KaS Product
KaS Product | |
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| Origin | Nancy,France |
| Genres | Cold wave,minimal wave |
| Years active | 1980–1990, 2005–2019 |
| Labels | DSA |
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| Website | KasProduct.com |
KaS Productwere a French electronic duo. Their music has been considered part of the Frenchcold waveandelectropunkmovements. Formed in 1980, the duo consists of Spatsz (Daniel Favre) on electronics and rhythm machines with Mona Soyoc on guitar, vocals and piano. Spatsz worked at a psychiatric hospital previously while Soyoc worked with a jazz band before meeting Spatsz.[1]
Their music is done in a similar minimal electronics and vocal style akin toKaleidoscope-eraSiouxsie and the Banshees,[2]SuicideandSoft Cell.The press compared Soyoc's voice to that ofSiouxsie Sioux.[3]
Their first and second albums were re-released with bonus tracks.Try Outwas re-released with five bonus tracks: "Mind", "Seven", "Doctor Insane", "In Need", and "Malena".By Passwas re-released with four bonus tracks: "Scape", "Sweet & Sour", "Crash" and "Party". All of the tracks on both CDs have been remastered.[4]
Gorgeously provocative duo of Mona Soyoc and Spatz who released a couple of singles on their own punk label, then signed to RCA which seemed a remarkably odd union, which produced two blindingly brilliant albums, 'Try Out' and 'Bypass' that found the haunting, mad vocals hemmed in by and stretched out over the alternately boiling/icy keyboards, the shattering chatter of arching/dive bombing guitar and stabbing electronic rhythms. - Mick Mercer[5]
On 1 February 2019, it was announced that Spatsz had died. He was 61 years old.[6]
Per videos on YouTube with a 2022 copyright, now KaS Product Reload with Thomas Bouetel (machines) and Pierre Corneau (Basse) joining Mona. Their Facebook activity is current as of September, 2024.
Discography
[edit]| Title | Year |
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| Play Loud | 1980 |
| Try Out | 1982 |
| By Pass | 1983 |
| Ego Eye | 1987 |
| Black & Noir | 1990 |
| Tribute | 2022 |
| TBD | 2024 |
References
[edit]- ^Forced exposure.com
- ^"Perdu de vue: Kas Product".New Noise(13). November 2012.
- ^For the review of Kas Product'sTry Out:Philippe Barbot wrote inTélérama<< entre Siouxsie et Alan Vega >>, reproduced in the band's biography -Pierre Gillieth (2009).KaS Product, So young but so cold.Camion Blanc.ISBN978-2357790209.
Ned Raggett."Kas ProductTry Out[album review] ".AllMusic.Retrieved2 February2011.
Julien Gester (4 February 2019)."Spatsz, Clavier du Groupe KaS Product, Rend La Mèche".Libération.Retrieved4 February2019. - ^Info about bonus tracks and rerelease
- ^Mick Mercer,Gothic Rock,Los Angeles: Cleopatra Records, p. 112.
- ^"Spatsz from French Coldwave Duo Kas Product has Passed Away".post-punk.com.2 February 2019.Retrieved2019-02-05.
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