RandomK(e)



Richard Todd - 吉他、主唱
Adam Pillsbury - 贝司
Jon Campbell - 鼓
Jackson Garland - Loops、效果、大贝司/低音提琴、和声


如果用后摇滚，后朋克，迷幻摇滚，前卫摇滚，电子化摇滚，噪音探索和太空摇滚等这些风格和标签同时来形容一个乐队，你大概会觉得惊奇但是，这是事实，这些标签和元素你都可以在RandomK(e)乐队的音乐中找到印记，但是这并不是一个多重元素的简单结合的“乱”乐队，RandomK(e)的音乐正是这些元素恰到好处的中合体。但并不能如此简单的解构一个乐队的音乐，适合自己的音乐，还是需要自己的耳朵来决定。
  来自不同国家的乐手，2004年在北京组成RandomK(e)乐队。现在，RandomK(e)活跃在北京的各种演出场地。也许正因为不同乐手的联合，给这支乐队注入了如此多的元素。

RandomK(e)
Richard Todd – vocals, guitar
Adam Pillsbury – bass Jon Campbell – drums Jackson Garland – loops and effects, upright bass, vocals
Formed in 2004, RandomK(e) are quite possibly the burliest group of dudes ever to assemble on a Beijing stage…ever. The band benefits from the wildly disparate musical backgrounds of its constituent parts. Vocalist/ Guitarist Richard Todd brings slabs of punk and DIY/ post-punk to the party, despite singing like a down-to-earth Ian Gillan with emphysema; Bassist Adam Pillsbury plays his instrument like the bastard child of Bootsy Collins and Charles Mingus; double-bassist/ laptop terrorist/ gadget fiddler/ knob twiddler general Jackson Garland adds unobtrusive electronic textures to the music that you may only notice by their absence and while drummer Jon Campbell's hair screams Grateful Dead, his beats can whisper Buddy Rich or wail Bill Ward.
Out of this collision of seemingly uncomplimentary influences, RandomK(e) create a sound that is very much their own; a shifting, nebulous sound that nonetheless has at its core an intensity and willingness to go out on musical limbs. Apparently simple love songs can turn on a penny and become pummeling, evil beasts that take no prisoners. Words and lyrics are used sparingly, occasional anchor points amidst RandomK(e)'s musical tempest. Emotions are conveyed through the music and, in song, RandomK(e) are more often pissed off than not. To be honest, Richard Todd probably describes the K(e)’s sound/ aesthetic a lot more eloquently, and certainly more efficiently than we, or anyone else does: "We want to push boundaries, use texture, arrangement, surprise, contrast and, most importantly, space in music. That’s not to say we don’t like songs, we do, but there’s room for a lot more playing with ideas that are not tied to 'verse, chorus verse' ideas."
RandomK(e) myspace: www.myspace.com/randomk2
Label:www.tagteamrecords.com

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