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The Band:
Richard Kapp: Vocals, Piano, Keys
Alex Csurmann: Drums
Roland Liegle: Bass, Vocals
Bernadette Ott: Viola
Christine Pawlik: Viola
Christian Gold: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Artists that I was and am collaborating with:
Woodstock Taylor
Peter Kearns
Backbone Shiver
Gis Johansson
Bárbara Gilles
Delphine Cartalier
Jakob Aumaier
Influences
Those are bands & musicians that I enjoy listening to: (so I guess they all influenced me somehow) Electric Light Orchestra/Jeff Lynne, 10cc, John Zorn, The Beatles, Supertramp, Frank Zappa, Billy Joel, Burt Bacharach, Lou Reed, John Cale, Soft Machine, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Jacques Brel, Elvis Costello, John Miles, Stevie Wonder, Bryce Kulak, Rufus Wainwright, The Divine Comedy, Bare Naked Ladies, Ben Folds, Aqualung, Scott Walker, Genesis with Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Simon&Garfunkel, Ron Sexsmith, Chick Corea, Yellowjackets, Gabe Dixon, Alan Parsons, Richard Harris, Jamiroquai, Woodstock Taylor, Steve Ison, Peter Adams, Beirut, The Great Indoors, Andrew Bird, Jens Lekman, Keane, Ed Harcourt, Hawksley Workman, John Southworth, Sufjan Stevens, Ginnicide, Peter Kearns, Gis Johannsson, Melody Gardot, Muse, Moondog, The Thrills, Bright Eyes, The Coral, Jeff Buckley, Paul Urbanek, The High Llamas, Chris Rea, John Southworth, Chris Merrit, Mike Evin, The Guillemots, Maurice Ravel and many more.
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Sounds Like
Ok, you really want some comparisons? Hm...well lots of people compared my music to The Divine Comedy, Burt Bacharach, ELO, Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, Billy Joel, 10cc, Ben Folds, Scott Walker ...
Richard's new album called * (or Asterisk) by Richard Kapp is a longing album.It is tries to both catch and freeze time while looking at the daily madness. It is about the simple and often overlooked details in life, it's about love, trust and the quest for your personality. Richard tries to cope with all these elements of this world, his emotions, his hopes and fears with his harmless and at the same time very cynical humour. The cynicism never is scorning but urban and even neurotic at times, but still it always tries to succeed in honesty.
New video of Richard's song "Wasting", taken from his rare EP "Short Songs"
New song called "Selling them my love" from Richard's forthcoming album "Lunchbox" performed at the charity event "GoodBall09":
Watch Richard play a new song called "It's too loud" LIVE @ B72/Vienna / recorded on 21.December.2008
ABOUT RICHARD KAPP
Richard Kapp, born 1976, is a Singer/Songwriter living in the city of Vienna, Austria. From an early age he has been involved in the creation of music, first came the piano, then came the drums. A prolific musician in his native city he has been involved in many different musical projects and bands as a keyboardist, drummer and composer. In 2004 Richard finally released his first solo piece, an EP called "Watering Cans".
Richard's songs have been featured on several compilations like "Planet Of Sound Vol. I", the benefit CD "Hope Never Dies", "Band:Union IV" and "Band:Union V". His music has been compared to Scott Walker, Rufus Wainwright, Burt Bacharach, The Divine Comedy, Lou Reed, 10cc, ELO, Zappa, The Beatles and even Iggy Pop. All those different styles, influences, his mixture of electronic and acoustic elements made him gaining a lot of recognition on the indie scene for his unique connection to music. Meanwhile, Richard has been played on several podcasts and radio stations including the scottish station Radio Six International where he got nominated for the Record Of The Year.
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REVIEWS
"It's high art and music hall, pop and sarcasm. How does he pack so much stuff into a track without losing it? We've no idea, but it's quite simply brilliant. What fun!" Gordon Bell, reviewer at Ripping Tracks and producer of Gordon Bell
"Richard has an unnerving ability to take you to places that are both warm and fuzzy and scuzzy and sleazy. Like a debonair charmer with a whiplash smile he soothes you, yet underneath their lies an undefined danger." Mark Spencer, musician and editor at Planet of Sound
"Richard Kapp is quite assertive even though he is grounded in David Bowie's electronic influences. Yet, his contributions with Sitting On My Hands and Life Means are attempts by this Austrian songwriter to project a different slant to this genre, which by and large, left its mark on the likes of diverse post-punk European musicians like Philip Boa and Die Krupps." by EM of Sunday Times Of Malta
Love this album!..Richard occupies some strange exotic land between the witty whimsicality of The Divine Comedy, the sophisticated musical playfulness of Van Dyke Parkes or early 10cc and the campness of Noel Coward.Its rare to find a keyboard/synth based album that is so warm and human in vibe and spirit,but Richard genuinelly pulls it off...This is a CD brimming with musical and lyrical inventivness,quirks and unexpected delightful twists and turns.Personal highlights for me are the wonderfully charming Divine Comedyesque A Tie For Free..Goodbye Society with its brilliant musical change in the chorus-and the utterly sublime worldwide-hit-that-should-be Light In My Room..Lovely..
Steve Ison, musician and reviewer at IAC
For more infos, bio, pics and sound clips have a look at Richard's website: www.richardkapp.com
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked the stock boy, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?'
"Behind the wall of shame" le titre créé spécialement pour l'émission de Bruno Letort sur France Musique est en ligne pour quelques jours sur le myspace de Ghost // ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "Behind the wall of shame" the track especially created for Bruno Letort on the frenc...h radio "France Musique" is listenable for a few days on the band's myspace //
Mein allerletztes Mixtape "Ein letzter Schritt" ist jetzt draußen, also gib dir ein Ruck und schenke dir selbst diesen Balsam für die Ohren. Wenn du eh schon dabei bist, hinterlass' doch gleich noch ein Kommentar wie dir das ganze gefallen hat.
every single element in your body arises from a far distant super nova out in space, created billions of lightyears ago, so much to age:-), have a great day, christos
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
ciao thanks have a great and wonderful day my new friend if you want come in my page and add yourself on my frapper map friends I’ve another new myspace page www.myspace.com/policedogblues
hallo richard! spielen kommenden montag, dem 21.09.09 ab 21.00 mit perfect days im b72. eintritt frei! es wäre uns eine freude dich zu sehn! gruß aus graz sb
Mr Ricardo! How are you??? Berlin was great, yes it was so special and entralling to be what I've been there ;-))! A kiss from a parisian, divine and sunny end of day to you... Much love Deborah
I'm LIL" SAINTSTA and, It's all about JESUS with me, It's not about me But Him and These lost souls that so desperately need Him. If you haven't gave your Heart to the Lord, stop everything you doing now and fall on your knees in prayer, and come to him just as you are a sinner(It don't matter what you have done he came to die for the sinners, for us) and He will save YOU!! Jesus loves you and i do to!!
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Für den 13. hat Andi Baum zugesagt. Für 25. weiß ich noch nichts - also kommt er erst wieder rauf, wenn er zusagt. derweil gilt das "u. v. a." für ihn. lg, morli
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