{"id":3843,"date":"2025-11-23T21:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/pacific-k-releases-new-solo-ep-light-variations\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:14:50","slug":"pacific-k-releases-new-solo-ep-light-variations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/pacific-k-releases-new-solo-ep-light-variations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific K releases new solo EP \u201cLight Variations\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The new \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d is out on July 30, gathering 4 solo variations of the band&#8217;s songs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d on all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnkfi.re\/lightvariationsep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major streaming platforms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the band is on a creative break for a while, 2021 has started with new ideas, perspectives and energy for Kristaps. While also working on brand new songs and a couple of collaborations, he has re-imagined some of the songs from the band&#8217;s LP \u201cLight Between Oceans\u201d (2020) into new solo versions that all come together on the new \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d. The EP combines minimalistic beats, vibey guitar sounds and the essentials &#8211; stories and melodies. One of the 4 songs featured on the EP is \u201cWhite Wanderer\u201d and it was the initial push towards the idea of an EP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaying around with samples and minimalistic beats suddenly opened up a whole new world to me. I had never done that before. It was a chance for me to explore new sounds, strip the songs down to their bare minimum and then build them up again from a new perspective. I had a lot of fun in the process,\u201d says Kristaps.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 4 songs from \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d will be accompanied by a simple, one-shot video filmed at Kristaps&#8217; countryside house and its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pacific K - White Wanderer | Light Variation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KfZ1sVQz9os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Playing together since 2016, the Latvian four-piece includes Rihards Libietis (guitar), Nauris Babris (drums), Toms Kursitis (bass) and Kristaps Bedritis (vocals, guitar, songwriting). Pacific K released their debut EP \u201cBlue Fall\u201d in 2017, followed by the full-length studio album \u201cLight Between Oceans\u201d in 2020, gaining praise from their listeners, as well as some industry professionals. The album was rich and colourful in sound, featuring some additional instruments (flute, piano, trumpet, Arabic oud, hang drum, percussions), as well as a couple of guest artists, including the world-renowned French jazz trumpeter Erik Truffaz on the song \u201cCastaway\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pacific K have many live gigs under their belt, including major festivals in Latvia (Positivus, Laba Daba, Playground, Piens Fest), RIGaLIVE showcase, shows in the Baltics and a few appearances at the global live concert series Sofar Sounds. In 2017, they opened for one of their influences \u2013 the British band Fink. In 2019, they appeared at a local late-night show, played several concerts, including a couple of gigs with the British band Eyre Llew and had their music featured in the documentary short \u201cMind Your Step\u201d, as well as a promo video for the brand \u201cBEE IN\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d is out on July 30, gathering 4 solo variations of the band&#8217;s songs. Listen to \u201cLight Variations EP\u201d on all\u00a0major streaming platforms While the band is on a creative break for a while, 2021 has started with new ideas, perspectives and energy for Kristaps. 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