This Will Destry You - Kitchen

“Kitchen” is a single six-minute long song which provides the first aural glimpse into the Vespertine project, a collaborative concept wherein the entirety of Chef Jordan Kahn’s new Culver City restaurant has been custom-scored by Los Angeles’ own This Will Destroy You. One of seven pieces written for the building itself, “Kitchen” is the music that diners first hear as they are greeted by Chef Kahn before dinner service begins for the evening. In composing the music for this interaction, the band have tried to convey a warm, hospitable – if not reassuring – tone for listeners. Purely electronic, this is somehow melodic, relaxing and unsettling all at the same time. This is certainly the first time I have come across music scored for a restaurant, and this seems much more like an art concept as opposed to somewhere where one goes to eat. I don’t know if the rest of the pieces will be released commercially, or if it is just this one. Strange in so many ways.