Artist info
Genre
Pop, Indie
band members
Sez Wilks (vocals, vintage combo organs, 80s Yamaha keyboards, found sounds)
Influences
Shouting into a piano with the sustain pedal down, and running barefoot., Found furniture
Unearthed artists we like
Paint Your Golden Face, otouto, The Native Cats, boatfriends, Elizabeth Rose, Founds, Oliver Tank, James Kenyon, Ainslie Wills, The Little Stevies
Website
Bio
w: www.kikuyumusic.com e: kikuyumusic@gmail.com fb: www.facebook.com/pages/Kikuyu/172009362845726 t: @kikuyumusic Kikuyu's debut album, "Hunter Gathered", out now! ------------------------------------------------------------ UPCOMING SHOWS IN 2013: MON 10 JUN @ The Toff In Town, Melbourne, VIC – with Kelly Dance, “Goodnight Berlin” album launch SAT 15 JUN @ The Grace Darling, Collingwood, VIC – Tidy Towns 7″ single launch SUN 16 JUN @ Hollywood Hotel, Sydney, NSW – with Kelly Dance, “Goodnight Berlin” album launch SAT 24 AUG @ The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy, VIC – supporting Hello Satellites (matinee show) >> Check Kikuyu performing 'Infodome' live at The Wheatsheaf Hotel in Adelaide on 27 Jan 2013: youtu.be/LVypiME35X0 *!*!*!* TOUR DIARIES *!*!*!* Since releasing Hunter Gathered in October 2011, Kikuyu has carried her electronic organ across Australia, New Zealand and China. >> Read Part 1 of Kikuyu's China tour diary here: messandnoise.com/articles/4539355 >> Read Part 2 of Kikuyu's China tour diary here: messandnoise.com/articles/4539828 ---------------------------------------------------- VIDEOS!!! SUMMER HELICOPTER (MAGIC SILVER WHITE REMIX) (2013): >> Watch the video: youtu.be/8wkD34T2WbI >> About: Director Brett Ludeman has shot a video for Magic Silver White's broody electro remix of Summer Helicopter. The clip escorts viewers through Tokyo back streets and into a sashimi restaurant where the menu gets messy. Crab pincers terrify, tofu bombs drop and noodles become strangling arms in a playful homage to 1930s Japanese monster movies. Guaranteed to make you wanna play with your food! TWO APPOINTMENTS (SUPER AYI VOCAL REMIX) (2013): >> Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=EM1fSh5EVNw >> About: Join Kikuyu as she travels the length of China by high-speed rail, bus and foot -- from Guangzhou's outdoor exercise parks to Changsha's steamy hawker food carts and Beijing's snow-covered rooftops. Featuring behind the scenes footage from Kikuyu's first live performance tour of China, October-November 2012. Kikuyu offers a large and heartfelt thank you to director Matt Richards and producers Heatwolves and DJ Caution for the considerable time, thought and effort they put into this xox SUMMER HELICOPTER (2012): >> Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=tUgltaURha4 >> About: Director Ryan Lloyd has interpreted Summer Helicopter's gentle analogue feel in his music video, shot on 16mm film with sweet, vintage vibes. INFODOME (2011) >> Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=Vhs43I3fnTg >> About: In 2011 Kikuyu won a competition through triple j Unearthed and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) to have a music video made -- FREE! The video was created by a team of NIDA students led by Daniel Lammin (director) and Lauren O'Flaherty (production designer). Check it out! ------------------------------------------------------------ KIKUYU'S LETTERBOX DROP Kikuyu’s Letterbox Drop is an email newsletter sent every few months. It’s a little window into Kikuyu’s world with behind the scenes stories and pics, exclusive giveaways and information about upcoming shows, tours and releases -- including occasional invites to SECRET SHOWS!! Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/fTEx5