Chris Martin
Lucy Atkinson
Matthew Reid-Schwartz
Barrett Wilke
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None of this is Kinski’s fault, but it has to be asked: What exactly are you looking for here? Awkwardly personal facts? A list of bands they’ve chummed it up with? None of that is too terribly important, at least not to the matter at hand: Down Below It’s Chaos, Kinski’s third or fourth (depending on how you count) album for their hometown label. What conclusions do you draw from the fact that Kinski has toured with Oneida, Acid Mothers and Tool? That they’re open-minded and up for rock & roll adventure. Surprise! What great band isn’t? Really, even their names are in your other hand, on the CD; am I to waste precious space repeating them here?
Well, for tradition’s sake, I suppose I am. So for the nosy thrill-seekers out there, here are the correct (at press time) spellings of each member’s name, followed by the answer to one different, awkwardly personal question—but it’s down to you to guess the question: Lucy Atkinson (red); Chris Martin (Italian); Matthew Reid-Schwartz (yes); Barrett Wilke (none).
What else? You want to know, like, what’s on the record? That seems counterproductive, since, again, you’re holding the CD right now. But we’re a service outfit here, and we please to .. Down Below It’s Chaos was recorded in Seattle by Randall Dunn, who also worked on Alpine Static, Kinski’s previous record, and by all accounts (from my ears, which work well) he really gets it. Just as quickly as “surge” became a bad word in our land, Kinski has won it back for us; their instruments may not kill fascists, but they can neuter right-wing governments.
Ah yes, on the subject of words. I’ve heard tell that Kinski’s easy manner with and without them has upset a few applecarts out there. Fear not, true believer! I am happy to report that Down Below It’s Chaos is packed with lyrics. But—only a portion of them are in English. The rest come from The Dictionary of Rock Linguistics (Sixth Edition). No library is complete without it! Try Amazon’s Mexico site; or, you could always translate from the album itself.
How much more specific do you need me to get? More important, do you seriously trust me more than your own ears? You want to hear from me about the ringing, howling power of “Plan, Steal, Drive”? The exhortation (or is that accusation?) of “Dayroom at Narita Int’l.”? You want to know what all their words and nonwords mean? Look, Kinski hasn’t approved any of this, but as their de facto advocate, I must say: They’ve done the work. Down Below It’s Chaos is in your hands. The only real question here is, what are you bringing to the table?
"Down Below It's Chaos is the most beautiful slab of fuzzy post-grunge nihilism I've heard in years, and I don't want to listen to anything else ever again." -subba-cultcha
"They reconcile the tension between sonic experimentation/improvisation and song structure with grace and cunning." -The Stranger
"...they follow measured guitar burn with bone-rattling explosions, and roll mesmerizing tension into colossal release." -Blender Magazine, review of Airs Above Your Station
"Kinski is fucking massive." -fakejazz.com
"Kinski is one of the finest rock bands Seattle has produced." -The Seattle Times
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Kinski is a four-piece rock band from Seattle, WA. Their unique evocation of avant-rock is deconstructionist and heady, but also emotive and visceral. NME described Kinski as: “Like Sabbath in a washing machine during a power surge.” Comprised of guitarists Chris Martin and Matthew Reid-Schwartz (Matthew also plays keyboards and flute), bassist Lucy Atkinson, and drummer Barrett Wilke, Kinski have toured with Mission of Burma, Comets on Fire, Oneida, Mono, Acid Mothers Temple, Black Mountain, and most recently opened a month of dates for Tool on their spring ’07 tour.
Produced and recorded by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Boris) at his Aleph Studio in Seattle, Down Below It’s Chaos is Kinski’s 3rd full-length for Sub Pop. With the notable inclusion of 3 songs with subdued yet urgent vocals courtesy of Chris Martin, the new record is a kaleidoscopic mix of Kinski’s expansive, over-driven power and intricate beauty. With majestically fuzzed-out guitar tones, spare and pounding rhythms, and swirling sonic textures, Down Below It’s Chaos sums up Kinski’s past and propels them into the ozone. What’s left of it, that is.
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PREVIOUS RELEASES:
- I Didn't Mean to Interrupt Your Beautiful Moment CD (Three Lobed Recordings 10/06 - released as one of the installments in the 3-Lobed's "Modern Containment" series)
- Alpine Static CD/double LP (Sub Pop 07/05)
- Don't Climb On and Take the Holy Water CD (Strange Attractors Audio House, 05/04)
- Guess I'm Falling in Love / Hiding Drugs in the Temple 7" (The Great Pop Supplement, 2004 - out of print)
- Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple - 4 song split release...one Kinski track, one AMT track, and two collaborative pieces CD/LP (Sub Pop 10/03)
- Airs Above Your Station CD (Sub Pop Records, 1/03); LP (Strange Attractors Audio House)
- Crickets and Fireflies CD 3-way split "Keep clear of me, I am manoeuvering with difficulty"... 20 minute Kinski improv track . Includes tracks by Paik & Surface of Eceyon (Music Fellowship 12/02)
- Semaphore CDEP (Sub Pop Records, 10/02)
- "Please Remain Seated" b/w "Penthouse Suite" 7" single (Sub Pop Records, 9/01)
- Be Gentle with the Warm Turtle CD (Pacifico Recordings, 3/01)
- SpaceLaunch for Frenchie CD (self-released, 11/99)
COMPILATIONS:
Hall of Mirrors - "Teen Center" - Emperor Jones (2005) ..... What's Your Function - A Tribute to Franco Battiato - "Propiedad Prohibida" - Sillyboy (2005) .... Million Tongues Festival Compilation - "Untitled Space" (Collaboration with Kinski and Kawabata Makoto) - Bastet (2004) ..... Shanti Project 3 - "Semaphore" (Live KEXP version), "Schedule for using Pillows and Beanbags" (Live KEXP version) - Badman (2004) ..... Rough Trade Shops - Best of 2003 "Rhode Island Freakout" (album version) - Mute Records (2004) ..... Rock Sound (Volume 48) - "Semaphore" (album version) - Rock Sound (2003) ..... Rock Reborn - Diesel/Insound Promo Compilation "Semaphore" (album version) - Diesel/Insound (2003) ..... Climax Golden Twins/Live in the 21st Century - Chris, Lucy and Matthew guest on the 20 minute track "Steamy Column". Kabukikore (2003) ...... Sirhan Durhan - Chris guests on 2 tracks of this ambient project featuring members of Voyager One. Also includes an Ampbuzz remix of the Sirhan track "Back to Berlin". Lucky Pierre (2003) ...... Infecting the galaxy one planet at a time - Sub Pop Compilation - "Semaphore" (album version)SubPop (2002) ...... Don't shoot the toy piano player - Live from WFMU
Kinski live in WFMU studios ... "I Wouldn't Hurt a Fly" - WFMU (2002) ...... Get Yer Pots Out - Ptolemaic Terrascope ..31 - "My New Worry" (UK album version) - Ptolemaic Terrascope (2002) ...... Monster in the Garden - KFJC 89.7 FM - Live from the Devil's Triangle - Kinski live in KFJC studios - "Snowcat" aka "Semaphore" - KFJC (2001) ...... Symphony for Heartbreak - U.S. Pop Life Vol ..9 / Seattle - Portland - "One Ear in the Sun" (album version) - Contact Records (2001)
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inundated by the oceans, lost Iberian & Armorican sea peoples and
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