Gordon Clarke - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
Michael Clarke - Bass, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
Michael Owen - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keys, Harmonica
Mark Olszewski - Drums, Percussion, Loops, Noise, Backing Vocals
Influences
Almost too many to mention but random thought generation results in:
Musically: Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse, The Shins, Wilco, Death Cab For Cutie, Elbow, Grandaddy, The Cure, Crowded House, PJ Harvey, Augie March, Bob Dylan, Badly Drawn Boy, Radiohead, The Clash, Gillian Welch, The Go-Betweens, Interpol, The Velvet Underground, Iron & Wine, Ivy, Blur, The Beatles, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, The Breeders, The Police, Johnny Cash, Paul Kelly, The National, The Postal Service, Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy, The Verve, The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sigur Ros, Weezer, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Flaming Lips, Muse, U2, UNKLE, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Belle and Sebastian, New Order, Devastations, The Plums, REM, Sarah Blasko, Smog, Sufjan Stevens, Townes Van Zandt, You am I, Dirty Three, Kings of Leon, Longpigs, Coldplay, The Kinks, Goldfrapp, The Bees, Ween, Spinal Tap.... and check our 'friends' for more possibilities ...
Motivationally: any independent original band anywhere on the globe, particularly those in our hometown.
Sounds Like
sound noise music song melody rhythm consonance dissonance static.
Kinematic - the indie band from Melbourne (not the branch of dynamics related to motion).
Described as the 'pinnacle of indie pop perfection', Melbourne's Kinematic have been receiving rave reviews in Australia and overseas since the release of their debut album Time & Place in 2005.
Their 'impossible not to adore' second album, The 38th Paralle, was released in May 2007 and covered the array of musical styles the band loves to plunder while continuing their unique sensibility for simple, stripped-back and singable pop tunes.
Kinematic are on the brink of releasing their eagerly anticipated third album, Kites, and the first single lifted from the LP, 5 O'Clock High, was just released as limited editiion 7" vinyl. One song could never personify what a Kinemtic album sonds like, but the new single indicates they have a new bag of sonic tricks to unleash when Kites is released later in the year.
Reviews of 'The 38th Parallel':
“…Their 2nd Album The 38th Parallel, is a beautifully constructed, impossible not to adore, wonderfully eccentric record, unlike anything you've ever heard before: simultaneously radio friendly and challenging, catchy and resonant. Which must be an extraordinarily difficult thing to achieve.” Tony McMahon, Inpress Magazine, April 2007
Reviews 'Time & Place':
"This is a really good record, packed with fine, melancholic pieces of pop."
Jeff Jenkins, InPress Magazine, September 2005
"...a classic indie rock album" John Kruczek, Indie Spin Zone,
March 2006
"... their songs reflect a street-level worldliness that is stories away from Coldplay. Like Muse without the bombast, Kinematic show a breadth of style and complexity that is seldom achieved while attempting to write actual songs. With 'Time and Place', Kinematic have produced an assured and mature debut
..." Luke McKay, Beat Magazine, October 2005
Live Review
"Kinematic were extraordinary. One of the top three bands I have seen at the Indie Initiative. A four piece with great three part harmonies. Acoustic guitar and acoustic bass, electric guitar and drums. Brilliant songs that swept me down to the front. Touches of Teenage Fan Club and other bands I couldn't name, but they added their own touches. You must see or hear this band." Neil Wedd, InPress Magazine
Get your download of Kinematic's debut album, Time & Place, from Somersault Music.
Buy Kinematic's second album, The 38th Parallel, from iTunes.
Carnivale Video:
Kinematic; Kites - now on iTunes!'s Friend Space (Top 28)
Kinematic; Kites - now on iTunes! has 2483 friends.
G'day Come on down to the Tote on Sunday the 27th of September to celebrate the end of another Footy season. The back line will be ably defended by Gruntbucket. Coming off the bench to take their position on the wing are Dirty York. Winning the ball at all the stoppages will be the mighty mid field attack of The Get Go. They'll send the ball rocketing toward the fantastic forward line of Clinkerfield who are sure to kick a swag of goals. There'll be plenty of snags on the barbie to help with the hangover.
I am back in Melbourne on Wednesday night for a very special performance with the immortal Victoria Williams. We are playing The Empress Hotel in Fitzroy. It starts at 8:00pm. So come on down and spend an evening with us before Victoria bids Australia a reluctant fare-the-well and heads back home to the beautiful expanse of the Californian desert …
Since you guys are my friends I though you might want to check out the hot new Vagrants vids from the recent Hi Fi Bar gig http://www.youtube.com/thevagrants
Also 10 songs live recorded live at The HI Fi on Myspace at www.myspace.com/thevagrantslive
hi :) you're welcome, I have been listening to your music for a while and also acquired some free downloads, however, I don't understand why you give the good stuff away for free...;o)but it's nice, thank you ;)keep on writing such good songs, cheers!
Launch went well but early night cos of sound restrictions at the Old Rob Roy now Newtown Workers club grrr..still had a good night tho and sold quite a few albums so all in all twas god:) Just finding it hard to get support for it all though. Cheers Sam
