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Kaki King (born 24th August 1979 as Katherine Elizabeth King) is an American guitarist and singer from Atlanta, Georgia.
When Kaki King went into the studio in upstate New York to record the tracks for her fourth album, Dreaming of Revenge, her producer, Malcolm Burn, had one condition: “He said, If someone can’t be sawing a log in half and whistling along to the song, I don’t want it on the record,” King recalls with a laugh.
And so the bar was set. Burn’s mandate was just the push King needed to make her most accessible CD yet. “Even though half the tracks are instrumentals, I feel like I’m writing pop songs”, she says. “We really concentrated on the melodies. Everything I write tends to be dense and chordal, but this time the idea was to layer the challenging guitar work under very simple, beautiful melodies. I really wanted them to be memorable.”
That strict attention to song craft is a logical step for King, whose previous album, 2006’s …Until We Felt Red propelled this dazzling young guitar player and composer, known to instrumental music fans for her finger-picking, fret-slapping, and percussive thumping style, into previously uncharted indie-rock territory. Produced by post-rock kingpin John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea and Cake), Red was filled with lush, ambient soundscapes that “sound like the abstract, dreamy, and hypnotic end of alternative rock” as the New York Times noted in its review.
When Kaki King went into the studio in upstate New York to record the tracks for her fourth album, Dreaming of Revenge, her producer, Malcolm Burn, had one condition: “He said, If someone can’t be sawing a log in half and whistling along to the song, I don’t want it on the record,” King recalls with a laugh.
And so the bar was set. Burn’s mandate was just the push King needed to make her most accessible CD yet. “Even though half the tracks are instrumentals, I feel like I’m writing pop songs”, she says. “We really concentrated on the melodies. Everything I write tends to be dense and chordal, but this time the idea was to layer the challenging guitar work under very simple, beautiful melodies. I really wanted them to be memorable.”
That strict attention to song craft is a logical step for King, whose previous album, 2006’s …Until We Felt Red propelled this dazzling young guitar player and composer, known to instrumental music fans for her finger-picking, fret-slapping, and percussive thumping style, into previously uncharted indie-rock territory. Produced by post-rock kingpin John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea and Cake), Red was filled with lush, ambient soundscapes that “sound like the abstract, dreamy, and hypnotic end of alternative rock” as the New York Times noted in its review.
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Shoutbox
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onlykaren wrote:
i like it :)
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shindokie wrote:
How much longer until you come to l.a :( It would be the greatest if my last show would be watching her. *crosses fingers*
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birtuoz wrote:
the only thing Kaki has in common with Tegan and Sara is that all 3 of them are lesbians playing guitar. Kaki's music is waaaay more studious...
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dseireparamaum wrote:
i love your playing Kaki :)! www.last.fm/music/Connor+Shaw one love
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phoebusdoc wrote:
Absolutely mind-blowing music. Instant favorite.
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SkyggeAvDoden wrote:
Alanis Morisette is a cunt sucking ass badly. At least in comparision with this stuff...
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chairdriver wrote:
You Don't Have To Be Afraid is sublime. I love the barren calls of her lone-wolf voice in the background of the "twinkly" verse.
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planestories wrote:
oh this is a wonderful find! lovely, peaceful music...especially with all the rain we've been having here in NYC
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blackandindie wrote:
@pills4 - its okay. we know you are mad about your couch.
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gadisBEATLES wrote:
love you
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casualnik wrote:
pills4 - плохой парень
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ARGBDude wrote:
@pills4: Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be A Bad Person? You're Doing the Wrong Thing... So Much For So Little. Try listening to her music, You Don't Have To Be Afraid for doing that. Everybody here Loves You
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Thorpe wrote:
You should start with Bari Improv from August Rush.
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shindokie wrote:
Blah. Kaki king is so hot and I'm sad she is lesbian :( Maybe i would have had a chance, ahah. I love her music :) helps me go to sleep. Hope she comes to l.a soon :)
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ARGBDude wrote:
She's very cute with glasses. Too bad most of the pics are without glasses.
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ruddyp wrote:
start with Dreaming of Revenge, its very friendly
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ginny55 wrote:
I heard she's amazing, but I've yet to listen. What should I start with?
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Chikara312 wrote:
Kaki King is one of the best things to ever happen to me musically.
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cwall wrote:
i dig.
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Jul
11
Kaki King
Theatro Circo, Braga, Portugal
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15
Kaki King
Stuyvesant Town, New York, NY, New York, United States
3 shouts
| 45 attendees
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Jul
24
Wanderlust Festival 2009
Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Lake Tahoe, California, San Francisco, United States
13 shouts
| 51 attendees
News
Kaki Fans :: Austin, TX // Boulder, CO // Minneapolis, MN
3 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/kakiking
Kaki King's Street Teamers in these three cities have some very exciting news coming their way. We appreciate all of your support and would like to express our gratitude with a very special, exclusive. …
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