KING CREOSOTE & JON HOPKINS

The story of King Creosote is fairly straightforward, it just took a long time to unfold. In 1995, Kenny Anderson, from St. Andrews in Scotland, stopped being the frontman for his time-served bluegrass band, and started a solo project, King Creosote, on his own imprint Fence. By 2000, Fence had become a record shop, a collective of like minded singer songwriters and musicians, and a fledgling online label selling home recorded cdrs with hand made artwork. Some of these CDRs found homes in several uk record shops, in particular the Rough Trade shop in London town.

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When Domino Records signed James Yorkston, he brought them news of Fife's Fence Collective, and in particular acts such as The Lone Pigeon (ex Beta Band) and King Creosote. In 2003 Domino helped Fence release a King Creosote compilation of songs from several CDR titles called "Kenny and Beth's musakal boat rides," and then early in 2005 an album called Rocket Diy. Billy Campbell, a fan of Fence working in the aforementioned Rough Trade shop, believed that certain King Creosote songs had potential if only they didn't sound like two or more songs running together. In spring 2005, King Creosote & the Earlies recorded a clutch of songs for 679 recordings, and 11 were chosen for kc rules ok. The remaining songs were joined by a bunch of remixes and b sides to become chorlton and the wh'earlies. In 2007, Jon Hopkins produced the album Bombshell, released in autumn to rave reviews, but by early 2008, King Creosote was firmly back in the Fence fold, releasing home recorded cdrs and albums, only this time with a plan to record a self-funded studio album. 2009's flick the Vs was largely produced by Paul Savage at chem19, and was performed by an all-star cast from the ranks of the Fence Collective, the Earlies, and with contributions from Jon Hopkins and Steve Mason. It seemed to bring the KC musical story full circle.

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Jon Hopkins is a London-based electronic composer, producer and remixer. He makes powerfully emotive, instrumental music that consistently crosses genres, ranging from solo acoustic piano to explosive, bass-heavy electro. A long-term collaborator of Brian Eno, his career has remained unpredictable, taking in collaborations with Wayne MacGregor, King Creosote and David Holmes; remixes for such varied artists as Wild Beasts, Nosaj Thing, James Yorkston and Four Tet; and film scores for directors including Peter Jackson and Gareth Edwards. His hyper-energetic live show has been seen at some of the world’s most iconic venues, including Sydney Opera House with Brian Eno, Madison Square Garden opening for Coldplay, and innumerable clubs, festivals and concert halls the world over.

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