- KK Null
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Name = KK. Null
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kazuyuki Kishino
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Origin =Tokyo , Japan
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URL = http://www.kknull.com/
Notable_instruments =KK. Null (born Kazuyuki Kishino in
Tokyo ) is aJapan ese experimental multi-instrumentalist. He began as aguitarist , but soon addedcomposer ,singer , electronic musician anddrummer to his list of talents, and also studiedButoh dancing.Null joined the noise/
progressive rock bandYbo2 in 1984, issuing severalalbum s and EPs throughout the remainder of the decade. Later he founded more bands, such asAbsolute Null Punkt (aka ANP) and his most well known one, the self-described "progressive hardcore trio"Zeni Geva . From that point he also produced albums for other artists, created his own record label (Nux Organization), played live and collaborated on albums with many other musicians, includingJohn Zorn ,Yona-Kit ,Steve Albini ,Boredoms ,Seiichi Yamamoto , Jim O'Rourke,Merzbow ,Fred Frith ,James Plotkin ,Keiji Haino ,Otomo Yoshihide ,Jon Rose ,Atau Tanaka ,Zbigniew Karkowski ,Z'EV ,Alexei Borisov .Noisegate andPhilip Samartzis , as well as supporting such artists asSonic Youth andMike Patton on tour. Altogether Null has released more than 100 albums. In 2004 he restarted ANP and in 2006 they released their first studio album in 20 years.Discography
As
Tibeta Ubik Compilation appearances
*"Scatovator" on "
...It Just Is " (2005)External links
* [http://www.kknull.com/ KK.NULL official site]
* [http://www.soundofjapan.hu/nullinterview.html An in-depth interview from April, 2006]
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