KAMM — Let The Light In LP

LA's Elbow Grease label takes a sharp left turn from dance floor-finessing singles to their first full-lengthrelease via the elusive yet illustrious band KAMM, who return in extra fine form for their third andpresumably final album offering, following the sudden tragic death of core member Alland Byallo lastyear. Surviving bandmates Marc Barrite aka Dave Aju, Kenneth Scott, and Marc Smith chose theinspirational higher ground, finishing off what they had begun with Byallo prior to his passing, resulting inthis sublime musical love letter of an LP.In keeping with the band’s broad influence canon, we are treated to a blend of sonic flavors fromacross the genre spectrum with Barrite and Byallo’s jazz upbringings ringing true at the center, thenbranching out through golden era hip-hop feels, phased-out psych funk, warm smokey soul, and ofcourse generous helpings of intricate electronic layers and innovative treatments, as all band membershave become notorious for in their respective solo bodies of work.While highly personal by nature, including otherworldly cover art based on Byallo's last paintings, themusical content contained on the album is also widely universal - from opener “Crystalline Dreams”serpentine tones turned slo-mo funk bomb, to the triptych Bossa boom-bap of “No Deal”, the timelypolitical calls of uptempo jazz burner “Your Honor”, the intimate upright-led tribute tales of “AngelsFlight”, to the sleek electro rhythm changes of mid-set breather “How Long?”, a deeply felt take on ourmobile-reliant fate in “S.I.M.”, the expansively expressive depth of “Coordinates”, then closing it out withthe title track featuring a grand finale chorus of Byallo’s best friends and fam from around the worldjoining in the “Let The Light In” chant, with as much uplifting intention as possible to capture on record.A loving collective embrace and very welcome reminder to help lighten these darker days