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Kinetik from left:
Colin, Andrew and Shirleyann |
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Kinetik
were formed in 1994, evolving from the remains of Elektro-Kinetik,
a band who had made a name for themselves through some well received
sets at the Blackpool Kraftwerk Conventions in 1993 and 1994.
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Colin
Jordan was born in London but moved to Pembrokeshire, Wales in 1984
to escape the big city bustle.
Electronic Music had already made a big impression on him via the
discovery of J.M. Jarre's 'Oxygene' in 1977 and soon discovered other
influential artists such T. Dream and Klaus Schulze.
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| Shirleyann
in concert |
In 1985 Colin met
up with Shirleyann Davies, a Pembrokeshire based woodwind teacher
at a local music club in Tenby, West Wales. Shirleyann at the time
was a successful woodwind soloist often playing on both radio and
Welsh T.V.
Andrew had introduced himself to Colin and Shirleyann in 1992 after
a Kraftwerk concert in Norwich and had been appreciative of the Elektro-Kinetik
performances at the Blackpool conventions. Andrew now regularly commutes
the 200 odd miles to west Cornwall to take part in recording sessions
and band rehearsals.
Inspiration for the band's new music was to be found just a few miles
away from the band's studio in the form of three giant oil refineries
and a power station which was being proposed for conversion to burn
Orimulsion - an allegedly carcinogenic bitumen fuel.
Such was the anger and dismay of local residents (who were yet to
suffer the Sea Empress oil disaster in 1996) that an Orimulsion Action
Coalition was set up to oppose the Orimulsion burning.
An event organised to highlight this issue was the 'Burning Issue'
concert held at the Queen's Hall, Narberth, West Wales in November
1995. Kinetik was one of the local bands invited to contribute to
this event.
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| Kinetic
in concert |
The band felt that
the concert with its industrial overtones would be an ideal opportunity
for playing their own new material for the first time. Kinetik additionally
composed some pieces especially for this concert to emphasise the
cause and awareness of the 'Burning Issue' event.
Kinetik kicked off the new millenium with a long-awaited concert in
Andrew's home city of Bath. Entitled 'Electronica 2000', the concert
premiered several new musical pieces destined for the band's next
studio project and featured Kinetik's new streamlined, modularised
stage setup along with their new computerised graphics projection
system.
Also launched at the concert was a special limited edition 'I.S.D.N.'
EP release featuring material from the forthcoming album and exclusive
remixes.
In the latter half of 2000, Colin and Shirleyann relocated Kinetik
Studios to Cornwall where much inspiration was to be found from the
nearby Goonhilly Downs satellite communications relay centre and the
area's historic links with the radio pioneer Marconi.
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| To celebrate
Marconi |
The band recently
produced a CD Single to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first
trans-Atlantic radio transmission which is available from their website.
Meanwhile, the
band themselves continue with the writing and recording of new material
for their next album, 'Modem Times', perfecting their audio and visual
live experience and continuing to develop the expanding range of hardware
and software with Novation.
Kinetik have been invited to participate in Elektrofest, one of Europe's
largest electronic music festivals, which will be held in London on
Sunday March 31st 2002.
Kinetik are also keen to start gigging around Cornwall and if anyone
is interested they should contact Kinetik through their website.
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