More Than One Of Micachu’s Shapes, Raisa K is a Solo Star
Micachu & The Shapes Keyboardist is Shaping Up To Be Totally, Delightfully Insane
By Halley Bondy
March 4, 2013
Name: Raisa K (real name Raisa Khan)
Where She’s From: London
When She Started: As a solo artist, 2012. In Micachu & The Shapes, 2008.
Genre: Mathy Electro
Most Similar: Micachu & The Shapes, Tame Impala
Sounds Like: Grinding gears
If you’re familiar with Micachu & The Shapes, you already know the work of the group’s keyboardist Raisa Khan and her mathy, distortion-ravaged electronic collages that sound like nothing else on earth. Well, she’s going solo now under the name Raisa K, and her EP Feeder does not disappoint if you’re looking for cacophonous electro madness topped by a British accent.
Check out Raisa’s solo debut, and risk a little sea sickness. In fact, her last song is called “Seasick Sailors.”