Kinski

Biography

This Seattle, Washington, USA-based instrumental unit was formed in 1998 by Chris Martin (guitar), Lucy Atkinson (bass) and Dave Weeks (drums). The band’s debut, SpaceLaunch For Frenchie, was self-released the following year. The trio’s brutal fusion of psychedelia and noise-rock earned them immediate comparisons to fellow countrymen Sonic Youth and Bardo Pond and, further afield, Scotland’s Mogwai and Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple.

In early 2000, Kinski expanded their line-up with the addition of guitarist Matthew Reid-Schwartz. The following year’s Be Gentle With The Warm Turtle on Pacifico Records saw the band adding an extra dimension to their sound. They toured heavily to promote the album, working with the like-minded Hovercraft and the aforementioned Acid Mothers Temple. The quartet then signed with Sub Pop Records, releasing the eight-track Airs Above Your Station in early 2003. The album kicked off with...

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