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King Creosote

December 14, 2023

Kenny Anderson (born January 1967),[2] known primarily by his stage name King Creosote,[3] is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest full length, I DES, released in 2023. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit. In 2011, Anderson's collaborative album with Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine, was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Scottish Album of the Year Award. Astronaut Meets Appleman was also longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award.

King Creosote
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Anderson[1]
Born1967 (age 55–56)
OriginFife, Scotland
Labels
Websitewww.kingcreosote.com

Musical career edit

After having featured in Scottish bands Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra and Khartoum Heroes, in 1995 Kenny Anderson launched the Fence record label and began recording albums under the name King Creosote.[4]

King Creosote was one of the original artists to contribute a t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project charity initiative, back in 2006. Anderson's design features an accordion, inscribed with the name "FENCE"; a reference to his DIY record label collective.[5]

Anderson founded Fence Records alongside Johnny Lynch,[6] but stepped back from day-to-day running of the label in 2010.

In recent years, Anderson has teamed up with Domino Records who have co-released some of his albums. He also spent some time on Warner subsidiary, 679, which gave him major label backing for the first time. His increasing frustration with the music industry and how digital recordings are becoming throwaway commodities led him to release his material in small, vinyl only runs which were largely only available at concerts.

To this end, KC Rules OK was re-released in 2006 with different versions of some songs, and a version of the album called "Chorlton and the Wh'earlies" recorded with The Earlies was available with some purchases. Bombshell was released with an additional disc, a DVD film of King Creosote and friends on tour.

In the 2007 film Hallam Foe two of his songs, "The Someone Else" and "King Bubbles in Sand", were featured.[7]

In late 2009, Anderson released a new studio album Flick the Vs, and crafted a performance only album, entitled My Nth Bit of Strange in Umpteen Years. Anderson also contributed to the Cold Seeds collaborative album along with Frances Donnelly of Animal Magic Tricks, and Neil Pennycook and Pete Harvey from Meursault; which was released on the Edinburgh-based indie label Song, by Toad Records. Anderson, Donnelly and Pennycook all wrote songs for the project, which all four performers then recorded together; each singer often taking the lead vocal role on a song written by another of the artists. The album was given a special limited release at the Fence Records Homegame Festival in Anstruther, Fife in March 2010, before a general release was announced for June 2010.

In 2011, Anderson attended the SxSW Music Festival and played a number of shows, two of which featured fellow Scottish attendees Kid Canaveral as his backing band. The same year, Anderson released Diamond Mine, a collaborative album with electronica composer Jon Hopkins, to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize, with Anderson stating, "It feels like this is the beginning of something. And to feel that so far down the line, after putting out forty effing albums, oh my God! It means, I can still do this, it's not over."[8] The duo subsequently released an EP, Honest Words.

In 2013, Anderson released That Might Well Be It, Darling, a full-band re-recording of his limited edition vinyl album That Might Be It, Darling.

In 2014, Anderson created the soundtrack for a film about Scotland for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. From Scotland with Love is a poetic film exploring the history of the country, compiled entirely from archive footage with no commentary or narration. Speaking to The Guardian about the creative process, Anderson explained that the film was a long way from the typical "tartan, Highland Games, shortbread kind of tourist film". It was broadcast on BBC Scotland in June.[9]

Personal life edit

Anderson's brothers are also musicians: Ian Anderson (known as Pip Dylan) and Gordon Anderson (Lone Pigeon) – who is lead singer and main songwriter with The Aliens. The three frequently collaborate at live shows and on album releases. He also has a sister living in Australia.

Anderson lives in Fife. He has three daughters: two with his partner, Jenniffer Gordon (a.k.a. musician HMS Ginafore).[9][10][11]

Discography edit

Releases on CD-R edit

Albums released on CD, LP and/or digitally edit

EPs edit

Singles edit

  • So Forlorn (7", released on vinyl only) (BEBOP 35, 2002)
  • Lavender Moon (Split vinyl only 7" single with Love Your Present by Pip Dylan) (FU 029, 2003)
  • Bootprints (7" 2005)
  • Favourite Girl (10", vinyl only) (IAMNAMES 10, 2005)
  • 6 7 8 (7" 2005)
  • You've No Clue, Do You? (7" 2007)
  • Home in a Sentence(7" 2007)
  • They Flock Like Vulcans (7") (Fence Records [FNC-SECRET7-003], 2008)
  • Homerun and a Vow (Split 7" single with Nowhere Near Half Done by Kid Canaveral) (Fence Records [FNC-SECRET7-011], 2011)
  • Susie Mullen / Walter de la Nightmare (Domino, 2020)
  • Blue Marbled Elm Trees (2023)[15]

Other works edit

Sources:[16][17]

Other recordings edit

  • 2005: He recorded a cover of Jeff Buckley's Grace for the tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
  • 2006: He recorded an original song about the biblical plague of frogs called Relate the Tale for the Artangel /4AD project Plague Songs; He remixed Badly Drawn Boy's Nothing's Going to Change Your Mind for the single release (highest chart position in the UK #38); He recorded a version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, originally written by Prince.
  • 2007: He recorded an original song, Where and When, with music by King Creosote and lyrics written by Scottish novelist Laura Hird. This was for the album Ballads of the Book, a collection of collaborations between Scottish musicians and novelists & poets.
  • 2008: He recorded a version of Malcolm Middleton's Choir which appeared on the b-side of the 7" single version of Blue Plastic Bags. This was something of a reciprocal deal, with Middleton having covered King Creosote's Margerita Red on his 2008 album, Sleight of Heart.[18]
  • 2010: He contributed to the Cold Seeds collaborative album along with Frances Donnelly of Animal Magic Tricks, and Neil Pennycook and Pete Harvey from Meursault, which was released on the Edinburgh-based indie label Song, By Toad Records. Anderson, Donnelly and Pennycook all wrote songs for the project, which all four performers then recorded together; each singer often taking the lead vocal role on a song written by another of the artists.
  • 2011: He collaborated with Jon Hopkins to create the album Diamond Mine, released 28 March on Domino Recording Company. The songs were written earlier in King Creosote's career and revisited for this project.
  • 2014: He featured on the track "Immunity" from the Jon Hopkins EP Asleep Versions, a retake on the title track of Hopkins's 2013 album.

References edit

  1. ^ . BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ Nicola Meighan (22 July 2014). "Kenny's Loggin' The Past: King Creosote's Scots' History Soundtrack". The Quietus.
  3. ^ "King Creosote Interview". Band Weblogs. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2011. I used to make records with a band called Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra, but always had to record a lot of my songs on my own. I wanted to put out these recordings on my own label Fence, so then I needed something to go on the fence. That's the creosote part. I wrote down King Creosote, and immediately liked the juxtaposition of the regal and the carcinogenic.
  4. ^ "King Creosote – Interview". Contactmusic.com. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ^ Matheson, Whitney (2 January 2007). "Buy a shirt, help a charity". USA Today. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ^ . Fence Records. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Domino | Albums | Hallam Foe – Original Soundtrack". Dominorecordco.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  8. ^ Jude Rogers (30 August 2011). "King Creosote and Jon Hopkins: Diamond geezers | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. ^ a b Stuart Aitken (23 June 2014). "No tartan, no shortbread – King Creosote portrays a different Scotland". guardian.co.uk.
  10. ^ Siobhán Kane (25 July 2012). . Archived from the original on 30 August 2013.
  11. ^ . 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Scottish Albums of the Decade #17: King Creosote – Rocket D.I.Y". The Skinny. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  13. ^ "King Creosote: Sure & Steadfast". Alteregotradingcompany.org. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  14. ^ "King Creosote announces new record Astronaut Meets Appleman". thelineofbestfit.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  15. ^ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/king-creosote-announces-first-album-in-seven-years-i-des
  16. ^ . king creosote. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  17. ^ "King Creosote Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  18. ^ [1] 3 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Alter Ego Trading Company

December 14, 2023
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Kenny Anderson born January 1967 2 known primarily by his stage name King Creosote 3 is an independent singer songwriter from Fife Scotland To date Anderson has released over forty albums with his latest full length I DES released in 2023 Anderson is also a member of Scottish Canadian band The Burns Unit In 2011 Anderson s collaborative album with Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Scottish Album of the Year Award Astronaut Meets Appleman was also longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award King CreosoteBackground informationBirth nameKenneth Anderson 1 Born1967 age 55 56 OriginFife ScotlandLabelsFence Domino 679 Double SixBoerWebsitewww wbr kingcreosote wbr com Contents 1 Musical career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3 1 Releases on CD R 3 2 Albums released on CD LP and or digitally 3 3 EPs 3 4 Singles 3 5 Other works 4 Other recordings 5 References 6 External linksMusical career editAfter having featured in Scottish bands Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra and Khartoum Heroes in 1995 Kenny Anderson launched the Fence record label and began recording albums under the name King Creosote 4 King Creosote was one of the original artists to contribute a t shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project charity initiative back in 2006 Anderson s design features an accordion inscribed with the name FENCE a reference to his DIY record label collective 5 Anderson founded Fence Records alongside Johnny Lynch 6 but stepped back from day to day running of the label in 2010 In recent years Anderson has teamed up with Domino Records who have co released some of his albums He also spent some time on Warner subsidiary 679 which gave him major label backing for the first time His increasing frustration with the music industry and how digital recordings are becoming throwaway commodities led him to release his material in small vinyl only runs which were largely only available at concerts To this end KC Rules OK was re released in 2006 with different versions of some songs and a version of the album called Chorlton and the Wh earlies recorded with The Earlies was available with some purchases Bombshell was released with an additional disc a DVD film of King Creosote and friends on tour In the 2007 film Hallam Foe two of his songs The Someone Else and King Bubbles in Sand were featured 7 In late 2009 Anderson released a new studio album Flick the Vs and crafted a performance only album entitled My Nth Bit of Strange in Umpteen Years Anderson also contributed to the Cold Seeds collaborative album along with Frances Donnelly of Animal Magic Tricks and Neil Pennycook and Pete Harvey from Meursault which was released on the Edinburgh based indie label Song by Toad Records Anderson Donnelly and Pennycook all wrote songs for the project which all four performers then recorded together each singer often taking the lead vocal role on a song written by another of the artists The album was given a special limited release at the Fence Records Homegame Festival in Anstruther Fife in March 2010 before a general release was announced for June 2010 In 2011 Anderson attended the SxSW Music Festival and played a number of shows two of which featured fellow Scottish attendees Kid Canaveral as his backing band The same year Anderson released Diamond Mine a collaborative album with electronica composer Jon Hopkins to critical acclaim The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize with Anderson stating It feels like this is the beginning of something And to feel that so far down the line after putting out forty effing albums oh my God It means I can still do this it s not over 8 The duo subsequently released an EP Honest Words In 2013 Anderson released That Might Well Be It Darling a full band re recording of his limited edition vinyl album That Might Be It Darling In 2014 Anderson created the soundtrack for a film about Scotland for the 2014 Commonwealth Games From Scotland with Love is a poetic film exploring the history of the country compiled entirely from archive footage with no commentary or narration Speaking to The Guardian about the creative process Anderson explained that the film was a long way from the typical tartan Highland Games shortbread kind of tourist film It was broadcast on BBC Scotland in June 9 Personal life editAnderson s brothers are also musicians Ian Anderson known as Pip Dylan and Gordon Anderson Lone Pigeon who is lead singer and main songwriter with The Aliens The three frequently collaborate at live shows and on album releases He also has a sister living in Australia Anderson lives in Fife He has three daughters two with his partner Jenniffer Gordon a k a musician HMS Ginafore 9 10 11 Discography editReleases on CD R edit Queen Of Brush County Fence FNC 01 1998 Rain Weekend Fence FNC 02 1998 Inner Crail To Outer Space Fence FNC 03 1998 Or Is It Fence FNC 04 1998 Gink Scootere Fence FNC 05 1998 1999 An Endless Round Of Balls Parties And Social Events Fence FNC 06 1999 Wednesday Fence FNC 07 1999 Jacques De Fence Fence FNC JDF 1999 I Am 9 Fence FNC 09 1999 Planet Eggz Fence FNC 10 1999 Or Was It Fence FNC 11 2000 12 O Clock on the Dot Fence FNC 12 2000 Stinks Fence FNC 13 2000 G Fence FNC 14 2001 Radge Weekend Starts Here Fence FNC 15 2001 King Creosote Says Buy The Bazouki Hair Oil Fence FNC 16 2001 Disclaimer Fence FNC 17 2001 Squeezebox Set Fence FNC 18 to 22 2002 5 album boxset containing Fair DubhsFavourite GirlWhelk Of ArseMore Afraid Of PlasticLosing It on the Gyles Limited release Now Nearly 36 Fence PF A01 2003 Psalm Clerk Fence FNC 23 2003 Ideal Rumpus Room Guide Fence PF B03 2003 Sea Glass Fence FNC 24 2004 Red On Green Fence FNC 26 2004 Released as Kwaing Creasite Three Nuns Fence PF B10 2004 Kompanion Cet 1 Fence PF C06 2004 Balloons Fence PF D01 2005 Albums released on CD LP and or digitally edit Kenny and Beth s Musakal Boat Rides Fence FNC K amp B also Domino Recording Co 2003 Rocket D I Y Fence FNC 27 also Domino Recording Co 2005 Loose Tea on his Wynd Fence FNC 28 2004 12 Vintage Quays Fence FNC 29 2004 KC Rules OK Names 679 2005 Bombshell Names 679 2007 Dumps Vol 1 2007 Limited release for 2007 purchasers of the latest release of the Squeezebox set citation needed They Flock Like Vulcans to See Old Jupiter Eyes on His Home Craters FNC 34 2008 Flick the Vs Domino Fence 2009 That Might Be It Darling Fence 2010 Limited vinyl release Diamond Mine Domino 2011 With Jon Hopkins Thrawn 2011 Compilation That Might Well Be It Darling Domino 2013 Re recording of That Might Be It Darling Sure amp Steadfast Boer Records BOER 002 2013 Album released in support of the Scottish Fisheries Museum Boats Club in Anstruther 13 From Scotland with Love Domino 2014 3 on This Island Fence FNC 36LP 2014 Loose Tea on His Wynd Fence FNC 28 2015 vinyl edition of 2004 CD Smavulgar Fence FNC 37 2015 King Creosote amp The Queens of Brush County Fence FNC QNB 2016 Astronaut Meets Appleman Domino 2016 Lino Fence FNC38LP 2017 Greetings from Hamilton Canada Fence FNC 39 2017 14 Your Henchmen Fence FNC42 2018 I Des Domino 2023 EPs edit Honest Words Domino 2011 With Jon Hopkins Diamond Mine Jubilee EP Vinyl only 2012 With Jon Hopkins I Learned from the Gaels Vinyl only 2012 To Deal With Things Vinyl only 2012 It Turned Out for the Best Vinyl only 2012 Analogue Catalogue Vinyl only Boer Records 2013 Singles edit So Forlorn 7 released on vinyl only BEBOP 35 2002 Lavender Moon Split vinyl only 7 single with Love Your Present by Pip Dylan FU 029 2003 Bootprints 7 2005 Favourite Girl 10 vinyl only IAMNAMES 10 2005 6 7 8 7 2005 You ve No Clue Do You 7 2007 Home in a Sentence 7 2007 They Flock Like Vulcans 7 Fence Records FNC SECRET7 003 2008 Homerun and a Vow Split 7 single with Nowhere Near Half Done by Kid Canaveral Fence Records FNC SECRET7 011 2011 Susie Mullen Walter de la Nightmare Domino 2020 Blue Marbled Elm Trees 2023 15 Other works edit My Nth Bit of Strange in Umpteen Years 2009 2010 Performance only album Sources 16 17 Other recordings edit2005 He recorded a cover of Jeff Buckley s Grace for the tribute album Dream Brother The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley 2006 He recorded an original song about the biblical plague of frogs called Relate the Tale for the Artangel 4AD project Plague Songs He remixed Badly Drawn Boy s Nothing s Going to Change Your Mind for the single release highest chart position in the UK 38 He recorded a version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U originally written by Prince 2007 He recorded an original song Where and When with music by King Creosote and lyrics written by Scottish novelist Laura Hird This was for the album Ballads of the Book a collection of collaborations between Scottish musicians and novelists amp poets 2008 He recorded a version of Malcolm Middleton s Choir which appeared on the b side of the 7 single version of Blue Plastic Bags This was something of a reciprocal deal with Middleton having covered King Creosote s Margerita Red on his 2008 album Sleight of Heart 18 2010 He contributed to the Cold Seeds collaborative album along with Frances Donnelly of Animal Magic Tricks and Neil Pennycook and Pete Harvey from Meursault which was released on the Edinburgh based indie label Song By Toad Records Anderson Donnelly and Pennycook all wrote songs for the project which all four performers then recorded together each singer often taking the lead vocal role on a song written by another of the artists 2011 He collaborated with Jon Hopkins to create the album Diamond Mine released 28 March on Domino Recording Company The songs were written earlier in King Creosote s career and revisited for this project 2014 He featured on the track Immunity from the Jon Hopkins EP Asleep Versions a retake on the title track of Hopkins s 2013 album References edit Songwriter Composer ANDERSON KENNETH BMI Repertoire Broadcast Music Incorporated Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Nicola Meighan 22 July 2014 Kenny s Loggin The Past King Creosote s Scots History Soundtrack The Quietus King Creosote Interview Band Weblogs 10 October 2007 Retrieved 28 May 2011 I used to make records with a band called Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra but always had to record a lot of my songs on my own I wanted to put out these recordings on my own label Fence so then I needed something to go on the fence That s the creosote part I wrote down King Creosote and immediately liked the juxtaposition of the regal and the carcinogenic King Creosote Interview Contactmusic com 12 September 2006 Retrieved 15 February 2013 Matheson Whitney 2 January 2007 Buy a shirt help a charity USA Today Retrieved 28 November 2013 The Pictish Trail profile Fence Records Archived from the original on 3 October 2010 Retrieved 16 October 2010 Domino Albums Hallam Foe Original Soundtrack Dominorecordco com Retrieved 31 December 2011 Jude Rogers 30 August 2011 King Creosote and Jon Hopkins Diamond geezers Music The Guardian London Retrieved 31 December 2011 a b Stuart Aitken 23 June 2014 No tartan no shortbread King Creosote portrays a different Scotland guardian co uk Siobhan Kane 25 July 2012 King Creosote I m Not Dead Yet Archived from the original on 30 August 2013 King Creosote interview new albums life in Fife and Fence Records 21 November 2013 Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 Scottish Albums of the Decade 17 King Creosote Rocket D I Y The Skinny 2 November 2009 Retrieved 23 July 2014 King Creosote Sure amp Steadfast Alteregotradingcompany org Retrieved 23 July 2014 King Creosote announces new record Astronaut Meets Appleman thelineofbestfit com 1 July 2016 Retrieved 26 August 2016 https www thelineofbestfit com news king creosote announces first album in seven years i des music king creosote Archived from the original on 29 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2014 King Creosote Discography at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved 23 July 2014 1 Archived 3 May 2008 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Alter Ego Trading Company 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