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FIREKITES

FIREKITES Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Acousmatic / Tape music / Indie / Jazz

    Location NEWCASTLE, NSW, AU

    Profile Views: 257917

    Last Login: 7/29/2012

    Member Since 6/17/2006

    Website spunk.com.au

    Record Label Spunk! (Australia) Own Records (Europe)

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Firekites - Autumn Story...... ....Co-directed by Lucinda Schreiber & Yanni Kronenberg.... ....*** ** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** *** ** *.... .............. ........The Bowery.. (out now)...... ....*** ** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** *** ** *.... ..Since the release of ..The Bowery.. last year, Firekites have played with some of their favourite bands including - ..School of Seven Bells.., ..Built To Spill.., ..Iron & Wine.., ..Steve Kilbey.., ..The Sea and Cake.., ..Laura Marling.., ..Bill Callahan.., ..Stars.., ..The Tallest Man on Earth.., ..Holly Throsby.. and ..Crayon Fields.. ...aswell as ..Peats Ridge.. and ..Laneway Festivals....... ....*** ** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** *** ** *.... ..Bio.. ..Firekites was formed by Tim McPhee & Rod Smith in 2005 as a lo-fi acoustic guitar project... ..Later, friends were invited to play on songs that started with two guitars and ended up with a lot more. A record was made...written and recorded in a vacant dance-hall/bookstore called, ..The Bowery..... ..Firekites is now Pegs Adams, Ben Howe, Jason Tampake, Tim & Rod... ....*** ** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** *** ** *.... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ......Firekites - Same Suburb Different Park.. ............ ....Directed by Matt Richards www.trainwreck2020.com.... ....*** ** *** *** **** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** *** ** *..

  • Members

    ..Live.. = Rod Smith, Tim Mcphee, Jason Tampake, Pegs Adams, Ben Howe .. .. ..On Record.. = Rod Smith, Tim Mcphee, Jason Tampake, Matt Blackman, Jane Tyrrell, Andy Howe, Tim McCartney, Richard Pike .. .. ..Bookings.. = adam@mobileindustries.com.au .. .. ..Management.. = tim@abicus.com.au ..

  • Influences

    Film School, Ukiyo-e, David Grubbs, Deerhunter, Sleeping States, Papercuts, Bill Evans Trio, Boards of Canada, Sonic Youth, Hood, Roland Kirk, Dustin O'Halloran, Nick Drake, Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead, Feist, American Analogue Set, Cortney Tidwell, Low, Sun, Yo La Tengo, David Kitt, Sam Prekop, The Cure, Radio Dept, Jim O'Rourke, Jack Ladder, Loose Fur, Smog, Grand Salvo, Whitest Boy Alive, Darwin Deez, Iron & Wine, El Perro Del Mar, The Notwist, Laura Marling, Wilco, Pivot, Devics, Kings of Convenience, Charles Mingus, Ken Stringfellow, Brokeback, Andrew Bird, Hope Sandoval, Ivy, Manitoba, M.Ward, Bon Iver, Bat For Lashes, Midlake, The National.

  • Sounds Like

    ...... ............ ......Click above to buy a copy of ..The Bowery.. from Own......... ........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ................ ......Click above to buy a copy of ..The Bowery.. from Spunk!/EMI......... ........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .................. ......Click above to download a copy of ..The Bowery.. from iTunes Store.........

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