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In the latest episode of The FADER Interview, Kero Kero Bonito discuss their wildly ambitious new EP, Civilisation II.

The EP was loosely inspired by American trumpeter Jon Hassell’s concept of ‘fourth world’ music, which brings together primitive and modern sounds, to bring forth “fantastical fictional cultures”, or imagined worlds that feel real. The three tracks are divided into past, present, and future. Opening track “The Princess and the Clock” is a peppy, 8-bit fairytale about a kidnapped protagonist who’s trapped in a castle, while “21/04/20” recounts a day in Bromley during the firs...

Bandcamp / Buy Though they came up in the same scene that produced A.G. Cook, GFOTY, and Hannah Diamond, Kero Kero Bonito’s hyperpop always had a more personal touch. On 2013’s Intro Bonito and 2016’s Bonito Generation, the London trio synthesised a nostalgic and unruly palette of influences ranging from J-pop to post-punk, creating a modern sound that paid tribute to the trio’s hometowns—the London suburbs for producers Gus Lobban and Jamie Bulled, and Otaru, J...