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Kilto Take
12+ albums
indie rockrockpost-punkalternativeBloc Party
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The Band Jonathan Crosby - Guitarist, vocalist Karl Grant - Bass Lee Spavins - Drums About us Kilto Take Three musical catalysts collide by chance, like some audio-laboratory experiment gone wrong. After the smoke has cleared, what’s left is a volatile compound of commanding guitars and regimented percussion. Seemingly by chance, Kilto Take have experienced a rapid rise to attention befitting their disciplined approach to music. A band for little more than four months, label interest and an EP quickly followed after just their eighth live date. This relentless pace of change, only equalled in the tempo of their tracks, shows no more signs of stopping than the band’s determination to perfect their distinctly British flavour. “Somehow we’ve reached a happy medium,” says Jon Crosby, lead guitarist and singer, when asked about how the outfit came to be. Once an avid drummer, there’s a constant interest in pushing boundaries inherent in the man who likes to stay in touch with modern sounds, and provides the soaring riffs, and heartfelt vocals that punctuate and dominate Kilto Take’s wholly epic sound. It’s a contrast to Karl Grant, who spends much of his time listening to past heroes. And the differences don’t stop there; the pair were originally far from the good friends they are today. Surprising, then, that Karl wound up playing bass with the band, despite never having played bass before. A lack of tradition means he refuses to adhere to the bassist’s norms, and resul
