Sometime in 2003, at an undisclosed location several deranged genetic
engineers performed a dangerous and unholy experiment.
The task at had was to merge the DNA of Howlin' Wolf, The Oblivians,
and DEVO.
The Frankenstein-esque result was to revolutionize the stagnant and
monotonous international One-Man Band scene and deliver organ fused
electro sounds to Underground Rock'n'Roll.
The demented result of said experiment is KING AUTOMATIC, an
amalgamation of wild fuzzed out guitar, in the red harp mayhem and
an incredibly raw yet melodic 60's Farfisa organ that gets the
ladies dancing. You ain't convinced yet ... hell watch the KING
perform live, sitting behind his organ, guitar strapped 'round
his torso, sampling and looping his wild organ and blues harp sounds
live on stage. We're not talking pre-recorded gimmicks ...
everything's happening live on stage ... you figure out how he does it,
adding layer upon layer of farfisa and harp sounds, eventually
climaxing in a complex yet primal sonic soundscape.
You think you've seen it all?
Check out KING AUTOMATIC and he'll prove you wrong.
Marc Littler
KING AUTOMATIC the Transgalactic One-Man Band From France, Drummer of
THUNDERCRACK, one of the best and most famous Trashy Raw Rock'n'roll
Bands from France with Roots in the Fantastic SQUARES, use to work
together with Wild Billy Childish and appears on the US ESTRUS Label...
now JAY aka KING AUTOMATIC, hits the Stage with his One Man band...
not just another one man band it's THEE ONE MAN BAND, him alone
with loads of equipment such as Kick Drum, Snare, Hi Hat, Farfisa Organ,
a Samples, Mikrophone and the Guitar...
he's like one whole band a totally Full in Your Face Sound from only one
man !!!
Rev. Beat-Man
Le bonhomme est tout seul qui tchaque, boume, gratte, piane, braille,
et frime tout de go, calé sur son tabouret, cousin dégénéré de tous
les Hasil Adkins et les Bob Log de la terre et de l'enfer.
On trouve dans ses oeuvrettes étranges du Kraftwerk massacré par un
combo rockabilly foireux, du Cramps post-électronique, les Gories en
partouze avec les Oblivians.
King Automatic, par ailleurs batteur des cinglés Thundercrack,
(2 albums sur ESTRUS, 7" ROYAL rds) signe donc en solo le retour du
crétinisme originel et sublime du rock'n'roll, sa sauvagerie nonchalante,
sa désinvolture bringuebalante... A danser le fusil chargé, cela va sans dire.
Sing Sing
King Automatic (Thundercrack) aus Frankreich ist eine der
erstaunlichsten OneManBands aller Zeiten. Eine Mischung aus DEVO und
Trash-RocknRoll. Fantastischer Liveartist, der sowohl Mongoloid als auch
das Model covert, aber auch eine Menge eigener Songs bringt.
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