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Capitol K

New Album out on 8th Sep 2008

About Me


LIBERTANIA VIDEO
The 7"s have arrived!
CLICK HERE TO BUY THE 7" CLICK HERE TO GET THE DOWNLOAD"
Kristian Craig Robinson AKA Capitol K is on a quest to find a utopia with-in sound. Sonic tourism, detournement (deviation of course), psycho geographic wandering found sound and Tropical fantasy influence his music which comprises of deft electronics falseto vocals, guitar and tape noises.
Recent years he’s spent much of his time living writing and recording in squats and places soon to be demolished. The recordings collected from this period form his 5th album ‘Notes from life on the wire with a wrecking ball’ out 8th September 2008.
Capitol K has released 5 full length albums in his 9 year music career, Debuting with a 12” e.p on ‘Elf Cut’ (1999). Planet Mu released two groundbreaking electronic albums. His debut, “Sounds Of The Empire” (1999) and “Island Row” (2000) which placed Capitol K at the forefront of the burgeoning electronic scene. XL records saw an even further reaching potential and picked up his re-edited “Island Row” album in 2002, even bagging Jo Whiley’s single of the week on daytime Radio 1 for the track “Pillow”.
Increasing his artistic vision yet further by setting up his own “Faith And Industry” label in 2003. Releasing the first E.P & album by Patrick Wolf and future Capitol K releases 'Happy Happy' 2004 (a most faux album, something of a reaction) and 'Nomad Junk' 2005 a sonic narrative that journeys trough a progressive asian megatropolis, much source material collected from hong kong junk shops and dictaphones while playing gigs in Japan and Taiwan.
Etc. Etc.
Live In Rough Trade ..

'Can't Lie Down'
By Toshiko Kimura
Toshiko Kimura is a Tokyo based illustrator and animatior
Click for web Link
'Pillow'
Film: Dominc Leung
Props: Rachael Matthews
.. ..
Go... animation test run No 2
Got a track out now on this comp 27 tracks 4 a fiver

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2006
Band Website: capitolk.com
Band Members:
KRISTIAN CRAIG ROBINSON
a.k.a Capitol K

Influences:
Sounds Like: Libertania - Single of The Week -
Steve Lamacq

“Such precision and innovation,
leaves even the seasoned listener
slackjawed and struggling for comparisons.
These songs deserve to be heard.”
Pitchfork

"Beautiful sprawling electronic
psychedelia is what Capitol K does,
and he does it better than anybody
else in the country."
NME

“Capitol K has one of the keenest
senses of place in music, and deftly
uses it to create new worlds”
 PLAN B Magazine

 "The most exciting electronica.
Demands investigation"
Sunday Times

“an Assured Krautrock style, building
up dense layers churning neo-psychedelic
grooves in the manner of Neu! and Can”
 INDEPENDENT Newspaper

 "Capitol K is a talent without a compass,
and all the freer for it." 
Uncut

“Capitol K has turned all the
junk, samples, influences and ephemera
into musical pearls, and cemented
his own reputation in doing so -
this is one of the finest albums of 2005.”
Drowned in Sound

“Album of the Month !”
top 10 Dance albums of the year !”
MOJO Magazine

DISCOGRAPHY

notes from:
life on the wire with a wrecking ball
out on 08-09-08

Go Go Go / Libertania 2008

Nomad Junk - 2005

CLICK HERE TO BUY!

Happy Happy - 2004

New York / Playground - 2003

Pillow - 2002

Island Row - Re-mastered - 2002

City / Soundwaves - 2001

Island Row - 2000

Roadeater - 1999

Sounds of the Empire - 1999

Song for Banana - 1999

you can listen to alot of this
old material, here on Virb.com

Record Label: Faith & Industry / Vroom Sound / Planet Mu / XL
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Music Week Review of Album !

http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=20&storycode= 1034978&c=2
Posted by Capitol K on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:52:00 PST

Adress for Tonights Gig 72 Stamford Hill

Tonight SaturdayDouble Set between 10 and Midnight D-j till 2 or 3 am Pangea Project72 Stamford Hill - Stoke Newington endi think a couple of pounds only maybee less .. new Venue .. good people !X K...
Posted by Capitol K on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:11:00 PST

Free Gig @ Rough Trade Thur 24th July

I'm going to play a instore gig at Rough Trade east next thursday 24th on stage at 7p.m its free and its in a shop so be lovely if people want to come down and give it some atmoshphere ... or ellse i ...
Posted by Capitol K on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:42:00 PST

Round House show 11th July 2008 mail me for Cheap List

11th of July is a big day.. namly it's the day we're getting evicted from our house ...tho its allso the day of this show ... i have a load of cheap list at £4 so mail me here at myspace and with name...
Posted by Capitol K on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:15:00 PST

Check out this event: Capitol K @ Favela Chic 2nd July 2008

Hosted By: Capitol K - 7' out now When: 02 Jul 2008, 22:00Where Favela Chic91-93 Great Eastern StreetLondon, EC2United KingdomDescription:Capitol K - 7' out now Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Capitol K on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:09:00 PST

Booking Capitol K Shows Sep/Oct

Hi The album is out on 8th Septemnberlooking to book shows in Europe + U.Kmonths September + Octcontactcapitolk at capitolk dot com
Posted by Capitol K on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:02:00 PST

7" and Download Single 23rd June

Hi ... seems time is now upon me to release some new music .so 1st we have a 7" and download .. Libertania & Go Go Go coming out on the 23rd June .. on my own label - Faith & Industry ... then there i...
Posted by Capitol K on Wed, 14 May 2008 04:14:00 PST

free gig 9 pm 17th Aprill

Hi doing a quick 1/2 hour at the metro tomorrow .. at 9.pm sharpapparently i have unlimited free list so.. message me here before 2 p.m on thurs and i'll put your name down ...x K...
Posted by Capitol K on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:42:00 PST

studio plateaux

I’ve been helping out in a new studio. it’s full of vintage recording devices,if your familier with Steve Albini’s productions, thats the kind of recording asphetic thats been persue...
Posted by Capitol K on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:02:00 PST

small Bits o pieces of new Music

Go to Micachu’s myspace (bellow) and download her filthy friends mixtape,there is a new Capitol K track ’Rocked Shocked’ in there .. the whole mix is really great .. http://www.myspa...
Posted by Capitol K on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:04:00 PST