Kinski is a wet dream for space-rock and psych-garage aficionados. When it comes to its namesake, the primarily instrumental Seattle quartet is about 75 percent Klaus and 25 percent Nastassja. Intense, explosive, and menacing when the rough-and-tumble guitar tempests strike, the band is equally capable of creating absolutely ethereal, restrained beauty. Occasionally, both elements are featured in the same song. On their most recent LP, 2007’s terrific Down Below It’s Chaos, brevity and approachability ruled, with a balanced blend of seedy, roiling rockers and cosmic head-trips. Kinski leader Chris Martin is known to bring his laconic vocals to the party from time to time, but it’s a soft delivery that never draws your attention away from the fervid guitars and atomic squalls.

Sun., July 13, 2:40 p.m., 2008