There is a distinct, jagged auditory flavor to the concept of velocity, something that hits you immediately when listening to Kaleidoscope Collision and their latest single, “Hiding Place.” Listening to this Malaga-based duo feels like stumbling upon a secret transmission while spinning the radio dial in a stolen getaway car.
The track kicks in with a rhythmic pulse that refuses to ask for permission. Jovani Rocha has constructed a sonic backdrop here that feels paved with grit; the distorted harmonic sequences rise like heat haze off asphalt in August. It’s strange, really, how a rough, energetic vocal line can sound so incredibly comfortable like wearing a leather jacket that’s been broken in by someone else’s adventures, yet fits you perfectly. Heather attacks the vocals with a ferocity that suggests she isn’t just singing the lyrics, but exhaling them to clear room in her lungs.
The narrative here explores a clandestine love, a sanctuary built for two. It got me thinking about usnea that pale, greenish lichen you see draping off old oak trees. It’s a composite organism, algae and fungi living in a symbiotic structure that requires specific, clean air to survive. That is what this track feels like: an ecosystem for two, thriving only because they’ve shut out the pollution of external judgment and the “rat race.”
During the breaks, there are these high-pitched, soaring melodic runs that mimic the sensation of flight, or perhaps just the popping of ears as you gain altitude. It is nostalgic and urgent simultaneously. “Hiding Place” doesn’t ask you to understand their love; it simply dares you to try and catch them.
Are we running away, or are we finally running towards the only thing that actually matters?
