"For the first thirty minutes, I felt like I was buried alive", she said wiping the silver sweat from her now-glowing third eye. "And then it felt like I was ascending through a series of labyrinths, moving higher and higher. Before I knew it, I was dancing with the angels"
The words trailed off before she moved into the new August day.
It wasn't a near death experience,
she was describing the Sunkings live!! "
We would like to thank DJ Tersa Orlowski Who Ran The HardClub During the Late 80's and early 90's who started everthing off for us by playing Sunkings White Labels..we Thank thee!
PICKED by Brian Eno
"BURNING BUDDHA", a track from Sunkings' first album, HALL OF HEADS, was chosen by Brian Eno for inclusion on the 'Antenna 1' compilation (alongside Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead, Bomb the Bass, Tindersticks, Lisa Germano)
PLAYED by John Peel
Tracks from Sunkings' EP, HEART OF THE SUN, were played on Radio 1 by John Peel
REVIEWED by
Melody Maker, Select, Vox, Mixmag, Echos, Arena And favourably too. "What better way to spend the summer than to listen to the Sunkings spiffing first album?" said the maker. "Give these guys some soundtrack work," added Arena.
HEADLINED in Copenhagen
Sunkings played a special event in the National Planetarium in Copenhagen October 1994 to celebrate its 5th anniversary. Both TV and radio picked up on the event, which sold out in two-and-a-half hours.
APPEARED in Copenhagen Roskilde Festival 1997
Along with Aphex Twin, The Orb and Juno Reactor
MENTIONED in Music Week
Sunkings were one of four bands highlighted by the music industry's bible, following the star-studded Pagan Funwear evening in June 1995.
RELEASED on GPR
On the GPR label, Sunkings released one EP and one album. Before GPR, the band released one single and one EP on Creed - 808 State's label. Before Creed, Sun Kings released four 12" EPs on their own MDE label.
APPROVED by the author
Brian Eno likes the band's new un-released version of "HEROES", the song he co-wrote with David Bowie.
SUNKINGS FACTOIDS
1: SIDTH STUDIO - SOUND GENERATION
All sound is generated using custom-built digital/analogue storage system: the Dass, through which sound sources are transmuted via selective application of the Bodean Frequency Shifter. All digital/analogue transformations occur via intersection of cosmic/terrestrial convergence points (or nodes) of ley lines on and in Sidth Studios. The Dass and all other storage media are housed atop standing stones which further amplify and modify the energies emitted from the ley line nodes and the stored sounds. The end result from the process of sound generation and storage is a multi-leveled-hyperinteractive exponentially evolving sound image as revealed and inspired by ultra-sentient non-corporeal acoustic entities residing within and around Sidth Studio.
2: OUTPUT YEAR 1 - THE GREEN RAY
Embryonic realization of original hyperboreal resonance resulting from obtuse consultation with the so called Seven Cosmic Rays. Resultant Green Ray, followed by Blue, Jupiter and final Omega Rays, was original bud of organic growth emitting potentially fatal subharmonic frequency of 7 cycles per second. Organic encounter of the intimate kind creates extreme effects, altering organismic circadian rhythms and reorientation to Original Cosmic Tuning Frequency. End result: disorientation, disintegration, transformation; also known as the Horn of Jericho Effect. All walls fall down in the face of new organismic tuning. The search ensues.
3: OUTPUT YEAR 2 - SUNKINGS RETIRE
to sacred Nemeton to contemplate, meditate and formulate potential of new sonic capabilities. Members incommunicado for one full year. Sunkings re-emerge ready to actualize fruits of its dynamic sabbatical.
4: OUTPUT YEAR 3 - HEART OF THE SUN EP and HALL OF HEADS LP CD
Original impetus occurs during visitation in sabbatical to ancient city of carnac. After applications of various ritual oils and essences, ashes of magi were scattered around ley line nodes circumnavigating the sacred central spot in a hypercosmic pattern during Walpurgis night. Resulting visions revealed semi-conscious pathway to the etheral Nemeton or so called Tir-Na-Nog. Travel along pathway reveals microtonal scales, sub-and-ultra-harmonic distortions, and hitherto unknown acoustic vibrations which reflect a neo-romantic sensibility, spiritual yet scientific. This stands against the contemporary structures and strictures imposed by the so called 'classical electronic' offerings. End result from ensuing trances and tantric states reflects an over stimulation of interactive left-right brain chemistry thus inducing a seratonin saturation in tissues in central nervous system and brain. Brain in head, head in hall, sound on CD.
5: OUTPUT YEAR 4 - STARBUCK "12/CD single and SOUL SLEEPING LP CD
One year in the making, new offerings born from special live performances including 5th Anniversary of Copenhagen Planetarium on Samain year 4. Gig first reveals special six way sound system based on interactive energies stored in one of nine-sided Laser encrypted crystal which interfaces with sound system. Result is the sonic equivalent of the stoppage of space and time-stasis. Coupled with custom generated 3d computer graphics, the synchronised sound and imagery created harmonic alpha brainwave resonance inducing central nervous system overload in all participants. Hyper-sensitive laser crystal self-destructs in vain attempt to override unleased energies. Sunkings return to UK in 30 hour journey following geo/cosmic ley lines back to Sidth Studios. Ever-present ultra-sentient non-corporeal acoustic entities provide energy for recuperation inspiration, instruction for creation of Sidth!
DISCOGRAPHY
The Green Ray 12", W/Lbl 1990
Green Ray EP (12") F.R.O. Records 1991
Return Of The Killer Rays (12") Creed Records 1991
Blow Your Mind EP 12" white lbl SK001 1992
Klunk Klik 12", white lbl MDE 001 1992
The Operator 12" MDE 1992
Heart Of The Sun EP (12") General Production Recordings (GPR) 1994
Heart Of The Sun EP. (CD, Maxi) General Production Recordings (GPR) 1994
Hall Of Heads (CD, Album) General Production Recordings (GPR) 1994
Starbuck (CD, Maxi) Blue Room Released 1997
Starbuck (12") Blue Room Released 1997
Soul Sleeping (CD, Album) Blue Room Released 1998
Soul Sleeping (2xLP) Blue Room Released 1998
Appears On:
Ambient Senses - The Vision (2xLP, Ltd, Cle) Galapagos Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1994
Ambient Senses - The Vision (CD) GALAPAGOS Jumpin' & Pumpin' 1994
Psychedelic Demons (CD) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor re-mix)...Zoomshot Media Entertainment 1998
Tantrance 7 - A Trip To Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Dig) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor re-mix)...Sub Terranean 1998
Tracks Appear On:
Galaxie One (CD) CHERUBIM Addiction Records 1994
Amberdelic Space (4xCD) GALAPAGOS Dressed To Kill 1996
Play Loud (CD) TANG Blue Room Released, Wax Magazine 1997
Signs Of Life (CD, Dig) MAN'S TAIL Blue Room Released 1997
Signs Of Life (2xLP) MAN'S TAIL Blue Room Released 1997
Signs Of Life (CD) MAN'S TAIL Blue Room Americas 1997
Trance (CD, Enh) TANG Techno Party 1997
Electric Rebirth (CD, Promo) EDEN REPRISED Virgin Megastore 1998
High Times - Deep Psychdelic Diving Part 2 (2xCD) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor...ID&T Music Germany, Sub Terranean 1998
Mushroom Trance Vol. 2 - Under The Mushroom Sun (2xCD) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor...Cameleon, Nova Tekk 1998
Psychedelic Demons (CD) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor...Zoomshot Media Entertainment 1998
Space 'n' Bass - The Ultimate Ambient Collection (12xCD + Box) GALAPAGOS Dressed To Kill 1998
Tantrance 7 - A Trip To Psychedelic Trance (2xCD, Dig) STARBUCK (Juno Reactor... Sub Terranean 1998
Ambient Spirit - Earth (CD) GALAPAGOS Dressed To Kill 1999
Coming soon NEW LP: BEFORE WE DIE. Details to be announced.