Kite (band)

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Kite
Singer Nicklas Stenemo
Singer Nicklas Stenemo
General information
origin Malmo , Sweden
Genre (s) Synth pop , new wave
founding 2008
Current occupation
singing
 Nicklas Stenemo
Programming, keyboard
 Christian Berg

Kite is a Swedish synth pop band that was formed in 2008.

history

Kite was founded in 2008 by Nicklas Stenemo ( The Mo , Melody Club ) and Christian Berg ( Yvonne , Strip Music , The April Tears ). Originally from Malmö and now based in Stockholm , Kite is under contract with Progress Productions and has released six EPs since it was founded . These were released on CD and as a limited vinyl edition .

Kite performed at various festivals, such as the Recession Festival in Århus , Denmark , the Arvikafestival and Putte i parken in Sweden, as well as the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig . After a health-related break between 2017 and 2018, Kite performed again at some festivals in the following years.

In 2020 the two songs Tranås / Stenslanda and Hopelessly Unholy were released as 7 '' singles.

reception

Kite's debut EP Kite received very positive reviews from Side-Line magazine and was compared to works by classic synth-pop bands from the 1980s such as Erasure and Yazoo , while the review by Sonic Seducer magazine highlighted Nicklas Stenemo's distinctive voice. The EP Kite III was praised for its innovative sound and darker mood from Side-Line and Sonic Seducer . The EP Kite IV was seen as a mix of classic 1980s OMD- style synthpop sound and more modern, experimental sound. Kite's sixth EP VI (released in 2015) was compared to the sound of Kraftwerk and Vangelis . The single Jonny Boy from 2010 reached number 49 in the Swedish charts.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Jonny Boy
  SE 49 10/01/2010 (1 week)

EPs

  • Kite (October 2008)
  • Kite II (October 2009)
  • Kite III (September 2010)
  • Kite IV (November 2011)
  • Kite V (May 2013)
  • Kite VI (April 2015)

Singles

  • Jonny Boy (2010)
  • Tranås / Stenslanda (2020)
  • Hopelessly Unholy (2020)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kite - Kite (Mcd EP Progress Productions) . In: Side-Line . January 8, 2009.
  2. ^ Sandra M. Heinzelmann: Kite - Kite (MCD). In: Sonic Seducer, edition 11/2008 ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ Kite - Kite III (Mcd EP Progress Productions) . In: Side-Line . October 29, 2010.
  4. ^ Sandra M. Heinzelmann: Kite - III. In: Sonic Seducer, edition 10/2010, page 89 ( Memento of March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Kite - IV (EP - Progress Productions) . In: Side-Line . October 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ Fredrik Strage: Kite: 'VI' ( Swedish ) In: Dagens Nyheter . April 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Sandra M. Heinzelmann: Kite - VI. In: Sonic Seducer, edition 5/2015 . S. 81 .
  8. ↑ Kite - Jonny Boy (song) . In: swedishcharts.com . Hung media.
  9. ↑ Chart sources: SE