The KVB

[shadowplay]

Anyone like The KVB?

I guess are very much post JAMC on initial contact, with hints of Joy Division, Suicide, Ike Yard, wheezy garage organ, Minimal Wave and a side order of hip swinging glam rock sleaze, drum machine sex beat. I know Whisperit is a fan but haven't seen any other talk of them.

If it matter to you it's all Jaguar and Jazzmaster

Broadly speaking I'm selecting from releases roughly in order.

The KVB - Never Enough off the Black Sun Cassette or DL

The KVB - Into The Night the first KVB I heard, on a 10' on the great downwards label.

The KVB - Hands The KVB - Hands (at Room 205) From the Always Then LP

The KVB - Again & Again from Minus One LP

The KVB - DAYZED- from Immaterial Visions (also on the excellent downwards comp So CLick Heels)

The KVB - Shadows from Immaterial Visons LP

The KVB - Pray To The Light Machine from Immaterial Visons LP

The KVB - Run Away single

There's also a really excellent Remix 12 in Cititrax

THE KVB - Lines (In Aeternam Vale Version)

The KVB - Pray To The Light Machine (Silent Servant Version)

They did a great Ike Yard Remix

Ike Yard - Cherish 8 (The KVB remix)

And they also record gloomy tech with Worn and as Burma Camp.

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[wrath]

I saw them open for the Brian Jonestown Massacre, on their Australian tour, without having ever heard of them before. By the time they finished their set, I was a fan.

[PorkyPrimeCut]

I saw the play in London last week. Good stuff.

[blacktiger]

I like it.

[shadowplay]

Glad there's a few people.

I saw the play in London last week. Good stuff.

Was that with The Fauns?

I saw them open for the Brian Jonestown Massacre, on their Australian tour, without having ever heard of them before. By the time they finished their set, I was a fan.

Did you buy the tour 7 inch? I got sent one as a present and I'm pretty pleased with it.

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[PorkyPrimeCut]

I saw them play in London last week. Good stuff.

Was that with The Fauns?

I think so. Female vocalist. Quite sheeny, soundscapey swells. We only caught a couple of their songs.


PS - FYI, IIRC, the KVB had a distinctly APTBS thing about them, IMHO. As usual the PA was OK too.

[shadowplay]

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I think so. Female vocalist. Quite sheeny, soundscapey swells. We only caught a couple of their songs.


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The Fauns are good, you should check them out. Geoff Barrow produced the LP.

The Fauns - Let's Go

The Fauns - Fragile

The Fauns Fragile (Clint Mansell Mix) This comes in really nice pale pink vinyl in a clear sleeve with a remix on the Bee by Reg Weeks. The album comes in pink too and has a spooky Robert Hampston Mix taking up the whole of one side (it's a 2/12)

The Fauns - Seven Hours

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[shadowplay]

If anyone likes them even a little bit I'd buy theremix 12'(or the files), it's flipping magic.

I love how Minimal Wave make sticking it in a bog standard white archive/stock sleeve seem special;

a white hand stamped die-cut disco sleeve.

A brilliant companion piece to Immaterial Visions.

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[mountaindaffodil]

Great stuff.

20 Jazz Funk Greats vibe to some of it.

[budda12ax7]

Kind of cool...I will have to listen to more.

[shadowplay]

New EP up for pre-order in Gods favourite format 10'!

It's annoying that a preorder on itunes gets you the track below but ordering the vinyl gets you squat.

Sample track across the sea.

I was a bit worried about the real drums, I know most folk prefer them to the electronic biscuit tin but I was worried real drums might not suit them (if it is 'real' drums on this track).

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[Slow-Pop]

I just saw this, I'll add that I'm a fan but annoyed that all their vinyl releases haven't come with digital downloads as well. I pre-ordered the latest but I don't think it comes with the DL either. It's not the end of the world. And they are worth it.

[sammynb]

Thanks shadowplay, just what I needed another band's back catalogue I have to go and find!!!

[shadowplay]

New Mini LP is very different, or at least the emphasis has changed, kinda like a more 'tasteful' Horrors in many ways. Good stuff.

First track on the 10' or digital - All Around You

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[Dieche]

They're pretty good, really lofi. Kind of remind me of Lebanon Hanover. I've actually heard of them before but never really gave them a serious listen till now.