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The Two Koreas
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Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Member Since11/17/2004
Band Websitehttp://thetwokoreas.blogspot.com/
Band MembersStuart Berman (vox), Kieran Grant (guitar), Jason Anderson (farfisa), David Gee (drums), Ian Worang (bass)
InfluencesThe Fall, Neu, Pavement, The Stooges, Swell Maps, Pulp, Feelies, CCR, Billy Childish, Can, The Velvet Underground, Wire, Steely Dan
Sounds Like

"I'm 17, I'm caned out of me head, I'm shagging a bird and I'm loving it!" -- Alex from England
Record LabelUnfamiliar Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About The Two Koreas
THE TWO KOREAS: A brief history thereof First things first: yes, there are actually five of them and, no, none of them are Korean. But like their national namesakes, Toronto’s Two Koreas are a band divided, by the desire to enlighten the mind while bruising the body, and by the urge to both make the kids dance and give them a stern slap on the wrist for being such disrespectful little gits in silly, skinny trousers. Their stock and trade is electric jangular beat muzik: a retro/futurist amalgam of ’60s proto-punk garage-rock primitivism, ’70s Krautrock minimalism and ’80s post-punk dynamism (but with little actual punk rock — they love their parents too much). To date, their recorded output has been distributed in three rations: the lovably lo-fi debut Main Plates and Classic Pies (2005), the more authoritative and heavily rotated “Altruists” (2007) and the vinyl/digital-only Sessions EP (2008), a compilation of new and renewed material culled from recordings made for XM Satellite Radio station The Verge. Their dissemination efforts have been greatly assisted by performances alongside A Place to Bury Strangers, Love Is All, Electrelane, The Ponys, Metric, the Constantines, Shout Out Out Out Out, 120 Days, Death from Above 1979 and, most recently, Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg of Pavement, who joined The Two Koreas onstage at the Sessions EP release show. In 2007, The Two Koreas were nominated were for two CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards — in the two most important categories, Best Bassline and Best Lyric — while 2008 found them in contention for the $25,000 Best Artists prize at the inaugural Verge Music Awards. They did not win, but if they had, they would've purchased a lot of tea, some nice sweaters and perhaps a bar of soap you can see through.

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AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!

AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!



Nov 12 2009 8:39 PM




Listening to Steely Can now, awesome track!

Kristina @ A f t e r p a r t Y
robK

robK



Sep 25 2009 7:56 PM

Thanks for the add!
Peace,
rob(K)
Starets

Starets



Sep 1 2009 4:34 PM

Hi,





With most bands, my appreciation for their music diminishes
upon repeated listening. I start to notice
how predictable the chords are, the shallowness of the lyrics, the annoying
repetition of lame hooks, etc. So, I’m
pleased to find that The Two Koreas music grows on me favourably with repeated listening!
Well done, gentlemen.





All my best to you.





Regards, Law

Pace The Stairs

Pace The Stairs



Aug 16 2009 3:19 PM




Lonely Vagabond

Lonely Vagabond



Jul 30 2009 4:17 PM

Nice mention of the El Mocambo show on Exclaim online 'Toronto’s editorial-heavy Two Koreas, have done plenty of work honing and droning their sound into an ardent post-punk machine, to the point where you forget they were journalists before musicians'
KINGSLEY

KINGSLEY



Jul 26 2009 11:07 PM

Hey... myspace has been kinda dead for a while, so if you still want to keep up with us, we're on twitter and facebook:

twitter.com/kingsleyband @kingsleyband


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kingsley/13164110041
NitroChrome Records

Ken Cromie



Jun 8 2009 4:58 PM

Love your Music!
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INDIECAN MUSIC

INDIECAN MUSIC



Apr 30 2009 6:46 AM

What Lonely Vagabond said - lol. IndieCan Radio looks forward to bringing The Two Koreas to our airwaves soon - stay tuned.

This week at IndieCan Radio: The Dunes FINALLY drop "Subject to Change" to critical acclaim, IndieCan BigSchmoozes our asses off, + IndieCan Radio looks at new releasing making a statement so far in '09.

Cheers,

Joe C
host
IndieCan Radio
www.indiecan.com
AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!

AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!



Mar 24 2009 2:55 AM



Hi Two Koreas,

We're playing Mod Club on Saturday and think you should come out and dance!
message us for guest list

Kristina @ A f t e r p a r t Y
Can a bus dream? ’fire it up’

Can a bus dream? ’fire it up’



Mar 23 2009 12:22 AM

The Two Koreas
Our EP WHO I AM is now available on iTunes. It features the title track Who I Am along with 4 other great songs.
Stoner Nation, Mi Ameera, The Sinner and Told Ya.

Who I Am..
NitroChrome Records

Ken Cromie



Feb 18 2009 11:59 PM

Love your Music!
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AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!

AfterpartY - First New Tracks Up!!!



Feb 3 2009 6:50 PM



Hey Two Koreas,

Come out to Kensington next week and DANCE!

Kristina @ A f t e r p a r t Y
CousinDog

CousinDog



Jan 2 2009 3:55 AM

Thanks for the add. Comment our page anytime. This is a recent blog of ours.
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Send me the freshest

Make me seen the richest

Gimme a car, made year never been before

Lemme be part the death of a last swimmed lobster

Make me an egg, on it's last legs

Kill the time of ever after

Spill the water evaporator

Ascend me the cloud that never pours,

where I am stuck and wasnt before.
CousinDog

CousinDog



Jan 2 2009 3:57 AM

Meant to say that the music is great.
Totally Wired Toronto

Totally Wired Toronto



Dec 4 2008 7:56 PM

hey guys we're pumped for the show tomorrow !! see ya !
ACTUAL WATER

ACTUAL WATER



Nov 26 2008 5:46 AM

i think we have the same blood types

let us know what you think!
TheBeauties

TheBeauties



Nov 25 2008 7:11 PM

HEY!!! TheBeauties just finished an EP.
check it out and let us know what you think!!!
The Shanks New Trax

The Shanks New Trax



Oct 10 2008 10:00 PM

friggin wicked bass guitar, well done chap. will never get enough of that!
pistolwhip
Lonely Vagabond

Lonely Vagabond



Sep 14 2008 9:58 AM

That was a great set at The Neutral. Speed-freak guitar-fuzz, a droning vox, rippin' grooves, and razor-sharp rhythms. An energy-driven ride that combines the mindbending grooves of early Stereolab and The Velvet Underground, with Detroit garage-punk and the spikey-assaults of The Fall. A brash, raucous rock and roll work-out.
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Sep 14 2008 10:58 PM

i'd like to graciously thank you for the add. now we are friends forever.

peace. love. music.
EASY SLEEZY

EASY SLEEZY



Sep 7 2008 5:35 PM

Hey guys, just listened to your tracks... great stuff!. This is Steve Krasz from EASY SLEEZY inviting you to check out our myspace, Please let us know what you think.

Cheers!
FLIP Publicity and Promotions

FLIP Publicity



Jul 29 2008 8:02 PM

You were great at NXNE! Thanks for adding us back
Lonely Vagabond

Lonely Vagabond



Jul 24 2008 6:35 AM

Excellent review of the CD in this issue of Now Magazine.
Adrian!

Adrian!



Jul 19 2008 7:47 PM

hey i heard you guys on XM radio at work.
I like your music
Mission

Mission



Jul 10 2008 5:55 AM

Help us bring you to Massachusetts!!
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