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"... And just when you're comfortable you know where this song is going, TKON hit the trapdoor, load-up, and fire you into a classical-piano lead-break, only to send you reeling once more in a chorus that's instantly memorable. It's this kind of 'high-tide, low-tide' dynamic that sets the stage for the entire album ... Labelling their compositions as 'space-rock', I find it more fitting to crown TKON's Lakes as something more akin to a soundtrack to an exploration of the oceans' depths, and achieves exactly what a concept album is meant to do: conjure imagery relating to the subject matter, immerse the listener in the realm that the band inhabits, and nail it shut. An underwater, guilt-ridden, spaced-out masterpiece, indeed.." - Esteban Crooke, BEAT Magazine
"Forget singing about cars and girls - The Knives of Neptune have managed to make an album that is lyrically both as personal and as accessible as they come. Musically, TKON are still masters of controlled schizophrenia; alternately psychedelic, frenzied, haunting and majestic." - Ash Easton, BLUNT Magazine
The Knives of Neptune formed during July 2003 in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Born from the ashes of iconic post-punk outfits Fallopian Tube and Zero Point Defect, the sound of both their demo and subsequent EP release, Digital Bildungsroman, received rave reviews and showcased the band's ability to cleverly fuse atmospheric sounds with all-out rock assaults.
Shortly after, the Knives of Neptune underwent two dramatic line-up changes, choosing to part ways with first Stuart Hardy (keys/synths), then Matt Bykersma (vocals). The new lineup saw Panag joining ..s/synths, and Wayne and Panag assuming shared vocal duties - reducing the band to a 4-piece. As a result, the band's creative output skyrocketed, allowing them to write the material for their debut album, Lakes, in just a few months.
The lineup change has not only affected the band's sound, but provided a theme for the entire album. Subtitled 'An Underwater Exploration of Guilt', Lakes chronicles the days, weeks and months of emotional aftermath the band went through after their decision to part ways with former members and friends.
Lakes was long-listed for the 2006 Australian Music Prize, making its way into the final 25 nominations.
2007 saw the addition of original keyboardist Stuart Hardy on synths and samples, as well as Jeremy Bourke on second guitar (Jeremy also recorded additional guitar on Lakes), fleshing out an already ambitious sound into a fully-fledged sonic juggernaut.
The band will release its epic second album, Tasman the Sailor, in February 2009.
Debut album Lakes is out now through DSTAR Records/Modern Music/Sony BMG, featuring "The Diver".

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Music:

Member Since: 04/07/2005
Band Website: www.theknivesofneptune.com
Band Members: Corey: batería, percusión, coros

Panag: teclados, voz

Aidan: bajo

Wayne: guitarra, voz, letras

Sessional members:

Jeremy: guitarra

Stuart: teclados, samples

Ashleigh Easton: voz

Influences: Mondo Cane, Stand Against, Entropy, Pink Floyd, Roxy Lavish, Sigur Ros, Cave-In, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips,Refused, At the Drive-In, Radiohead, ...Trail of Dead, Muse, Just Jammin', Daysworth Fighting, Mushroom Giant, David Bowie, Isis, Nick Cave, Broken Social Scene, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Arcade Fire, The Mars Volta, Augie March, Fugazi, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, Turpike, The Decemberists, Ginger Wee Jasper, Mogwai, Colditz Glider, U2, The Dirty Three, My Disco, Night Terrors, The Doors, Elliot Smith, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Art of Fighting, Architecture in Helsinki, Off Minor, Your Black Star, Flaming Lips, Beatles, Portishead...
Sounds Like: A maelstrom of swirling guitars, hypnotic rhythms and floating soundscapes...
Record Label: None ('Lakes' thru DSTAR/Modern Music/Sony BMG)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A new band & first gig

Hey, A few of us from TKON (myself, Aidan & Corey) have put together a new band. Going by the name Desert Wanderers, we've written six songs & will be playing them live for the first time next Thursda...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:19:00 GMT

Solo performances this week

Hi,A note to let you know that three members of the now defunct TKON are playing solo sets this Thursday evening, the 4th of June. The bill is: Tommy El SalvadorYour Humble NarratorRoxy LavishIt's hap...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:36:00 GMT

Tasman the Sailor

Hey friends,Well, TKON is all over now (thanks to everyone who showed up to the final noise-fest at the Pony, and everyone responsible for building that damn tambourine cacophony) ... but we still hav...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:41:00 GMT

Final TKON show

After close on six years, numerous shows and tours, a demo, an EP, and two albums, we are drawing the curtain on the Knives of Neptune. For those of you interested enough to want to know the whys and ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:00 GMT

ALBUM LAUNCH AND NEW SONG UPLOADED!

So, after what seems like an eternity, our second album Tasman the Sailor is finally coming out, and to celebrate we're launching it at the Tote Hotel (corner Johnston and Wellington Sts, Collingwood)...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:17:00 GMT

PONY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT (31 Jan) and album update

Firstly:We play Pony (68 Little Collins St, City) this Saturday night (Jan 31) with THOSE SHARKS, THEY BITE!, FATHOM & FALL and SOCIETY OF BEGGARS.9pm - $8. Come shake yo ass.Secondly: Our 2nd album, ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:38:00 GMT

One good turn deserves another (show this friday at the Arthouse)

Thanks to everyone who came down and got beaten into a deafened, spaced out mess at the Pony show the other week. We had so much fun that we're doing it all again this friday night (9 J...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:30:00 GMT

KNIVES RETURN TO THE LIVE CIRCUIT

Hey fuckers! Knives are back for our 1st show in over 6 months so come and see out 2008 with a big fat dose of melodic, chaotic space rock at PONY on Saturday December 27 from 9pm. New album comi...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:26:00 GMT

New band DIGANI GACIGA featuring TKON members

Featuring Aidan (bass) and Jeremy (guitar) from the Knives of Neptune Add their myspace page:www.myspace.com/diganigaciga- songs and possibly some live footage coming soon... ~ knives
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Album update

Hiya, So on friday we mastered the album (well, actually Joe at Crystal Mastering mastered the album). The whole thing is sounding pretty dense, schizophrenic and layered. Mastering did a good jo...
Posted by on Sun, 25 May 2008 15:43:00 GMT