The crew that quietus called one of the most exciting musical propositions the uk currently has. May of 2010, during the futureeverything festival in manchester. Their latest project is a series of four eps collaborating with an. Weve found 490 lyrics, 1 artist, and 8 albums matching midas. Fortunately, dionysos was willing to give poor midas a helping hand and he directed the king to the source of the river pactolus in lydia. With a year passed since the release of king midas sound s waiting for you lp, it might seem a bit late for remixes of its tracks, but to be honest these brutal mala goes for a rootical halfstep sound on his rub of earth a kill ya, keeping roger robinsons dread pronouncements centrestage but arming them with terminator synths and scuttling. Edition 1 by king midas sound fennesz, released 18 september 2015 1. A dub head through and through, kevin martin takes the art of versioning seriously, hence this whole album of king midas sound remixes by the great and good of underground music. The titular lead was a shoegaze tirade which suggested that the more resolutely fastened fixtures of before led by an engulfing tread of seismic dub were now up for alteration.
A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term midas from the website. The set featured some of martins most adventurous and accessible production work, greatly enhanced by robinson and hitomi. In 717 he joined a coalition against the assyrian king sargon ii but was subsequently forced to submit to him 707 b. This is the classic fairy tale of the greedy king who wants everything he touches to turn to gold, that is until he turns his daughter into a gold statue and learns what he really treasures. Ascap, audiam publishing, third side music, sodrac, and 3 music rights societies.
Their landmark 2009 debut waiting for you on hyperdub quickly established them as falling sonically, somewhere between subelectronic lovers rock, dub and the bleakest, slowest mutation of narco hip hop, while on the live front they were nestled. King midas sound aroo official music video duration. With a year passed since the release of king midas sounds waiting for you lp, it might seem a bit late for remixes of its tracks, but to be honest these brutal mala goes for a rootical halfstep sound on his rub of earth a kill ya, keeping roger robinsons dread pronouncements centrestage but arming them with terminator synths and scuttling. The crew that quietus called one of the most exciting musical propositions the uk currently has to offer are back with a brand new manifesto. Ive been waiting for whats next ever since and the trio just released a twotrack ep for record store day in advance of a forthcoming album on ninja tune. Doing away with all elements of dub heard in previous releases, title track aroo is dense mix of grating shoegaze guitars and industrial drums with kiki hitomis vocals topping off the hypnotic essence. Martin moved from weymouth to london around 1990 and is now currently based in berlin, germany.
King midas sound listen and stream free music, albums. After 2 singles on hyperdub, king midas sounds waiting for you 2009 was the debut album from highly respected poet roger robinson and the bug kevin. Hear king midas sounds bombastic take on shoegaze with aroo. Their landmark 2009 debut waiting for you on hyperdub quickly established them as falling sonically, somewhere between subelectronic lovers rock, dub and. Kongregate free online game king midas you are the king midas and everything you touch turns to gold, but get to the princess before play king midas. Burak cingiredfernsgetty martin and fennesz, meanwhile, score their singers agonies with broken guitar chords suspended in.
Their debut hyperdub album, waiting for you, had been stewing in its gloomy, heartbroken juices for a few months already. Sep 23, 2015 after that track, martin and robinson joined forces as king midas sound and followed with the 2009 fulllength waiting for you. Official music video for king midas sounds aroo released for record store day 20 on ninja tune. Solitude by king midas sound, released 14 february 2019 1. King midas sound mark their transitional debut on ninja tune with a raw, snarling three track ep entitled aroo. Trinidadborn poet author roger robinson who had first worked with kevin on the title track for techno animals dead mans curse in 2001, was a generation older than most of the mcs on london zoo, and brought a troubled soul to you and me. Reverting to the original duo of roger robinson and kevin martin, solitude is their first release since the fennesz collaboration edition1ninja tune, which. The 12th year of the oslobased fest featured sets from m. Taken from the king midas sound single aroo, released on ninja tune, 20 april 20 for record store day.
Oct 29, 20 midas now became sick of the sight of the gold which surrounded him and he sought out dionysos to reverse the gift that had so quickly become a curse. Includes unlimited streaming of aroo via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Official music video for king midas sounds aroo released for record. Kevin martin and cos king midas sound get noisy on their first issue for ninja tune. Greek mythology has many legends about midas, the son of gordius. Kevin martin is a musician, record producer and journalist, often known under his recording alias the bug from england, uk. Slow, sexy, and deeply rooted in the grime and grit of kevin martins sound, waiting for you. Kuedo of vexd fame and mala rework two tracks off of king midas sounds debut long player, waiting for you. Fact interviewed king midas sound last week, and one of the most surprising revelations was that the album was rumoured to sound. Nov 01, 2015 oceanic synths kevin martin of king midas sound. Stream tracks and playlists from king midas sound on your desktop or mobile device. King midas sound albums, songs, and news pitchfork. Themes of loss, heartbreak and obsession make for kevin martin and roger robinsons bleakest record. Download king midas sound songs, singles and albums on mp3.
King midas sound s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. With justin michael morales, angelica lawrence, louis sapp iii, josh mond. To whet your appetite for the soontocome king midas sound second album, hyperdub drop a bombshell of remixes. With a move over to ninja tune plus the release of 20s lauded aroo single. The aside was a sweetly battering dubshoegaze hybrid, conceivably informed by. King midas sound released their enthralling debut album waiting for you in the fading light of november 2009. Kingmidasmusic king midas music free listening on soundcloud. King midas sound is comprised of kevin martin also known for his work under the bug moniker, singerpoet roger robinson, and vocalist kiki hitomi. Michael lavorgna apr 25, 20 kind midas sounds 2009 album waiting for you. The biggest surprise is probably the appearance of scritti politti ringleader green gartside, who. Drone, melancholy, and a sea of fuzz blisteringly collide, but aroo is also utterly infectious, its central howl living on in the memory long after the first listen. Once upon a time there was a very kind king called midas.
Oct 07, 2015 artist king midas soundfennesz label ninja tune edition 1 is the first in a fouralbum series of collaborations between experimental dub trio king midas sound and other artists. A hypermodern nocturnal take on lovers rock, featuring delicate but sour electronic instrumentals topped with roger robinsons bittersweet falsetto and kiki hitomis fragile voice, it highlighted a hitherto lessexposed side not just of producer kevin martins musical evolution, but. Gold is more important to me than anything else in the world. Aroo licensed to youtube by merlin ninja tune ltd on behalf of ninja tune. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from king midas sound at the discogs marketplace. If midas washed in the waters he would lose his golden. Apr 22, 20 king midas sound mark their transitional debut on ninja tune with a raw, snarling three track ep entitled aroo. As producer kevin martin and vocalists kiki hitomi and roger robinson pursued individualized outlets, little was heard from them as a unit apart from aroo, a single issued in 20 that marked their move from hyperdub to ninja tune.
The titular lead was a shoegaze tirade which suggested that the more resolutely fastened fixtures of before led by an engulfing. Apr 10, 20 aroo licensed to youtube by merlin ninja tune ltd on behalf of ninja tune. This came to be called the golden touch, or the midas touch. Check the mala remix of earth a kill ya for some spine chilling dubbedout effects. Find music from king midas sound on vinyl, download, cassette and cd formats. The bug and roger robinson of king midas sound take a question from the crowd. King midas sound began coalescing when kevin martin industrial dance veteran, of the bug, was finding vocalists for london zoo 2008. Mirroring the avalanche of sound which has characterized their unforgettable live shows, aroo is living proof that the nonaligned, nomadic trio have long since jettisoned their 21st century lovers rock, and set their sights. Midas m32 live digital mixer 40channel digital mixing console with 32 midas preamps, 25 mix buses, 25 midas pro motorized faders over 50 builtin effects, 7 tft display, and 32channel, 48khz usb 2. Syrian wedding singer omar souleyman, demdike stare and the legendary mark ernestus, performing with paul st. Huge casino, midas extractor, ludo king, and many more programs.
Surround me, an alluring and bleary dirge between dub and heartbroken lovers rock, set the tone for what followed. King midas sound is a musical crossover project, composed of martin, londontrinidad poet roger robinson and japanese artist and singer kiki hitomi london. King midas sound first surfaced in 2007 with a track on the soul jazz compilation box of dub. King midas sounds profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. King midas sound, earth, god, ice, 1617, techno animal, pressure, justin broadrick, curse of the golden vampire kevin martin is a musician, record producer and journalist, often known under his recording alias the bug from england, uk. Their landmark 2009 debut waiting for you on hyperdub quickly established them as falling sonically, somewhere between subelectronic lovers rock, dub and the bleakest, slowest mutation of narco. Namely, mount tmolus was the site where the musical contest between apollo and pan occurred, with the god of the mountain also named tmolus acting as the judge. King midas sound waiting for you hyperdub grime fwd. Includes unlimited streaming of aroo via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. King midas sound funny love official video youtube. Somewhere between the cocaine and the money, hip hop producer tommy gold loses sight of the music he once loved, and the dream he had of making it. King midas article about king midas by the free dictionary.
High from detroit the geodesic sounds of the teenage alcoholics high. The last time king midas sound emerged, they raged and relented. Aroo was a sole 12 which offered two utterly contrastive sides. Aroo taps into a dreampop sensibility with rasping snares and posturing guitars against kiki hitomis cutebutillcutya vocals. The phrygian city midaeum was presumably named after him, and this is probably also the. King midas has an asss ears the river pactolus rises from the mount tmolus modernday bozdag which is where the second of midas great misfortunes occurred. Edition 1 breaks an almost fouryear period of near silence from king midas sound. Seriously, the contributor list reads like a whoswho, and shows you just how much martin is respected by his peers. King midas sound aroo official music video youtube. Attracting an audience of post metal volume junkies, new generation shoegazers and disenchanted dubstep escapees, king midas sound s unilaterally fresh approach is paying off. He has been active for over two decades, in the genres of dub, jazzcore, industrial hip hop, dancehall, and dubstep his projects include god, techno animal, ice, curse of the. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. King midas sound listen and stream free music, albums, new. This is not my work, i just converted it to fit to mobile devices.
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