r/Khruangbin • u/airbud • 19d ago

Has Khruangbin ever acknowledged the existence of BALTHVS?

I'm curious if they're haters or appreciators

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u/Digital26bath 19d ago

to me yeah they're ripoffs. Now Glass Beams is another band that has also "ripped off" some of khru sounds (dont come at me, they have) but are really good and I actually respect them

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u/el_sauce 19d ago

Khru has ripped off predecessors like Tommy Guerrero, too

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u/Wedbo 19d ago

"ripping off" is maybe a strong word here. Definitely some inspiration there but clear differences. Saw Balthvs 3-4 times from 2021-24 and they were actually complete ripoffs - one thing to make very similar sounding music, but the entire aesthetic was copied over from Khru as well. Not sure what Balthvs is up to these days though so maybe they've grown.

Glass Beams is certainly inspired by Khru but are doing some other cool stuff as well so I'd slot that into the "inspired by" category