Paris/NYC trio Kilter returns with Ten Billion Years, arriving June 19th, 2026 a concept record that stretches from the first stirrings of our solar system to its dissolution. It’s an ambitious arc, but the band approaches it with clarity, letting the narrative emerge through motion. New offering, Weather Cycle is a prime example.
Built on bass, drums, and sax, the album traces a single droplet of water as it moves through shifting states and distant environments. That simple thread becomes a way to navigate something much larger, grounding the cosmic scale in something tactile and familiar. The compositions feel patient, attentive to detail, allowing space for each transformation to register.
Drummer Kenny Grohowski, known for his work with John Zorn, Imperial Triumphant, and Secret Chiefs 3.
Kilter moves between genres and ideas with ease, not forcing a balance but allowing both to exist at once.
“Jazz is about elasticity—time, harmony, interaction,” says bassist Laurent David. “It breathes, it moves, it questions itself constantly. Metal is about commitment. When something is there, it’s there. The weight, the repetition, the physical impact—it doesn’t negotiate. Kilter exists somewhere in between those two forces.”
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