won't you remember me
Promise you'll remember me
Wanna…
Want you to remember me
Remember me
Remember
Remember won’t you member me
Wanna…
Want you to remember me
Promise you'll remember me
Want you to remember me
Remember
Remember won’t you member me
I'll see to that you’ll remember me
Remember me
Won't you remember me
Remember me
Won't you remember me
Promise you remember me
Want you to remember me
Remember
Remember won’t you member me
It’s true people die..
Since founding Swedish synthpop duo KITE in 2008, singer Nicklas Stenemo and keyboardist Christian Hutchinson Berg’s brooding fusion of cinematic electronics and anthemic pop has steadily elevated into a spectacle of passion, atmosphere, and communion. Their debut double-A vinyl single for Dais Records, Don't take the light away / Remember me captures KITE at their most urgent, thrilling and apocalyptic.
"Don't take the light away" is a song about “the war between energies,” with singer Stenemo’s wounded croon leading a rising tide of stabbing strings, pulsing percussion, and looming bass orchestrated by keyboardist Hutchinson Berg, surging to a mass-chanted chorus both desperate and triumphant (“dance, let them dance into me / people versus people can’t see / hands should be holding hands”). "Remember me" was written following the band's 2017 US tour, capturing the intense feelings of burnout and exhaustion. "Remember me, Won't you remember me, Promise you'll remember me."
Words only tell half of the story; smoke spills across the stage, and the melodies become a battle cry. Our worst fears eventually boil over, turning into hope and resilience. Like the best of KITE’s music, "Don't take the light away" and "Remember me" fuse theater and catharsis into anthems of universal yearning, born of “the struggle to keep a flickering candle lit in a very dark space.”
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released December 1, 2023
Written by Kite
Produced by Kite & Aasthma
Mixed by Aasthma
Mastered by Hans Olsson
Artwork by Robert Hurula
Kite creates a dark wonderland of droning synthesizers and throbbing beats, full of majestic
melodies.
With spectacular lights, breathtaking projections and sometimes cat statues shooting laser beams from their eyes – Kite´s live show has given them a reputation as one of the best live bands not only in Sweden but in the entire world....more
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Each listen just gets better and better. I feel slightly ashamed for not having heard this album until a few short days ago. modestwriggles