Shortcuts to solitude: KAMYKI’s uncompromising drift through genres, memories, and isolation

The idea for Kamyki started in reaction. “We recorded one album, played a few shows, and then spent a year and a half mostly congratulating ourselves and talking about old rifles,” says Kacper Burda. “I wanted to move forward.” That itch became a decision. He left the band and took everything into his own hands. What followed was Sleepy Cities (2021), a slow-burning debut full of post-rock patience and dreamlike atmosphere. Then came Coal Rock (2022), heavier, rougher, almost droning with a kind of Sabbath-like descent into grit. Shortcuts, the 2025 release, shifts once again. This time it’s Berlin-school synths,