Public Enemy, DJShadow, early Mo' Wax stuff, Kraftwerk, DJ Ace, D-Styles, Qbert, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, De la Soul, Gang Of Four, Led Zeppelin, various old-school funk breaks, Slum Village, Beck, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Fela Kuti/Tony Allen, various Balkan, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Prince, various Electro, Ed Banger. To name a few.
Biography:
Eclectic visionaries C-Mon & Kypski proved themselves as genre-bending geniuses on their last album, Where the Wild Things Are, which Esquire Magazine fondly referred to as, "The hot shit in Europe right now." 3 years later, and with extensive European and US touring under their belts, C-Mon & Kypski are back in the studio working their magic to shatter expectations and take their music to the next level with their upcoming release titled: "We Are Square", scheduled for October 2009.
Over the course of C-Mon & Kypski's previous three albums and the last two years spent on the road in Europe, North America and South Africa, the band has evolved from a hip-hop and electronica led turntablist duo to a bombastic, four-piece powerhouse of musical talent. The group is comprised of enigmatic producer and founding member C-Mon, fellow founding member and 6-time DMC Dutch DJ champion Kypski, Dutch Keyboardist of the Year* Jori, and guitar slinging, multi-instrumentalist, Daniel.
On this highly anticipated new album, C-Mon promises an experience that's, "...more uptempo with more guitars, more synths, more weird samples and just as wacky a ride as before!" The last album featured guests ranging from jazz musicians to rappers to a Klezmer Band, and mashed everything from flamenco to dub step. The new album maintains their unique, collaborative nature while adding new elements. As Jori asserts: "We haven't left our electronic roots behind, we're just exploring our skills as musicians further."
It's difficult to classify C-Mon & Kypski's sound, but if you were to imagine DJ Shadow, Beck, Gogol Bordello, Fela Kuti, Super Furry Animals, and Justice crammed into a van and left to collaborate, you'll be on your way to understanding what C-Mon and Kypski is all about. C-Mon & Kypski's music is a fresh and unique blend of upbeat, foot-stomping sounds that have wowed critics across the globe. As Netherland's leading music magazine, Oor, said, C-Mon & Kypski is, "Exciting and original, there's nothing catchier!"
Their last tour, a musical and visual extravaganza dubbed, "Circus C-Mon & Kypski" impressed fans and promoters alike at The Netherlands' biggest festivals, Pinkpop and Lowlands, and saw the band execute a triumphant national tour that culminated at the internationally prestigious North Sea Jazz festival. The band also reaped the rewards of two extensive US tours, featuring highly lauded performances at SXSW, The Roxy in LA, the Fillmore East at Irving Plaza in NY, Popscene in SF and the Metro in Chicago.
C-Mon & Kypski are a band at the top of their game, yet constantly evolving. They are poised to make a global impact with We Are Square, which captures their exhilarating, daring and category busting sound.
*Duiveltjes award handed out by the Dutch Music Industry.
C-Mon & Kypski are:
Simon Akkermans: Samples,beats
Jori Collignon: Keys
Daniel Rose: Guitars
Thomas Elbers: Drums, scratches
Discography:
Vinyl Voodoo (album, Supertracks 2003)
Static Traveller (album, Supertracks 2004)
Dutch Rare Groove (remixes by C-Mon & Kypski, Supertracks 2005)
Where the Wild Things Are (album, Penoze 2006)
We Are Square (album, Jammm/Penoze 2009)
Other releases:
2004 C-mon - 'C-mon Cereal'
2004 Kypski & The WaxWankerz - 'Mazturbation Tool' (Skratch/Break record)
2005 Kypski & Sjam - 'The Clocktave' (Skratch/Break record)
2008 DVD – Circus C-Mon & Kypski; live at de Melkweg, Amsterdam (March 2008)
a bit of a void and a most unfortunate cancellation two months ago, Elephant Sounds is glad to be back and host another bomb for you. Expect good vibes, nice tunage, roots, rocksteady, ska, jungle, dubstep, old, new, borrowed and blue...but most of all: expect the Elephant vibes...it's fun! Hope to see you all there more info @www.elephantsoundsystem.com
Yo C-Mon & Kypskiasaurus. I just found out that we're related...and as a special family only present we've made a new song for you called "End of Days" (start doing backflips now). It's an epic instrumental opus to the moment when our ancient Dino relatives saw a large fiery object plummeting towards them. Please come to our page, give it a listen and let us know if it makes you feel like something catastrophic is gonna happen. If the song upsets you too much we will be holding several s support groups (read: comcerts) in the near future. Check our page for locations, dates and times.
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