Kaputt
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For the 2011 Destroyer
album see Kaputt (album)
Kaputt is an alternative, indie four piece band from London
, England. Kaputt is the new band from multi-instrumentalist Silke Steidinger. Having departed The Go! Team
in late 2005 with a fist full of songs, Silke gradually built Kaputt into the outfit it is today. The band is heavily influenced by Al Stewart.
Kaputt are Silke Steidinger(vocals, guitar), Matt Yeates (guitar), Stu Duffy(bass) and Ben Parmentier.
Kaputt have supported bands such as Laurel Collective, They Came From the Stars I Saw Them and Matt and Kim
. Also they have headlined their own dates in both Europe
and the United Kingdom
at renowned venues such as the Barfly
, the Luminaire and they also twice headlined at Camden's Koko (Club NME) with Kennen Bell and 12 Dirty Bullets in support.
Kaputt were also invited to play at the XFM
All Day Breakfast, the Official After Show Party for the NME
Awards Ceremony, as well as Xposure and BBC6 live sessions. KEXP
Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.
London and BBC 6 and have recorded live sessions with both radio stations, which led to them being asked to play for John Kennedy and John Hillcock (both Xfm) as part of Xfm's "All Day Breakfast" celebrations.
KEXP
Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.
Destroyer (band)
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album see Kaputt (album)
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Kaputt is an alternative, indie four piece band from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England. Kaputt is the new band from multi-instrumentalist Silke Steidinger. Having departed The Go! Team
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
in late 2005 with a fist full of songs, Silke gradually built Kaputt into the outfit it is today. The band is heavily influenced by Al Stewart.
Kaputt are Silke Steidinger(vocals, guitar), Matt Yeates (guitar), Stu Duffy(bass) and Ben Parmentier.
Kaputt have supported bands such as Laurel Collective, They Came From the Stars I Saw Them and Matt and Kim
Matt and Kim
Matt & Kim are a dance punk duo residing in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The group was formed in 2005 and is composed of Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino...
. Also they have headlined their own dates in both Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
at renowned venues such as the Barfly
Barfly (club)
Barfly is a chain of live music venues nightclubs in the UK operating as part of the MAMA Group. It has venues in Brighton, London & York. They regularly feature live music. Their club nights tend to feature rock, alternative and independent music...
, the Luminaire and they also twice headlined at Camden's Koko (Club NME) with Kennen Bell and 12 Dirty Bullets in support.
Kaputt were also invited to play at the XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
All Day Breakfast, the Official After Show Party for the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
Awards Ceremony, as well as Xposure and BBC6 live sessions. KEXP
KEXP
KEXP-FM is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys. Its broadcasting license is owned by the University of Washington, which operates the station in a partnership with Paul Allen's Experience Music Project...
Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.
Radio Live Sessions and Radio Play
Kaputt are regularly played on XFMXfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
London and BBC 6 and have recorded live sessions with both radio stations, which led to them being asked to play for John Kennedy and John Hillcock (both Xfm) as part of Xfm's "All Day Breakfast" celebrations.
KEXP
KEXP
KEXP-FM is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys. Its broadcasting license is owned by the University of Washington, which operates the station in a partnership with Paul Allen's Experience Music Project...
Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.
Discography
| Year | Title | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dishes | North and South |
| 2008 | Water Makes the Blades Blunt / Family Tree | Too Pure / 4AD |
| 2009 | Blow Up These Lights | Self Released Download Only |
| 2011 | Kaputt | Dead Oceans |