Kaleidoscope by Umbum Soundsystem

released March 7, 2021

1) Cikada, Cikada***
sam -bird calls, percussion, trümpi
stephan -electric guitar
serge -electric guitar
smily -electric bass
ben i -cikada conducting, ableton push


2) True Calvinism***
stephan -electric guitar
serge -electric guitar
smily -electric bass
sam -percussion
ben i -electric phin, fx, ableton push
grant calvin weston -drums


3) Thonburi Riddim***
stephan -electric guitar
serge -electric guitar
smily -electric bass
sam -vocals, poetry, percussion
ben i -ableton push, cikadas
bankok riddim syndicate -beats & samples


4) Ein Albatross über'm Munot
ursus -acoustic guitar
stephan -electric guitar
serge -electric guitar
sam -vocals, poetry, percussion


Kaleidoscope Suite

5) Kaleidoscope I
tingly -electric guitar, fx, percussion, electronics, toys, objects
ben i -electric phin, pedals, fx

6) Kaleidoscope II
ursus -acoustic guitar
tingly -electric guitar, fx, percussion, electronics, toys, objects
ben i -drums

7) Kaleidoscope III
tingly -electric guitar, fx, percussion, electronics, toys, objects
ben i -electric piano, synth

8) Kaleidosdcope IV
tingly -electric guitar, fx, percussion, electronics, toys, objects
ben i -elctric phin, pedals, fx, percussion, drumthing(s)

9) Kaleidoscope V
tingly -electric guitar, fx, percussion, electronics, toys, objects
ben i -drumthing, percussion


10) Samatha-Vipassana for the Pandemic Age
ben i -electric phin, pedals, fx


11) Restguthaben
ursus -acoustic guitar




***special thanks to
mr grant calvin weston (drum lines on 'true calvinism')
the bangkok riddim syndicate (loops and samples on 'thonburi riddim')
michel boulard (samples taken from 'cikadas of thailand' on 'cikada cikada' & 'thonburi riddim')

with much love & respect






©© 2 & 4 /feb /2021 at paradise underground, schaffhausen
photo & cover art by beni fuchs
photo shot at koh chang, ranong, feb 2552








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