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"In the summer of 2008, I began curating a series of events called Decay Fest. the idea was to showcase drone and drone-minded beat music, in such a way as to shirk the often cripplingly d.i.y./low-fi aesthetic put forth by the drone/noise scene at large, as well as to remain free of the expectations of the beat-driven club scene. I wanted to bring forth music that was deep, arresting, powerful, physical, cerebral, music that didn't limit itself with worry over what the audience would think, but rather music that, if you gave yourself over to it, and trusted it, would take you somewhere you'd never been before. and you'd like it.
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"Our first release was a compilation called Cache. it was named after the Michael Haneke film (which, significantly, is sub-titled with the word "hidden"), and seeks to make plain the concept of hidden music. it featured eight tracks, most of which were very long, very intense, and very minimal. cache is a very solid definition of the beginning of Khalija as a record label, a collective, a group of friends, whatever you want to call it."
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In all honesty, the Khalija project is defined most deeply by the inter-personal relationships at its core. "We're all very good friends, who've known each other for years; we've worked together, gone to school together, gotten drunk/stoned together, spent hours talking about minute details of music together..at the end of the day, that's what Khalija is about. a group of tightly-bonded artists and friends, expressing their individual interpretations of a common aesthetic. I'm not interested in getting demos from people. this isn't about releasing music because i think it'll sell, or because i want to reach a certain demographic. it's not about being a part of a scene or movement, and i have no interest in capturing any kind of zeitgeist or discovering any wunderkinds (schadenfreude, however, is right up my alley). My only interest is in releasing well-made music that i like, made by people who i think have their heads and hearts in the right places.
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This is where Circuitree and Khalija share ideologies. There's a sense of trust in your crew, a momentum of humanity at work through music and sharing. We are excited for the future of music from this frothy collective of musical brigadiers.
Visit their friggin' website page already:
Wyatt Keusch: founder, webmaster; Annelise Baer: graphic designer; MK: photography; Marc Nimoy: web design.
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