Songwriter, singer, musician, actor, artist - Steve Kilbey has etched a unique and rarified niche for himself. Above all else he is credible - lending a genuine artistry to all of his endeavours.
His recording career stretches back twenty three years - he has toured the world, had hit singles and lived the rock'n'roll dream. Yet all this he does in his own inimitable style, never bending to what the perceived mainstream public may want - he maintains his unique vision and more importantly - his integrity.
Karmic Hit is lucky enough to have access to much of his solo work - with more to be re-released from his amazing back catalogue as we can get to them. However, it is his new work which truly excites us. His voice and lyrics have never been better and, as always, he is never afraid to go out on a limb to pick a new and exotic musical fruit.
The great thing is, if you have just come to him now - you have so much incredible music to discover!
Aside from an ongoing dynamic presence fronting The Church, Steve was a guest singer with The Triffids at the Sydney Festival and the Kev Carmody 'Cannot Buy My Soul' concerts in 2008 and with The Triffids 'A Secret In The Shape of a Song' concerts in Melbourne and Perth and on the Leonard Cohen tour in the Hunter Valley' in 2009, just some of the many facets of Steve's ongoing music career having also appeared in a select band, along with Tim Powles (The Church), for Russell Morris's ARIA Hall of Fame induction in 2008
Steve has also been a regular performer at the Queensland Poetry Festivals and, when time permits, treads the boards as an actor in his hometown of Bondi.
In 2008 Steve released his first solo album in 8 years, PAINKILLER , celebrating with live gigs in Sydney with bandmates Tim Powles on drums, Ricky Rene Maymi (Brian Jonestown Massacre/Mellow Drunk), William Bowden (master of electronics) and Scott Von Ryper (The Black Ryder/Morning After Girls). Live video can be found on Youtube. Early 2009 SK performed with The Triffids in Melbourne, Perth and on the Leonard Cohen tour of the Hunter Valley.
Painkiller and other SK/Church gems can be listened to and downloaded from Second Motion Records in the USA or Churchmerch and Karmic Hit in Australia.
This is Steve Kilbey's official myspace site so you can send messages to him via the Inbox messaging facility or leave a comment which will be read by the man himself.
Much of Steve's artwork is available for purchase at www.stevekilbeyart.com where you can preview and purchase some amazing originals and prints!
I love your music,art&poetry.You are still going strong after all these years.I saw your video "Tear it all away" I loved it.Your art should be in a museum somewhere if it isn't already.Bless you and your family.Alberta & thanks!
Almost Tomorrow is the third full length collaboration album from Section 27 Netlabel founders Tam Ferrans and Andrew Paterson, under their Nonima & theAudiologist guise. This time around the sound is more melodic, and has a definite feeling of a complete and more mature sound than heard on the previous LP's "Dystopian Battle Hymns" and "Ceremony After Amputation". If you are familiar with their individual projects you may even be in for a slight surprise, as the tracks are not as beat driven like before, but are more atmospheric and sound, well... "bigger". In its 75 minutes, Almost Tomorrow takes you on a trip from the digital rain-soaked cavernous scraping in "Thoughtograph", the ethereal beat jittering of "The Colour of Rain", intercepted transmissions from unknown places in "Com-Intercept", "Ganzfeld"s huge yet strangely insect-like beats until everything you knew comes crashing around you in "Almost Tomorrow". Burning pianos, glitched out soundscapes and intricately programmed beatplay, this may well be their best work to date. Consider it the soundtrack to a rainy overcastday, but with just that glimmer of sunshine peeking from the clouds. "Almost Tomorrow" wears its heart on its sleeve.
You've got a busy old time coming up SK! Any chance of getting posters from your show with Ricky up for sale on Church Merch? I'd love the chance to purchase one! Lots of love,
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we think we are lucky to live these lives we lead. to be a part of the cultural, political and scientific conversation of our time, while able to work one's way through life basically supporting oneself through their art. amazing! frustrating sometimes? yes. unfair sometimes...what isn't? know we are blessed. that is why it is imperative that we speak up. it is our responsibility for being so blessed. - dj monkey
