Kinky Retro
In the winter and spring of 2007, the small crowds who caught KINKY RETRO’s early performances around Belgium knew they were hearing something different—music at once both challenging and engaging, built around strong guitar riffs, drumbeats like bayonets with vocals that ranged from elusive and haunting to intimate and heartbreaking. They experienced immediate success. The band, who’d come together after “Fil le rouge”, a night in Bornem’s cultural center in Belgium, realised they were on the right track.
Each with wildly differing musical backgrounds and influences, Drummer Laurent Pickaert had learned his rock-jazz influenced rhythms from attending the Jazz studio in Antwerp. Bassist Tom Maertens had been playing in alternative rock bands with varied success. Ward Pauwels, on lead guitar teaches classical guitar and brings a distinctive style to the band. Graham Tyson combines an intimate, yet grand song writing style with catchy guitar riffs.
After less than a year, the band released the “Demons & Angels” EP, (8 tracks)
all recorded by Luc Crabbe at Lunabarn studio. Recorded in just 3 days…Along with a growing reputation for their live shows, the recordings brought critical acclaim and won over a loyal audience, as well as earning the respect of other musicians,radio stations etc…
They were selected as one of the 30 finalists out of more than a thousand bands to compete in an international contest with mainly British bands for a gig at the FIB festival Spain. The 30 finalists will be promoted through Itunes globally.
As we speak the band is working on new material for an album which they want to see released early 2009. They want to approach the recording of this album differently—after more than a year in close quarters, working and playing together, they’d reached a new level of collaboration and creative understanding. “We want the album to reflect the vibe we create live.”
They decided to record the new material themselves, first in a rented practice space, and later in Luc Crabbes studio, in order to listen to it extensively and make the necessary changes.
Changes they hope will make the resulting songs feel spontaneous and straightforward. This will serve to solidify KINKY RETRO’s unique sound, showcasing a cohesive and clear vision that marks a new stage in the band’s evolution.
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