Press
“The warped genius…‘Terrorists’ is a seriously warped slice of white noise that’ll leave you exhausted by its sheer musical breadth. ‘Made In China’ is a little easier on the ear but still a mind-bogglingly entertaining listen. Keep an eye out for Kennedy in future, he’s a man going places.”
BBC Radio 1
“….he has not permitted himself to become ensnared by what is ‘allowed’ in music making. Applying Radioheads wilful awkwardness in everything & finding his own voice within the same gene pool as Jeff Buckley, Muse & At The Drive-In, to use the word ambitious in relation to this meisterwork is to underplay the scene considerably.”
The Big Issue
“…sometimes I feel that there really is only enough room for one Mars Volta. But I might be proved wrong by Kyshera from Newport. They too are an amazing band, but they have that UK edge that could stand them apart from their American counterparts. And I can’t believe it’s just three people making that noise. Awesome!”
Rhythm Magazine
“Grabbing you from the start with ‘Terrorists’ – Jeff Buckley croon interspersed with Fantomas-type noisecore blast – we’re led through several hundred freaked FX, timechanges & scrawlls of feedback. We think he’s amazing!”
Buzz Magazine
“CD of the month…Promptly squeezes roughly seventeen different song styles in the first track. Hell, there’s more invention here in five minutes than some bands manage in their whole careers. Funk, Metal, pastoral interludes & prog, James topping it all off with his best Thom Yorke vocal lines. This guy is talent on a stick.”
Total Music Magazine
Six mildly expansive, satisfying and rather hopeful tracks. Kyshera are from Wales, their musical pizzas are a tasty melodic alternative prog rock set of easy to digest snacks substantial enough to keep you melodic progheads more than nourished and happy. A rather ambitious sound that falls somewhere near an easy to digest hybrid of Rush, Muse, Mars Volta, Jeff Buckley, Mr Big, Radiohead with maybe a hint or two of Zappa and Faith No More/Mr Bungle in that chewy topping, sometimes adventurous seasoning and rather substantial crust. If it sounds like your kind of earfood then off you go, they’re rather good at their thing!” Organ Magazine
“The man certainly has ambition. Opening with Terrorists, a track that erupts out of the speakers in a blast of white noise before trailing into a schizophrenic Anticon style remix of Jeff Buckley’s Eternal Life, its clear that this lad has a fair few ideas. It’s certainly a statement of intent. Throughout the 12 tracks, Kennedy throws together harshly affected guitarlines, scrawls of feedback, samples and impassioned vocals to breathtaking effect.
Total Music Wales
”CD of the year…Arrangement is the key to the album with each song being composed of many parts only the artist knew how should be put together. ‘Made in China’ starts nastily like Kid 606 with a sheet of white noise which leads to a surreal psychedelic garage ballad, if there is such a thing! ’Made in China’ is a seriously accomplished piece of music making with flair shown across a huge range of styles!”
Mono Magazine
“…I can not recommend this CD to you highly enough. This is a true innovation from a genuine new talent. Displaying a taste for the weird and wonderful but at the same time retaining a sense of melody, this is collection of originality which sets James Kennedy apart from anyone else in music. Do yourself a favour, get a copy of this CD, sit back and listen to it. You can thank me later.”
Heathen Angel
“With the off kilter rhythms of Mr Bungle, The epic, crushing rock of Muse and the wild eyed, maddening fireworks of Dillinger pushing sand in the eyes of Genghis tron, genius in other words, enjoy mentalists!”
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