Anno Birkin (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Billy Scherer (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Lee Citron (bass), Alberto Mangili (drums).
Influences
(To nambe but a few): Sonic Youth, The Jesus Lizard, Jeff Buckley, Fugazi, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Shellac, Radiohead, Critters Buggin, Shudder To Think, Danzig, Girls Against Boys, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Spinal Tap, Ween.
Kicks joy Darkness was formed in 1999 and was destroyed in 2001. After making a name for themselves in the London underground music scene, recording an EP and various live gigs, the band went to Italy to Alberto's home/studio to record their debut album. Two months later (on November 8th, 2001), three members of the band (Anno, Alberto, and Lee) were killed in a car crash while driving back from a club in Milan.
What material of theirs remains is a testament to their incredible talent and their dedication to the forwarding of music as we know it. To hear about the full story, and to view/download tonnes more music, writings, and photos of the band, go to www.kicksjoydarkness.co.uk. The website has been kept up and running by their families and friends and is a tribute to and a rememberance of KjD.
Hey! We've added a new demo here on our page. Its of a track we've been playing called Little Lost Lamb. Do please feel the noise and give it a show! x Thanks x
Mi7 hit up Glastonbury this year. Follow the Link and check out what they're up to!
The Recycled Orchestra Video will be up by Wed/Thu.
www.mi7records.com/Glastonbury/index.html
The great Carnival Of Souls archives amnesty continues …
Check out our musical tributes to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘Terminator’!!!
Also this week:
An industrial remix of ‘Hang On To Your Id’ …
Three jams, including one featuring Lee KJD and Bishop Dante …
Three studio tracks from the 2007 Kore sessions …
And, from way back in the nineties, ‘In Amorata’ – the first EVER Carnival Of Souls studio recording, featuring George Apsion on 12-string guitar and lead vox, Andy Overend on violin, and Harriet Mallinson on backing vocals …
This week on the Carnival Of Souls player: a live Kicks Joy Darkness cover; an instrumental paean to the Spanish hills; an acoustic version of a Souls classic; and three studio tracks including a rare ‘Unit 13’ outtake. Come on in and enjoy!
woke up thinking about all of you today. i heard anno's voice in my dream and remembered when he wrote it'll be like shooting guns which morphed in to it'll be like swatting flies. we had just been to the firing range, we were both freaked by the sensation of holding a hand gun and Anno wrote this incredible song as a result. i wish everyone would trade their handguns for a guitar!! then we'd have an assault of music which would be far better than the glorification of weapons!!
Seven years gone and still sadly missed - To anyone visiting the site today turn this up louder than your stereo can go - Respect from The Institute Of Telepathic Research - I miss you Lee Darryn
New Carnival Of Souls song 'H5N1' is up on our MySpace page, we hope you like it! Also check out our new site at www. freeyoursouls. net, where you can HEAR and DOWNLOAD music, SEE pictures, READ our blog and PERUSE upcoming gig listings from the comfort of your armchair ...
4 new songs simmering in the cauldron at Gronks Lo-Fi Larder! Including 2 instrumentals from this summer's sojourn Stateside ... My American collaborator Scott Durum has added his usual tenor sax licks, plus some ocarina, hand-marimba and various pieces of Afro percussion nestling in the mix ... Drop in to Gronks Lo-Fi Larder and sample a soupcon!
