First Spin
Last Spin
- Dec 17, 2025
11:38 AMWatch Multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kadawatha's KEXP live in studio session from September here: www.youtube.com www.arcdesoleil.com - Dec 16, 2025
20:32 PMArc De Soleil is the musical project of Swedish composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kadawatha. Kadawatha, who grew up in Sweden but was born in Sri Lanka, creates music that feels both familiar and fresh, drawing inspiration from his father's love for The Spotnicks and The Shadows, alongside artists like Asha Bhosle, creating a unique, luminous sound. He came through the KEXP studio this year - check out his performance here: youtube.com/watch?v=TwrGE1hnaic&t=1242 - Nov 26, 2025
8:41 AMKEXP's music director, Chris Sanley says that 'Lumin Rain' is "a masterclass in hypnotic groove. With a spellbinding fusion of guitar-driven psych, rock, and global sounds, Lumin Rain is expansive and cinematic, carving out well-deserved space for Arc De Soleil alongside contemporaries like Khruangbin and Glass Beams." www.arcdesoleil.com Is this one of your favorite albums of 2025? Tell us what's in your top ten right now by voting below, then join us live on Friday, December 19th as we count down the top 100 albums of the year, as selected by you! www.kexp.org - Nov 25, 2025
19:19 PMArc de Soleil is the musical project of Swedish composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kadawatha. Born in Sri Lanka and raised in Sweden, his music blends psychedelic funk, surf rock, and a nostalgic guitar-driven sound. He recently came through the KEXP live studio - check out the performance here: www.youtube.com - Nov 12, 2025
21:48 PMKEXP's music director, Chris Sanley says that 'Lumin Rain' is "a masterclass in hypnotic groove. With a spellbinding fusion of guitar-driven psych, rock, and global sounds, Lumin Rain is expansive and cinematic, carving out well-deserved space for Arc De Soleil alongside contemporaries like Khruangbin and Glass Beams." - Oct 30, 2025
9:45 AMKEXP's music director, Chris Sanely says that 'Lumin Rain' is "a masterclass in hypnotic groove. With a spellbinding fusion of guitar-driven psych, rock, and global sounds, Lumin Rain is expansive and cinematic, carving out well-deserved space for Arc De Soleil alongside contemporaries like Khruangbin and Glass Beams."
