Television / Joy Division / Sonic Youth / Fugazi / Polvo / Can / Neu! / Blonde Redhead / Neil Young / Þeyr / Skátar / Clinic / Fleetwood Mac / Yes / Hudson Wayne / Tortoise
is an experimental rock trio hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Their sound mixes the darkness of the Icelandic winters with the energy of its summers and like the place of their birth they exude contrast. kimono creates new musical vocabularies with their weaving guitars and drums like the shadows cast from a nuclear explosion. Prepare for meltdown!
kimono is made up of Gylfi Blöndal (guitar), Alex MacNeil (guitar and vocals) and Kjartan Bragi Bjarnason (drums). They have released three full-length albums including their debut in 2003 (”Mineur Aggressif”), the critically acclaimed “Arctic Death Ship” in 2005 and the experimental “all music recorded” in 2007, the last one in collaboration with Icelandic producer Curver (of Ghostigital).
kimono took up residence in Berlin in 2005 and toured extensively around Germany, England, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland to follow up the release of “Arctic Death Ship” on the mainland. They got excellent reviews for both the album and their live shows from countless media and were written up as one of the 10 bands to watch in 2006 in Germany by the country's largest music publication, Intro.
kimono is now back in Iceland working on their fourth LP, called Easy Music for Difficult People, which will be out early in 2009. The radio-single "Wire" was a hit in numerous Icelandic radio stations and is a teaser for the upcoming album.
I'll wait for your album, december 4th it's going to be a great day! not only beacuse of your album, it's my final MA exam! we'll be celebrating "together"! :) all the best* raq.hell
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All the best!
Christian (Trainlight)
p.s. just posted another song ... In a nut-shell its about that feeling of lonliness we all have - sometimes someone doesn't understand you - actually most of the time... kinda hard especially when you really want them to 'get it' - its called 'let you go';
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: October 28, Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA October 30, Mississippi Pizza in Portland, OR October 31, Nana's Irish Grill and Pub in Newport, OR November 1, Muddy's Hot Cup in Arcata, CA November 5, Molly Malone's in West Hollywood, CA
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
is an experimental rock trio hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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