King Electric
| King Electric | |
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.jpg) King Electric @ Aid's spookey motel |
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| General information | |
| origin | Vienna , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Alternative , electro funk , electronica , dub , pop |
| founding | 2003 as Sultans of Swing, 2009 as King Electric |
| Website | www.king-electric.org |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, synthesizers |
Chris Isepp |
Guitar, synthesizer |
Peter Hartwig |
| former members | |
Drums, percussion |
Courtney Jones (2011-2013, †) |
King Electric is a band from Vienna . Her style ranges between indie , alternative and electro funk .
history
Originating from the Viennese indie and techno scene in the 1990s, Peter Hartwig and Chris Isepp started their collaboration in the summer of 2000. The very first single Summerbreeze (2003) garnered good reviews in the German and English press and was featured in various club and radio charts across Europe. This was followed by further releases on Top10 Records, as well as various remixes and solo projects, such as Hartwig's electronic modular arrangements for the new setting of Franz Schubert's Winterreise (Leise plead my songs, 2007), the two decided to change their musical style.
In 2009 the single Da King appears , which u. a. was also represented at the Sony / FM4 Soundselection 20 and reached number 5 in the official Austrian charts. The official video clip was presented in screen sessions at several film festivals such as Diagonale , Alpine Short Film Festival Nenzing and frameout - digital film festival.
In May 2011 King Electric released another single, Commit Yourself , which reached number 12 in the Austrian indie charts. As a promo import, the single had surprisingly good airplay in the USA and was listed at number 45 in the official US Unsigned / Alternative Charts.
At the end of 2012 the debut album King Electric was released in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
In January 2013, the single Out of Reach reached number 9 in the official German Indie Charts and number 94 in the Top 100.
In December 2013 the first part of the album Remixes Remixology Vol 1 was released, the EP includes Remixes and others. a. by Sixtus Preiss, B.Visible and Takafumi Sakurai.
Discography
Albums
- 2012: King Electric
Singles
- 2003: Summerbreeze (as Sultans of Swing)
- 2004: (Make) A Little Love (as Sultans of Swing)
- 2005: The Way You Feel Inside (as Sultans of Swing)
- 2009: Da King
- 2011: Commit Yourself
- 2012: Out of Reach - DE # 94, (1 week)
EPs
- 2013: Remixology Vol 1
Compilations
- 2013: Deluxe version
Video clips
- 2009: Da King (Director: Karin Heide / Mingo TV)
- 2011: Commit Yourself (Director: Karin Heide / Mingo TV)
- 2012: Out of Reach (Direction: Karin Heide / Mingo TV)
Web links
- Official website
- Soul Train Magazine Interview
- King Electric at Discogs (English)
- Reviews on VICE
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://de-bug.de/reviews/20595.html
- ↑ fm4.orf.at
- ↑ austriancharts.at
- ↑ http://2010.diagonale.at/fetcharticle.php@puzzle&page=7500.htm
- ↑ http://www.indiecharts.at/charts.php?id=292 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.skug.at/article6812.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
