Kinematic

Kinematic – the science of pure motion.

Described as “affably challenging” and “clever, classy pop”, Kinematic have been receiving rave reviews... more

Kinematic – the science of pure motion.

Described as “affably challenging” and “clever, classy pop”, Kinematic have been receiving rave reviews here and overseas since the release of their debut album Time & Place. After some extensive radio play on JJJ and community radio around the country they launched Time & Place at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne in 2005.

Kinematic’s second album, The 38th Parallel, was released on May 1 2007 through Somersault Music. The 38th Parallel is the latitudinal line that runs through the band’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia – on the other side of the equator, The 38th Parallel marks the border between North and South Korea, often referred to as a flashpoint during the cold war. The new album promises more of Kinematic’s penchant for melancholic melody, but with an even darker twist. It traverses the array of musical styles that Kinematic love to plunder – be it Cash-tinged country or Sparklehorse-like trashy power pop – while always maintaining their unique sensibility for simple, stripped-back and singable pop tunes.

www.kinematic.info
www.myspace.com/kinematicmusic

Band Members

Gordon Clarke - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
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, Michael Clarke - Bass, Trumpet, Backing Vocals
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, Michael Owen - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keys, Harmonica
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, Mark Olszewski - Drums, Percussion, Loops, Noise, Backing Vocals

Band Influences

• Musically: Elliott Smith
• Sparklehorse
• The Shins
• Wilco
• Grandaddy
• The Cure
• Crowded House
• PJ Harvey
• Augie March
• Bob Dylan
• Badly Drawn Boy
• Radiohead
• The Clash
• Gillian Welch
• The Go-Betweens
• Interpol
• The Velvet Underground
• Iron & Wine
• Ivy
• Blur
• The Beatles
• Sonic Youth
• The Pixies
• The Breeders
• The Police
• Johnny Cash
• Paul Kelly
• Nick Drake
• Pink Floyd
• Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy
• The Verve
• The Strokes
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Sigur Ros
• Weezer
• Nirvana
• Led Zeppelin
• Flaming Lips
• Muse
• U2
• UNKLE
• Foo Fighters
• Iron Maiden
• Belle and Sebastian
• New Order
• The Plums
• REM
• Sarah Blasko
• Death Cab For Cutie
• Smog
• Sufjan Stevens
• Townes Van Zandt
• You am I
• Dirty Three
• Kings of Leon
• Longpigs
• Coldplay
• Goldfrapp
• The Bees
• Ween
• Spinal Tap.... and check our 'friends' for more possibilities ... Motivationally: any independent original band anywhere on the globe
• particularly those in our hometown.

Keywords

indie, pop, guitar, Melbourne, rock, jangle, melodic, indie pop

Boooring……

Seems like the band owners have been pretty boring here, you should get in contact with them and find out why it's empty!