簡(jiǎn)介： Kong is an Amsterdam-based band formed in 1988 by guitarist/synth programmer Dirk de Vries, guitarist Aldo Sprenger, bassist/synth programme 更多>
Kong is an Amsterdam-based band formed in 1988 by guitarist/synth programmer Dirk de Vries, guitarist Aldo Sprenger, bassist/synth programmer Mark Drillich, and drummer Rob Smits, whose daughter is one of the co-founders of the fashion label Cherry Red. The band's music can best be described as avant-garde containing elements of noise, electronica, and industrial. Furthermore, nearly all of Kong's music was instrumental with the only vocals being an eclectic blend of sampling.
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The band is perhaps most notable for the quadrophonic approach to their shows: live performances are played in a quadraphonical live set-up, an idea that came from one of Kong’s very first gigs. On the opening-night of an art exhibition in a squatted Amsterdam bathhouse there was too little space for the band to play together, so each band member took his/her own independent stage and P.A.-stack by his/her side to one corner of the club. It proved an interesting set-up for the band and created a strange experience for the audience. They followed the same approach for their next gig at Melkweg in Amsterdam and since then hardly ever played together on one stage again.
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Despite modest promotional efforts and releasing a music video for the song &Stockhouse& in 1992, the band never achieved significant commercial success. Consequently, Kong went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000.
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On May 22, 2007, a news post on the band's website announced that bassist Mark Drillich was looking for musicians willing to revive the band. According to the post, a collaboration with guitarist Tijs Keverkamp followed, yielding a number of songs. A follow-up news post on June 20, 2007, said that rehearsals with a new drummer Mandy Hopman had begun. In 2009 the album What It Seems Is What You Get was released.
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Kong's website remains one of the few internet resources available for information on the band. Additionally, much of the band's discography can now only be purchased directly from them.
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Kong are not to be confused with the Manchester based Noise Rock band of the same name.
