Current core
Stromkern are an American music project that was founded in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby. Musically, the band Stromkern is characterized by a mixture of the genres hip-hop and electro .
Career
Before founding Stromkern, Kirby DJed in Madison , Wisconsin and experimented under the name Flowers for Ravers . Dissatisfied with the music he was recording as a DJ, he decided to start his own music project. In addition to German expressions such as Blick vom Rande der Nacht , his early works also included a cover of Nick Caves The Mercy Seat . These first songs enjoyed great popularity on samplers and Stromkern signed a contract with the German label Kodex / Sushia Light. The first success for Stromkern soon followed with the album Flicker Like a Candle . Today Stromkern are under contract in Europe with Dependent Records and in North America with WTII Records.
After two successful albums and a few singles as a solo artist, Kirby brought his friend and music producer Kelly Shaffer on board to record the album Armageddon . Furthermore, the band joined the live members Matt Berger, Rob Wentz and later Tyler Newman for the recording of the album Light it up .
Discography
Singles / EPs
- Flicker Like a Candle EP (Kodex / Sushia Light, 1997)
- Night Riders EP (Scanner, 2000)
- Re-align EP (WTII Records (US) / Scanner (EU), 2002)
- Stand Up Single (EU) (Dependent Records, 2005)
- Stand Up Single (US) (WTII Records, 2005 - Changed track listing)
- Reminders Single (US) (WTII Records, 2006)
- Reminders Single (EU) (Dependent Records, 2006 - Changed track listing)
- Hindsight Single (EU) (Dependent Records, 2006 - Released online only)
- Dead Letters EP
Albums
- Twilight Im Traum (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (US), 1999)
- Flicker Like a Candle (Millennium Edition) (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (US), 2001)
- Armageddon (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (US), 2001)
- Armageddon / Perfect Remix (Limited 2CD) (Scanner (EU) / WTII Records (US), 2001)
- Light It Up (WTII Records (US) / Dependent Records (EU), 2005)