Being a person who doesn’t follow a religion but does believe in spirituality, listening to “I See Gold” by Kabir Green is as close as I will get to a religious experience.
On my first listen, it was the layered vocals that I noticed, on the second the beats, on the third the synths, but through it all was a higher vibration. One that resonates with the spirit and the soul. If I had to make a comparison I would say he is Oregon via Pennsylvania’s answer to Australia’s Xavier Rudd. Like Xavier, Kabir reverbates a soul that is in touch with the Universe.
That connection to the Universe lies within Kabir’s history. Raised by artistic hippie parents in the rural woods of Pennsylvania, Kabir’s father was dominant force who spent time with Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsburg, and Ram Dass, lived on a commune with the Grateful Dead, and created artwork for Todd Rundgren and Wavy Gravy. Without television to influence his young mind, music from his parents’ eclectic vinyl collection moulded his spirit.
On the song, Kabir says,
“It’s about struggling with one’s doubts and demons, and discovering hope and light by seeing the world through the eyes of a loved one – even if they feel lost themselves. It’s about how we find ourselves through connection.”
From his forthcoming album (date TBC), “I See Gold” finds Kabir moving away from his roots in music and jumping into the digital age of mixing sounds and genres through synthetic tones and textures.
Kabir says this on recording “I See Gold”,
“I recorded it at home, playing every instrument and singing every note. It emerged out of a new stream of consciousness approach where I was able to get out of the way and let something new emerge.”
Infectious and harmonious, “I See Gold” is a soulful journey into one’s centre.
