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