Kalte Nacht began in 2017 as a solo project by Nikos K. But soon it was brewing in Athens and Myrto Stylou joined for the vocals and it became a rock-solid duo. Kalte Nacht combines darkwave with a minimalist touch. Atmospheric, dark, carried by analogue synths and ditto drum machines. Myrto's voice absolutely completes the sound.
The Last Breath is the first piece of the puzzle that will be laid and that will result in the album Urge to be released on Cold Transmission Music in the spring of 2024.
The song has a rather philosophical approach about breathing and being oneself. We breathe automatically. It keeps us alive, we don't have to think about breathing. We trust it. But every breath is different. With exertion, we automatically start breathing faster and deeper; At rest, every breath of air is more subtle.
Breathing helps to let go of things. And when we discard the old, a next breath brings us a new piece of being...
As beautiful as the story behind it sounds, the song itself is even more beautiful. You feel and experience the automatism of the breathing that keeps us alive and shapes our being. In a solid synth-driven banger of a song. The voice that blows air into your ears so that you can feel how urgent that air is for us.
Kalte Nacht's second album Urge announces itself so promisingly.