Kali represents the fresh and deep spirit ofa new post-genre generation of musicians. Nicolas Stocker on drums(also known from Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile andMarena Whicher), Urs Müller on guitar (also known from Sha’s Feckel) and Raphael Loher on prepared piano (also known from Sekhmet) are natives of a contemporary musical world in whichprog groove, noise, new minimal, ambientandnew classical chamber music are just dialects of a common language. They feelat homein a composed and simultaneously in a free improvised musical context andfollowtheir musical intuitionwith a wide and non-ideological understanding of music history.

With this background Kali createsbeautiful dark pattern spaces, hard minimalgrooves and abstract mystical journeys with sound sensibility and progressive power. The band’s creative range varies from epic mystic dramaturgies tominimalistic miniatures of twinkling beauty.

Kali is a genuine working band,which invests time, passion and patience into the idea of being a true musical and social organismwith weekly sessions and rehearsals over years. With this consequent band spirit and with their enormous groove know-how, the three Kali members createan evolving new world of soundsand rhythmic interactions. As exemplary piecesfor Kali’s musicalvariety embedded in a characteristic aesthetics are the pieces Riotand Um:The longest track Riotdevelops carefully into a wild dramatic groove trip flowing into a rough and empty areaof sound and glowing notes, leadinginto a furious finale.InUmit seems as if a female MortonFeldman would sing a beautiful-strange song dedicated toAnton Webern.