Transit Kings
The Transit Kings | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London,England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronica |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Malicious Damage |
| Members | Alex Paterson Guy Pratt Dom Beken |
| Past members | Jimmy Cauty |
TheTransit Kingsare a Britishelectronicaband consisting ofAlex Paterson,Guy Pratt,and Dom Beken.Jimmy Cauty,co-founder ofthe Orbwith Paterson, was involved in initial recording sessions but does not take part in live sessions. He is currently on "extended leave". The band was namedCusterdfor a brief period.
History
[edit]Ambient housepioneers Paterson (The Orb) and Cauty (The Orb, The KLF), joined with Pratt and Beken inLondon's Townhouse Studios in the summer of 2001, to begin work on a new project.[1]Recording later continued in Cauty'sBrightonstudio. In 2003, the group released their first single, "Boom Bang Bombay", under the name Custerd.[2]
OnNew Year's Day2004, the Transit Kings appeared live inTokyo.[1][3]In 2005, they released theToken EP,[4]and performed live (without Cauty) at theBig Chill Festival.In 2006 they released a limited edition set of three colored vinyl 7 "singles onMalicious Damagefeaturing the songs "America Is Unavailable" (Red), "Japanese Cars" (Amber), and "Butterflies and Boom" (Green). They released their first albumLiving in a Giant Candle Winking at Godin August 2006. The "sample-tastic" house album featured guest appearances fromThe SmithsguitaristJohnny Marrand comedianSimon Day.[5]The Timescalled it "Orb-lite" and proclaimed it to be "Deep Forest-style sludge ".[6]
Cauty left the band in 2004 to work on other projects; the official website has him listed as on "Co-Pilot (on extended leave): Graybeard". He is, however, listed as a composer on seven of the Transit Kings' debut album's twelve tracks.[7]
Discography
[edit]- "Token" EP (2005, Malicious Damage, Cat: MD602)
- "The Red Single" (2006, Malicious Damage, Limited Edition 7 "Vinyl Single)
- "The Amber Single" (2006, Malicious Damage, Limited Edition 7 "Vinyl Single)
- "The Green Single" (2006, Malicious Damage, Limited Edition 7 "Vinyl Single)
- Living in a Giant Candle Winking at God(2006, Malicious Damage)
References
[edit]- ^abTransit Kings' official biography,passim(link)Archived14 December 2006 at theWayback Machine
- ^Custerd entry atdiscogs.com(link)
- ^"Metropolis Tokyo:: CLUBS - Freedom Village" (link)
- ^Transit Kings entry atdiscogs.com,passim(link)
- ^Gill, Andy (17 June 2005). "Transit Kings - Token (Malicious Damage)".The Independent.p. 18.
- ^Greenwood, Phoebe (19 August 2006). "Transit Kings".The Times.p. 30.
- ^Living in a Giant Candle Winking at Godentry atdiscogs.com(link)
External links
[edit]- Record LabelMalicious Damage
- Transit Kingsdiscography atDiscogs
- Transit Kingsdiscography atMusicBrainz
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