Kai Solana - Lost in Time
Kai Solana returns with an ambitious and immersive work: Lost in Time. This album offers a fully engaging sonic experience, where the line between adventure and unease blends with warm, tropical atmospheres, reminiscent of sun-soaked beaches, yet with a subtle tension running through every track. Known for his ability to merge diverse styles, Solana delivers a project that fuses Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, and Dub Reggae into a powerful and evocative musical narrative.
The influence of artists like Koop, Jazzanova, and The Cinematic Orchestra is evident throughout the album: harmonic sophistication, layered grooves, and a pursuit of almost cinematic elegance create a rich and textured musical landscape. Added to this is the depth and laid-back rhythm of Dub Reggae, which gives the album a sense of apparent calm, yet hides an undercurrent of tension, like waves lapping the shore while concealing unseen currents.
The album tells the story of an indigenous woman living on a remote island who welcomes visitors with warmth and curiosity. However, beneath this hospitality lies a darker plot: a sacrifice that inevitably occurs before the visitors leave. Kai Solana masterfully conveys this contrast between welcome and unease through a highly sensory musical language. The narrative flows with a rhythm that alternates between light, relaxed moments and undercurrents of tension, guiding the listener through the unfolding story.
The title track, Lost in Time, forms the emotional core of the album. Here, the protagonist appears isolated, weighed down by her thoughts, unable to free herself from the passage of time and the history that lingers over the island. The atmosphere is suspended, poetic yet melancholic—a moment where the beauty of nature intertwines with inner solitude, evoking a poignant sense of nostalgia.
Other tracks explore different aspects of island life: lighthearted excursions, encounters with friends, and moments of relaxation coexist with tribal rhythms and darker undertones, reflecting the duality of Kai’s existence. The narrative reaches its tragic conclusion in the final track, Sacrifice. The music follows the emotional arc, building to a crescendo that leaves the listener with a sense of inevitability, emphasizing the theme of inescapable fate and the complexity of island life.
The balance between the warmth of beachside atmospheres and the subtle tension of tribal rhythms makes Lost in Time an ideal album for those seeking a fully immersive listening experience, where music is not just entertainment but also storytelling and introspection. The fusion of Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, and Dub Reggae allows Kai Solana to explore sophisticated sonic territories, creating a bridge between jazz elegance and hypnotic grooves. The album flows naturally between lightness and introspection, evoking images of adventure, sea, sun, and mystery.
In short, Lost in Time is not just an album to listen to: it is a sensory and narrative journey, a story of encounters and farewells, of beauty and unease, where Kai Solana’s music proves refined, evocative, and deeply cinematic. This work marks a reference point in the contemporary Broken Beat and Nu Jazz scene, capable of captivating listeners and transporting them to an island suspended between dream and reality.
Genre: Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, Downtempo
Tracklist:
01 Dakota
02 Green Gold Black
03 Lost in Time
04 Vega on Train
05 Gaya & Maty
06 Coffee Break
07 Sunset Syncopation
08 Sacrifice
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