John Erik Kaada, better known as Kaada, is back with a new album for 2022, And If In A Thousand Years. Kaada shared the lead single on Friday, "Destroyer and Preserver," a melodic tapestry of sounds. Along with the new album, professional sample-library instruments will be made matching those used on the album; already available is the 2.3GB tender vintage Rhodes instrument called “The Silk Rhodes”.
Kaada explains:
My instruments are intentionally oval compared to the instruments of the classical traditions. I am looking for universes of sound that is raw and without artifice. I hope that making my personal collection of instruments available to other composers and musicians, that I will inspire people to make music. Making sampler instruments is a discipline I impose on myself in order to broaden my palette. I have found that making sampler-instruments breaks me of lazy habits developed over time on traditional instruments.
