Mount Kimbie
Encyclopedia
Mount Kimbie is a British electronic
duo that formed in London
, England in 2008. The duo consists of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos. Unlike many other mainstream dubstep
artists, their style revolves around guitars, sampling
, loops
and ambient soundscapes.
, while Dom is from Brighton
. They met at Southbank University in London, where Kai was having another go at university and Dom was studying film. They started making music together at a home studio in Peckham
. Arguably responsible for the term "post-dubstep", the duo has released two unique EPs. The band's debut album, entitled Crooks and Lovers, was released on 19 June 2010 in the UK to critical acclaim, and achieved a 7.9 ADM Rating on review aggregator
website AnyDecentMusic?
.
At the end of 2010, Crooks & Lovers was included in over thirty 'Best of 2010' lists, including NME
, Mixmag
, DJ Magazine, Resident Advisor
, Pitchfork Media
, Drowned In Sound
, Boomkat, FACT, Roughtrade and Phonica Records. NME
listed them at number 22 in their 30 Artists For 2011.
Mount Kimbie have produced remixes for The Big Pink
, Foals and The xx
.
The pair are closely linked to friend, producer and BBC Sound of 2011 runner-up, James Blake
. He has collaborated with them live and lent his skills to the remixing of "Maybes" which features on the Mount Kimbie EP Remixes Part 1, released 12 April 2010.
A1. Maybes
A2. William
B1. Vertical
B2. Taps
A1. Sketch On Glass
A2. Serged
B1. Fifty Mile View
B2. At Least
called it a "beautiful, small and clever album" and NME
described it as a "lush collection of soul-stepping miniatures" awarding it number fifty-six in their top Seventy Albums of 2010. For Mixmag
it "breaks all genre rules going" and is "really quite beautiful". It was Roughtrade's Album of the Week and Drowned In Sound said it "was certainly a contender for album of the year" iDJ Magazine gave it 10 out of 10 proclaiming it a "triumph in experimental music". By the end of 2010, Crooks & Lovers had been included in over 30 Best of 2010 lists. BBC Music
said "Crooks & Lovers is an album of abrupt changes and paradoxes, at once organic and heavily processed, drowsy and yet with moments of eyes-on-stalks urgency, acoustically sweet and electrically charged. It's akin to gently drifting in and out of consciousness on a bus trip, only to be sporadically jolted back into consciousness."
Tracklisting:
- the video is a montage of 8000 photographs. The EP also includes an alternate version of "William" remixed by Mount Kimbie themselves, alongside a live recording of "Maybes" taken from a set at the Berghain club in Berlin
.
Tracklisting:
, James Blake
, Actress, Untold and Ikonika
. However, the pair are recognised as pioneers of a truly unique sound that is cast over a vast number of genres. Pitchfork Media describes the duo's music as "pretty, mostly mid-tempo tracks between three and four minutes long with sped-up vocal samples, little tunnels of ambience, unimposing synth patches, and syncopated percussion that sounds like someone putting away the silverware."
was once a touring member of the band.
In 2010, Mount Kimbie toured the UK, Europe and America. They were also involved in the festival circuit playing at Great Escape Festival, Stag & Dagger festival, Glade Festival, Field Day Festival
and Bestival
amongst others.
In 2011, they will embark on a US tour in March and April. This will include SXSW and Coachella
. In March, they will also play six dates in Australia.
The duo sold out their headline show at Heaven on 28 April 2011.
's Abbey Road Debuts, a new music programme from the producers of Live from Abbey Road
. The series will begin in April 2011.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
duo that formed in London
London
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, England in 2008. The duo consists of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos. Unlike many other mainstream dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
artists, their style revolves around guitars, sampling
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
, loops
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
and ambient soundscapes.
History
Mount Kimbie are made up of twenty-four-year-old Kai Campos and twenty-three-year-old Dom Maker. Kai is originally from St. Austell in CornwallCornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, while Dom is from Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. They met at Southbank University in London, where Kai was having another go at university and Dom was studying film. They started making music together at a home studio in Peckham
Peckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
. Arguably responsible for the term "post-dubstep", the duo has released two unique EPs. The band's debut album, entitled Crooks and Lovers, was released on 19 June 2010 in the UK to critical acclaim, and achieved a 7.9 ADM Rating on review aggregator
Review aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services . This system stores the reviews and then uses them for purposes such as: creating a website for users to view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies and creating databases for...
website AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic? is a website that collates reviews of contemporary music albums, covering rock, pop, electronic, dance, folk, country, roots and urban...
.
At the end of 2010, Crooks & Lovers was included in over thirty 'Best of 2010' lists, including NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Mixmag
Mixmag
Mixmag is a British dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", with an Audit Bureau of Circulations audited circulation of approximately 21,250...
, DJ Magazine, Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
, Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
, Boomkat, FACT, Roughtrade and Phonica Records. NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
listed them at number 22 in their 30 Artists For 2011.
Mount Kimbie have produced remixes for The Big Pink
The Big Pink
The Big Pink is an English electro-rock duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. The duo signed to the 4AD label in 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act...
, Foals and The xx
The xx
The xx are an English indie pop band, formed in London in 2005. The band's members met while studying at Elliott School, the same school that produced Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet. They became a trio when their second guitarist and keyboardist, Baria Qureshi, departed in late 2009. In September...
.
The pair are closely linked to friend, producer and BBC Sound of 2011 runner-up, James Blake
James Blake (musician)
James Blake is a British electronic music producer and singer-songwriter from London, UK. On 6 January 2011, Blake was announced as runner-up in BBC's Sound of 2011 poll...
. He has collaborated with them live and lent his skills to the remixing of "Maybes" which features on the Mount Kimbie EP Remixes Part 1, released 12 April 2010.
Maybes EP
Maybes EP was released on 2nd February 2009 and was the band's first EP released on Hotflush Recordings and is available as 12" vinyl and digital download. The debut release received wide spread critical acclaim with favourable reviews in Pitchfork and Resident Advisor .A1. Maybes
A2. William
B1. Vertical
B2. Taps
Sketch on Glass EP
Sketch on Glass EP was the band's second EP released on 31st July 2009 on Hotflush Recordings.A1. Sketch On Glass
A2. Serged
B1. Fifty Mile View
B2. At Least
Crooks & Lovers album
The band released Crooks & Lovers to critical acclaim on Hotflush Recordings on 19 July 2010. Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
called it a "beautiful, small and clever album" and NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
described it as a "lush collection of soul-stepping miniatures" awarding it number fifty-six in their top Seventy Albums of 2010. For Mixmag
Mixmag
Mixmag is a British dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", with an Audit Bureau of Circulations audited circulation of approximately 21,250...
it "breaks all genre rules going" and is "really quite beautiful". It was Roughtrade's Album of the Week and Drowned In Sound said it "was certainly a contender for album of the year" iDJ Magazine gave it 10 out of 10 proclaiming it a "triumph in experimental music". By the end of 2010, Crooks & Lovers had been included in over 30 Best of 2010 lists. BBC Music
BBC Music
BBC Music is a team working in the department of Audio and Music Interactive at the BBC. Responsible for the BBC Music website - the portal site to music content across the BBC website....
said "Crooks & Lovers is an album of abrupt changes and paradoxes, at once organic and heavily processed, drowsy and yet with moments of eyes-on-stalks urgency, acoustically sweet and electrically charged. It's akin to gently drifting in and out of consciousness on a bus trip, only to be sporadically jolted back into consciousness."
Tracklisting:
- "Tunnelvision"
- "Would Know"
- "Before I Move Off"
- "Blind Night Errand"
- "Adriatic"
- "Carbonated"
- "Ruby"
- "Ode to Bear"
- "Field"
- "Mayor"
- "Between Time"
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Pitchfork | 8.0 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Rough Trade | Album of The Week |
| Mixmag | 4/5 |
| iDJ Magazine | 10/10 |
| DJ Magazine | 8/10 |
| Uncut | 4* |
| Sunday Times Culture | 4* |
| Loud & Quiet | 9/10 |
| Beatport | Album of the Week |
| Resident Advisor | 4/5 |
| Irish Times | CD of the Week |
| The Sun | 5/5 |
| Vice Magazine | 10/10 |
"Mayor / Would Know"
The first single from Crooks & Lovers was "Mayor / Would Know". It was released on 12" vinyl and digital. The video for "Would Know" was directed by Tyrone Lebon.Blind Night Errand EP
Blind Night Errand EP was released on 29 November 2010 on 12" vinyl and digital download. The EP included the song "Before I Move Off" of which there is a video by Tyrone Lebon which debuted on Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
- the video is a montage of 8000 photographs. The EP also includes an alternate version of "William" remixed by Mount Kimbie themselves, alongside a live recording of "Maybes" taken from a set at the Berghain club in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Tracklisting:
- "Blind Night Errand"
- "Before I Move Off"
- "William (Dayglo Mix)"
- "Maybes (Live at Berghain, Berlin)"
Carbonated EP
The Carbonated EP is the last release derived from material from the Crooks and Lovers album, and includes remixes of the title track by Airhead and Peter Van Hoesen. B-sides include "Baves Chords", produced at the same time as the Maybes EP, and "Flux", written for the Carbonated EP.Style
Mount Kimbie exist alongside other prominent artists of post-dubstep like Joy OrbisonJoy Orbison
Joy Orbison is a DJ and producer based in London. His style is generally accepted as a coalescence of dubstep, UK funky, UK garage, and house...
, James Blake
James Blake (musician)
James Blake is a British electronic music producer and singer-songwriter from London, UK. On 6 January 2011, Blake was announced as runner-up in BBC's Sound of 2011 poll...
, Actress, Untold and Ikonika
Ikonika
Ikonika is an electronic musician, producer and DJ often associated with Hyperdub Records and the Dubstep genre.Her debut 12", "Please/Simulacrum" was released in 2008 on Hyperdub Records. She has released music on Planet Mu, as well as a remix of DJ Mujava’s "Township Funk", released by Warp...
. However, the pair are recognised as pioneers of a truly unique sound that is cast over a vast number of genres. Pitchfork Media describes the duo's music as "pretty, mostly mid-tempo tracks between three and four minutes long with sped-up vocal samples, little tunnels of ambience, unimposing synth patches, and syncopated percussion that sounds like someone putting away the silverware."
Live
Mount Kimbie are known to play many instruments live ranging from guitars, bass, keyboards, Native Instruments Maschine, delay pedals, samplers, Korg Kaosspad, drum pads, snare, ride cymbal, and vocals. James BlakeJames Blake (musician)
James Blake is a British electronic music producer and singer-songwriter from London, UK. On 6 January 2011, Blake was announced as runner-up in BBC's Sound of 2011 poll...
was once a touring member of the band.
In 2010, Mount Kimbie toured the UK, Europe and America. They were also involved in the festival circuit playing at Great Escape Festival, Stag & Dagger festival, Glade Festival, Field Day Festival
Field Day Festival
Field Day Festival, is an outdoor music festival held every year on New Years Day in Sydney, it is a one day music festival based on the dance genre...
and Bestival
Bestival
Bestival is a four-day music festival held at the Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight, England. It has been held annually in late summer since 2004. The event is organized by DJ and record producer Rob da Bank and is an off-shoot of his Sunday Best record label and club nights. The initial...
amongst others.
In 2011, they will embark on a US tour in March and April. This will include SXSW and Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
. In March, they will also play six dates in Australia.
The duo sold out their headline show at Heaven on 28 April 2011.
TV
Mount Kimbie will appear on Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's Abbey Road Debuts, a new music programme from the producers of Live from Abbey Road
Live from Abbey Road
Live from Abbey Road is a 12-part, one-hour performance series/documentary that began filming its first season during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Season 2 was filmed between 2007 and 2008, season 3 was filmed in 2009 and Season 4 was filmed in 2011...
. The series will begin in April 2011.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2010 | Crooks & Lovers
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EPs
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Blind Night Errand
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| 2010 | Mayor / Would Know
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| 2009 | Sketch on Glass
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| 2009 | Maybes
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Remixes
- The xxThe xxThe xx are an English indie pop band, formed in London in 2005. The band's members met while studying at Elliott School, the same school that produced Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet. They became a trio when their second guitarist and keyboardist, Baria Qureshi, departed in late 2009. In September...
- "Basic Space" (2009) - The Big PinkThe Big PinkThe Big Pink is an English electro-rock duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. The duo signed to the 4AD label in 2009, and won the prestigious NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act...
- "Velvet" (2009) - Foals - "Spanish Sahara" (2010)
- LV & Untold - "Beacon" (2010)
- Andreya TrianaAndreya TrianaAndreya Triana is an experimental singer-songwriter, originally from London, and currently based in Brighton. Triana's debut single Lost Where I Belong, taken from the album of the same name, was released on 6 April 2010 on Ninja Tune...
- "A Town Called Obsolete" (2010)