We Don't Need Someone: A Chat With Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie (via their Twitter)

British production duo Mount Kimbie are releasing their sophomore LP, Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, this Tuesday on Warp. Mount Kimbie's last release, 2010's critical darling Crooks And Lovers, eventually boxed the group into the forefront of the blogger-created pseudo-genre 'post-dubstep.' This style connoted lush-production, R&B and ambient influences combined with UK garage and 2-step. With Cold Spring, though, Mount Kimbie cannot easily be labeled by PR gurus looking to coin a music meme.
The duo retreated to its studio in South Bermondsey to create possibly the best come-down album this side of Burial. Favoring cathedral pedals and guitars over found samples, this new release is an obvious shift from previous records. Tracks like "Made To Stray" and "So Many Times, So Many Ways" even veer into electronic jams that undoubtedly could implode any of the big, sweaty outdoor festivals. Mount Kimbie sounds like a band now, even if it is still a Boiler Room favorite.
I spoke to Dominic Maker and Kai Campos (the brains behind the synths) about goofing off with members of Stereolab instead of working, their desire to cover Juicy J, and Roald Dahl as an influence on this album. Don't expect the duo to remix others soon, but they joked about releasing a cathedral pedal covers EP of Cold Spring Fault Less Youth. We can only hope.