Tellingly, the dozen productions on Lemon Borealis, KILN‘s first album for A Strangely Isolated Place, are credited to their creators, Kevin Hayes, Kirk Marrison, and Clark Rehberg III, as not tracks, songs, or compositions but “soundforms.” Such a choice makes sense when each piece is a meticulously constructed sonic entity that wholly engulfs the listener for three minutes before handing off to the next intoxicating creation. Other band’s songs have hooks; for KILN, the entire track is a hook. It’s sound design that’s critical, in other words, with melody, texture, rhythm, and production equally integral to the result.
All of which makes Lemon Borealis a classic headphones listen. To describe the listening experience as panoramic doesn’t do…