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colour kane

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Colour Kane are one of the new breed of dream popsters, with cascading guitars and sweet soaring vocals propelled by driving bass and electronic beats. Where so much dream pop is described through aesthetic alone, Colour Kane’s music draws a wonderful arc between melancholy and bliss.

The band developed from the seeds of trip pop project Abricot, comprising Belgian music scene veterans Bruno Kimpe and Joeri Gydé. The pair teamed up with vocalist Marjan Snykers and Colour Kane was borne.

The band’s music found Robin Guthrie, who offered his support, ultimately leading to the band supporting Robin during his Lumière shows in Belgium in addition to the remixed track found on “A Taste Of”.

After increased following on independent US FM stations, Colour Kane signs end 2006 with Hidden Shoal, a new cinematosonic label on the australian west coast.

Their debut, “A Taste Of”, is now available as a pre-release exclusively from the HSR Store. The album will see official cd release in April 2007 and as a digital release in May 2007 where it will be available from all good digital music stores such as Itunes, eMusic, Sony Connect and Rhapsody. Distribution in the US by Darla.


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Member Since: 4/22/2005
Band Website: colourkane.com
Band Members: Marjan - vocals / Bruno - music / Jiri - music

Sounds Like:

The next generation of dreampoppers. The impact of a marshmallow sledgehammer. Nice harmonies. Time-lapse of growing plants. Sleepy music, beautiful sparseness.
Hybrid Magazine (US) - Januari 2008

Every song on the record is worth a single.
Xavier Records (Japan) - December 2007 - by mark

A precious disc, that carries the listener along a 51 minute's journey of floating dreams. Meet a belgian band with an international attitude. Definitely to be continued.
Dark Entries Magazine (Belgium) - October 2007 - by HV

It should come as no surprise to all those who've heard them given that they sound like some heaven bound union of the Cocteaus, the Sundays, the Lover Speaks and the Bang Bang Machine mixing soothing atmospherics with heartbreaking braids of chiming resonance that together combine into cloud kissing perfection - rip the ice tipped romance laden bliss out 'broken'.
Losing Today (US division) - August 2007 - by mark

De muziek krijgt een haast filmische dimensie, of beter gezegd: Colour Kane kan een song doen aanvoelen als een impressionistisch schilderij..
Kwadratuur (Belgium) - August 2007 - by Erik De Dijn

Colour Kane… Ou comment se frayer un chemin sur l’échiquier musical international tout en restant à l’ombre des médias. Comme dit le dicton : nul n’est prophète en son pays ! Un chant féminin aux intonations proches du groupe, quelques nappes électro atmosphériques, une basse rythmée et de sons de guitares planants. Un genre de projet pas si éloigné d’Hooverphonic qui peut s’avérer très efficace sur scène.
MusicProductive (Belgium) - August 2007 - by Géry Brusselmans

Fin dai primi istanti di "A Taste Of", la canzone che apre l'omonimo disco, le chitarre dei Colour Kane risplendono magneticamente sotto i raggi di luna e poi più vanti la voce della cantante Marjan Snykers ammalia tra vortici di delicatezze che in più di un'occasione ricordano i voli di Elizabeth Frazer.
Losing Today (Italy) - July 2007 - by roberto mandolino

'A taste of' is een trip vol elektronische beats, etherische gitaren en ijle vocalen
Rifraf (Belgium) - July 2007 - by bvm

“Love hurdles” o “Unseen” son canciones irresistiblemente seductoras, mientras que la languidez de “A taste of”, encargada de abrir el trabajo, es una hipnótica introducción al mundo Colour Kane, en el cual abundarán refinadas composiciones, preciosos coros y sugerentes imágenes que depararán más de un agradable momento.
Y Sin Embargo (Spain) - June 2007 - by hernán dardes

des morceaux, en passant par les sonorités, faites de jolies guitares cristallines sur lesquelles se dépose délicatement une voix aérienne.
Le fantastique(Belgium) - June 2007 - by Frédéric Cotton

A Taste Of features no shortage of blissed-out material but perhaps no songs are more heavenly than the anthemic "Share My Ease", "Silya" and, yes, "Seaside Dream" which constitute as magnificent a sampling of dream-pop as you're likely to hear in this lifetime.
Textura (Toronto, Canada) - May 2007 - by Ron Schepper

Dit is muziek waarin elk detail tot zijn recht komt. Wat ons betreft mochten die medleys (op myspace nvdr) gerust langer duren. Eeuwig, bijvoorbeeld. Dan zouden we alleen nog uit onze zetel opstaan om het eerste volledige album van Colour Kane te kopen.
Cutting Edge (B)- Januari 26th 2007 - by Jennifer Beckers

The lyrics are reminiscent of Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance and oter 4AD bands. This sound is backed throughout by electronica beats. It's a mix I don't think I've heard before.
Lagniappe Magazine (Louisiana, US)- July 2006 - by Brad Goins

This pop trio has a light, dreamy sound that's like layers of clouds floating overhead ...pastel coloured sounds and sweet vocals will have you dancing....
Indizoo Magazine (New York, US)- March 2006

Ce premier jet est véritablement prometteur, donne envie de les suivre et de découvrir d'autres petites bulles multicolores...
Fingers in the nose (F)- Octobre 8th 2005

This cd is most suitable to spin on a sultry indian summer evening like this. Whatever, the four songs reside in my I-Pod and I don't think they'll soon dissapear from my harddisk. Simply beautifull...
ZAP magazine (B) - Octobre 2005 - by Axl Peleman


Record Label: Hidden Shoal/Fade The World/Darla/Norman
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

where to find Colour Kane cds?

our preferred distributors: COD&S (Benelux/France) -> all storesXavier Records (Japan, Kanto)Cure (Japan, Kansai)Darla (USA)Norman Records (UK)Colour Kane site (worldwide) and many more ......
Posted by colour kane on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:24:00 PST

new album

Colour Kane is currently recording for a second offering. Name of the album and finishing date is till date undisclosed.
Posted by colour kane on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:10:00 PST

so we made a bit of a video

come and see the colour kane video for the song "broken" on myspace and youtube.it was shot last year, but finally left the editing room. initally shot as a fun bit of a time out in the corn fields wi...
Posted by colour kane on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:39:00 PST

how to book colour kane

write [email protected] or go here: http://www.fadetheworld.com/booking/request.php?b=colourkane and we'll provide you with anything you need to know. ...
Posted by colour kane on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:46:00 PST

looking for visual/graphical artists

We're looking for both visual artists to elaborate on our music in a live setting and graphical artists to spicen up our website. Basic idea is carte blanche. Where you live is not a primary concern. ...
Posted by colour kane on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:16:00 PST

fancy a t-shirt?

for your summer outings. multiple colours available. go here: colour kane T-shirts
Posted by colour kane on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:45:00 PST

cutting edge

Colour Kane was chosen as my space talent of the week on 'cutting edge': http://www.cuttingedge.be/music ...
Posted by colour kane on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:44:00 PST

hidden shoal recordings

We are happy to announce that we're signing with the scrumptiously delectable Hidden Shoal Recordings from Australia, run by the delectably scrumptious Cam Merton. Besides their own store, HSR wi...
Posted by colour kane on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:02:00 PST

robin guthrie mixes seaside dream

We haven't done much of public announcing lately. Hopefully we can change this habit in 2007. It's good to have resolutions, but what can be better to start this year than some wonderfull news from Fr...
Posted by colour kane on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:57:00 PST

glorymixes

We are currently joining forces with the brilliant Fredrik Johansson of Glorybox, who will be doing a few remixes for us. As we have a long time admiration for Fredrik's work as a composer, we look fo...
Posted by colour kane on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 03:35:00 PST