Music:
Member Since: 1/5/2005
Band Website: Look Around You...
Band Members:
Kath - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Trumpet, Clarinet, Melodica, Percussion
Kath is Kittyhawkdrive's glorious leader, acting as the band's lead singer and lyricist while sharing principal song-writing duties with Alex. Her talents with an ever-expanding range of instruments provide Kittyhawkdrive with plenty of diverse musical direction, and are matched perhaps only by her ability to prod listless, long-dormant bandmates back into action. She also, in her own words, "works a mean bar."
http://www.livejournal.com/users/odeevil_jazz
http://www.myspace.com/odeeviljazz
Alex - Bass, Guitars, Melodica, Backing Vocals
Alex is studying history at Oxford Brookes University. He resides on Cowley Road amongst a variety of strange creatures that Kittyhawkdrive like to call friends. Alex is one half of the Pratchett/Powell powerhouse - that's where the songs come from. Alex's fluid writing style is nurtured by the security of a close musical relationship with both Kath and Joel(having been in bands previously with both of them).
http://www.livejournal.com/users/alex_eiffel
http://www.myspace.com/best_foot_flowered
Siany - Violins, Backing Vocals, Knitted Banners, Hand-Stitched CD Cases
Siany is as an Occupational Therapist by day. Trained as a classical violinist Siany's transition into the dark world of Kittyhawkdrive was a pleasantly smooth one. Her particular triumphs include the haunting, dissonant part on splashing and the quirky, almost eastern violin part in 1920's black and white movie theme. Sian also doubles as KHD's resident seamstress, knitting our CD cases and banners.
http://www.myspace.com/ghengis_sian
Joel - Guitars, Bass
One of the founding members of Kittyhawkdrive, Joel expands on Alex's and Kath's creations (listen out for the strained sitar like echo in the ocean ), drawing from some dark recess that must also have spawned the legendary cartoon character 'Kwalp' and his unique, worrying greetings cards.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/joely_marr
http://www.myspace.com/joely_marr
Influences: P. J. Harvey, Joydivision, The Pixies, The Evens, Crass, Bikini Kill, Dead Kennedys, Fugazi, Sonic Youth, The Raincoats, The Smiths, The Postal Service, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, X-Ray Spex, Sleater-Kinney, Jefferson Airplane, Quasi, Autoclave, L7, Huggy Bear, Le Tigre, Alice Donut, Beastie Boys, Cat Power, Ben Folds Five, The Organ, Blondie, Neil Young, Butthole Surfers, Sufjan Stevens, The Breeders, Beirut, The Clash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cowboy Killers, Elastica, Joanna Newsom, Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, Embrace, The Flaming Lips, Scout Niblett, Jeff Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, Love, Mclusky, Bratmobile, Pulp, Punk Action Shotgun, The Shins, Shudder to Think, Tom Waits, The Decemberists, The Ramones, The Beach Boys, Adem, Ghost Mice, Minor Threat, Willy Mason, Bis, Devo, Foo Fighters, Sleeper, Billie Holliday, TV On The Radio, Chet Baker, Cake, Violent Femmes, Miles Davis, Life Without Buildings, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Devedra Banhart, Black Sabbath, Belle & Sebastian, Frank Zappa, B-52's, Captain Beefheart, Husker du, Howling Bells, The Hangovers, Chicks on Speed, Bobbie Gentry, The Velvet Underground, Iron & Wine, The Casual Dots, Iron and Wine, Mark Lanegan, Beck, Nic Jones, Mr Bungle, Heavens to Betsy, Howlin Wolf, Elvis Presley, The Gossip, Comet Gain, Excuse 17, Smart Went Crazy, Peaches, Cadallaca, Cable, The Breeders, The Bangs, Yashti Bunyan, Aiden Canaday, Yann Teirsen, Sue.P.Smith,
Sounds Like: Folk/Alt/Rock using guitars, clarinets, violins, keyboards and voices.
Record Label: Not yet...
Type of Label: None
