West London’s Kessoncoda are the duo of drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Filip Sowa. Standing firm between acoustic tradition and electronica, they are founded on a unique blend of melodic ostinato-laced piano and unwavering drums. Drawing on their array of musical interests, Filip and Tom take influence from rock, electronica, ambient, breakbeat and soundtracks for film and artists such as Squarepusher, Radiohead and Clark all hot-housed in their unique studio set-up, a shed at the bottom of Tom’s garden.

Like former and present Gondwana Records label mates such as GoGo Penguin and Portico Quartet there’s something strongly cinematic about Kessoncoda’s music, like a narrative arc which unfolds through different themes and moods, with an ebb-and-flow of intensity, as breath-taking swells of melody burst into being, eventually to resolve in a wondrous climax.

It’s the perfect union of complementary personalities that gives Kessoncoda their unique drive, of headlong sticksman Tom with his extraordinary offbeat pummel, together with thoughtful keysman Filip, with his ostinato melodiousness. The title Outerstate also reflects their location on the metropolitan outskirts of West London, and equally their existence at a distinct remove from any scene, as they dreamt up their soundworld in hermetic isolation. Something tells us that Outerstate is just the beginning of something.

TOUR DATES:

5-7 July 2024 – Love Supreme Festival – Glynde – UK – TICKETS
4 August 2024 – Yalm – Norwich – UK – TICKETS
21 September 2024 – Festival Downtown – Rotterdam – NL
2 October 2024 – Corsica Studios – London – UK – TICKETS
3 October 2024 – Alphabet – Brighton – UK – TICKETS
6 October 2024 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham – UK
7 October 2024 – Yes – Manchester – UK
16 October 2024 – Headrow House – Leeds – UK – TICKETS
17 October 2024 – Sneaky Pete’s – Edinburgh – UK – TICKETS
18 October 2024 – Broadcast – Glasgow – UK – TICKETS
20 October 2024 – Jam Jar – Bristol – UK
22 October 2024 – Jassmine – Warsaw – PO – TICKETS
30 October 2024 – RUST – Copenhagen – DK – TICKETS

 

On tour (Europe and UK) October 2024 // Available for bookings 2025