Kling Klang (band)

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Name = Kling Klang


Img_capt = Kling Klang circa 2003
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Origin = Liverpool, Edinburgh, UK
Genre = Rock, Experimental, Progressive, Synthesiser
Years_active = 1999 - present
Label = Rock Action Records, Guided_Missile, Honey
Associated_acts = Oi Polloi, Part Chimp, aPAtT, Moniack, Mugstar, Acton Bell
URL = http://www.klingklang.co.uk
Current_members = Paul Hirons
Ali MacDonald
Joe McLaughlin
Past_members = Amy Corcoran
Peter Smyth
Ricky White
David Smyth
Notable_instruments = Synthesiser, Electric Guitar, Drums

Kling Klang are a five piece experimental rock band from Liverpool consisting of four synth players and a drummer.

The band formed in mid 1999 as a 3 piece. They used cheap synths and old drum machines. This particular lineup recorded and released both Untitled@33rpm (as part of Guided Missile's Liverpool EP) and Vander.

In 2001 Kling Klang became a 5-piece outfit by adding a drummer and extra synth players. They released their 7” Nexus/Apex which embraced drone, repetition and melody.

In June 2002 Kling Klang and respected German performance artist Mister B presented the ambitious Esthetik Of Destruction. A stunning sound performance situated in a Liverpool warehouse involving 14 televisions converted to transform sound into incredible optical effects.

Kling Klang’s Superposition EP was released on Rock Action Records in 2002.

Toured UK with Mogwai in 2003. The band then went on hiatus until 2006.

The album "Esthetik Of Destruction" is a collection of all the bands releases and some previously unreleased material. Released 6th November 2006 on Rock Action Records.

Kling Klang began performing live again in December 2006.

Opening for Portishead on shows in April 2008

External links

* [http://www.klingklang.co.uk Kling Klang official site]