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About Me

..[if !IE] ..[endif]Kid and Conundrum lays before you a smorgasbord of sounds and delights for your listening pleasure. Cunning music and words are framed within a sound which is often loud, quiet, loud quiet, then often loud again. The real genius of Kid and Conundrum is the rhythmic groove-laden backline of jumpy bass and drums, sketched upon with melodies and words of well-crafted alternative-sounding songs; all testifying to the random mix of influences behind the band's eclectic song-writing. Only a few gigs into their long and successful future career, Kid and Conundrum have not yet managed a great deal to look back on, but with more songs than they know what to do with, they spend most of their time contemplating the future. A recent gig at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston ended in a sudden blackout mid-way through Kid and Conundrum's set, prompting band members to wonder whether perhaps they have powers they had never even dreamt about. The punters, whilst clearly distraught at missing the final two songs of Kid and Conundrum's (what was to become) legendary set, were plunged into sudden darkness causing a wave of excitement, while Kid and Conundrum attempted an acoustic set with the instruments which still made a sound. Before long, the crowd had to be ushered out of the building due to health and safety, but were placated with unexpected cake.The four original components of Kid and Conundrum met whilst doing community service in South London. Realising the error of their ways, through the redemptive qualities of compulsory labour and the ASBO, the four Kids joined forces to use their powers for good not evil. They quickly learned how to play different instruments on a crash course last May and set about creating a musical concept which would be a vessel for the hardship and heartache they had oft endured. The final member of the band to join, trumpet player Dick Christenbaum, was discovered playing for the Royal Symphony Orchestra in the Albert Hall. On one of their regular visits to the venue, the four founders spotted the boy's talent immediately and set about cajouling him into playing his trumpet in a more meaningful setting. Despite a penchant for wordiness, Kid and Conundrum prefer to let their music do the talking, and live by the maxim that most of the time it's better just to shut up and play.

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Member Since: 6/27/2006
Band Website: kidandconundrum.com
Band Members: Peter Tye - Plays devil's advocate, bass grooves and his mobile phone. ******************************* Marco Brien - Plays to the crowd and drums ******************************** Simon Criswick - Plays dead and guitar, plays with words and sings ******************************* Steven Berrill - Plays keys, microkorg and lead guitar. Always plays it down. ********************************** Chris Dicken - Playschool and intervenes on trumpet and microkorg
Influences: Notwist, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, Tapes and Tapes, Gomez, the Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake to name a few
Sounds Like: A fork-lift drunk driving through the Gamelan
Record Label: We need none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Postman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgzF_39QZU Kid and Conundrum play "Postman" in some woods...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Sun, 04 May 2008 05:21:00 PST

Kid & Conundrum @ the Bull and Gate

Thanks to all who came on Thursday to see Kid and Conundrum and Other Things at the Bull and Gate. We were pretty good - we loved the sound there and played a tight set. It was great to see ...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:05:00 PST

Review of Kid and Conundrum

Here's a review of us from our first gig at the Bull and Gate - back in 2006: Kid and Conundrum &nb sp; Sunday 26 November 2006 &n...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

New music and a new kick

Kid and Conundrum have been fairly quiet of late. This is mainly due to outside pressures and giant fissures. New music however has emerged through the fog to give new Kid and Conundrum impetus. Gigs ...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:34:00 PST

Let's Just Say You're Taking Advice From and Old Friend

So this song is the result of our day in the studio. We hope you like it!
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:20:00 PST

Watershed 26th April

Oh that Kid and Conundrum way. We have posted some new photos of our adventure at the Watershed. No blackouts as promised although Marco's car did break down on the way home, causing Archie Pelago MBE...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Sat, 05 May 2007 02:26:00 PST

Fighting Cocks - the aftermath

Those of you who were there last night are probably still trying to get over the trauma of being plunged into darkness mid-gig , the ignomy of being herded out of the venue at little notice...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:57:00 PST

Fighting Cocks Gig

Wednesday 28th, we play the Fighting Cocks... it's our night so I'm looking forward to the evening even more than the usual gigs. We've decided what other bands will be playing, we've decided how much...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:10:00 PST

Kid and Conundrum loves you

Oh dear friends, happy valentines day... and welcome to the Kid and Conundrum news . We have successfully recorded 5 of our tracks in good quality and are just waiting to mix them for your liste...
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:58:00 PST

Bull and Gate

What a great night last night! Good to see so many friends there from far and wide.... Fab, the dreadlocked italian sound technician got us sounding pretty good, much better than at the Betsy, ....
Posted by Kid and Conundrum on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:10:00 PST