Kinski (band)

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Kinski
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General information
origin Seattle , United States
Genre (s) Noise rock , rock
founding 1998
Website kinski.net
Current occupation
Chris Martin
Lucy Atkinson
Barrett Wilke
Guitar, keyboard , flute
Matthew Reid Schwartz
former members
Drums
 Dave Weeks

Kinski is an American rock band from Seattle . Their sound is instrumental for a long time and can be attributed to noise rock . Comparable artists are Sonic Youth , Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age .

history

The founding of Kinski in 1998 allegedly goes back to a pub discussion between Chris Martin and Lucy Atkinson about whether analog or digital was the better recording method. The bartender Dave Weeks, who later became the group's drummer , got involved in this dispute . In the course of the conversation it turned out that they all shared similar tastes in music and they decided to form a band .

In 1999 Mattew Reid Schwartz joined the band, who, in addition to his guitar, also plays the keyboard and flute . In the same year the debut album Space Launch For Frenchie was released , which was self-distributed. In 2001, Kinski released their second album Be Gentle With The Warm Turtle on the Pacifico label . This was followed in 2002 by the EP Semaphore and in 2003 with Airs Above Your Station the third studio album, which was released under the well-known Seattle label Sub Pop in addition to a split with Acid Mothers Temple .

After finishing the recordings for this album Dave Weeks left the group and was replaced on drums by Barrett Wilke.

In 2004, with Crickets and Fireflies , another split release followed together with the bands Paik and Surface of Eceon , as well as the fourth album Don't Climb on and Take the Holy Water .

2005 saw the release of Alpine Static, the fifth studio album, which attracted the attention of Maynard James Keenan , who then invited Kinski to open as opening act during Tool's 10,000 Days tour in 2007 .

The last album to date, Cozy Moments , was released in 2013.

Discography

Albums

  • Space Launch for Frenchie (1999, reissued 2005)
  • Be Gentle With the Warm Turtle (2001, reissue 2005)
  • Airs Above Your Station (2003)
  • Don't Climb on and Take the Holy Water (2004)
  • Alpine Static (2005)
  • Down Below It's Chaos (2007)
  • Cozy Moments (2013)

Singles

  • Penthouse Suite (2001)
  • Guess I'm Falling In Love (2004)

EPs

  • Semaphore (2002)

Splits

  • Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple (2003)
  • Crickets and Fireflies (2004, with Paik and Surface of Eceon)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c biography on laut.de.