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Knifeworld

Knifeworld is a British-based psychedelic rock band led by Kavus Torabi. Originally a Torabi solo project, it became a full band in summer 2009.[3]

Knifeworld
Knifeworld performing at Tramlines 2015
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websiteknifeworld.co.uk

Knifeworld has connections with various English musical projects both inside and outside the rock world, having shared members with Cardiacs, Chrome Hoof, North Sea Radio Orchestra and Sidi Bou Said (London-based oud player Khyam Allami also served as the band's original drummer).

History edit

Born in Tehran before moving to England while still a baby, Torabi had previously played with a succession of bands. Beginning his career in Die Laughing[4] and Squid Squad in Plymouth, he moved to London and came to public attention as one of the two singing guitarists in The Monsoon Bassoon. Playing what Torabi described as "lysergic funk" and various reviewers described as psychedelia and math rock, The Monsoon Bassoon scored three Singles of the Week in a row in New Musical Express in 1997 and 1998 and released a single album, I Dig Your Voodoo before splitting up in 2001. During this time Torabi had become a well-established member of the group of musicians focused around Cardiacs, whom he joined as guitarist in 2003, playing with them until the group's enforced halt in 2008.

Torabi had formulated the ideas for Knifeworld as a solo project at around the time of the breakup of the Monsoon Bassoon,[5] but took eight years to assemble, finalise and record the songs. For the band's first recordings, he played the bulk of the instruments himself (guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, santoor, melodica, violins and "devices") as well as singing the majority of the lead vocals and writing, producing and arranging all of the material.[6] Former Sidi Bou Said drummer Melanie Woods sang the rest of the lead vocals and also sang backing vocals. The recording sessions featured further contributions from a broad swathe of musical collaborators drawn from Torabi's contacts on the London art-rock scene. Drums were played by Khyam Allami (ex-Ursa and Art of Burning Water). James Larcombe (Stars in Battledress/North Sea Radio Orchestra) played piano and Ben Jacobs (a.k.a. Max Tundra) played keyboards and trumpet. Katherine Blake (Mediæval Bæbes) played recorder and Crawford Blair (Geiger Counter/Foe/The Slow Life) contributed some bass guitar parts. Torabi's former Monsoon Bassoon bandmate Sarah Measures contributed saxophone, clarinet and flute, and further vocals were provided by Shona Davidson and former Ring singer Johnny Karma.

The debut Knifeworld album, Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat, was released on Torabi's own Believer's Roast label (via Genepool distribution) on 17 August 2009. It was preceded by the download single "Pissed Up On Brake Fluid" on 13 July 2009.[6] In summer 2009 Torabi set up a live Knifeworld band, led by himself as singer and guitarist, with Woods remaining as second vocalist and Allami as drummer. Three new members were added: bass guitarist Craig Fortnam (better known as the leader of North Sea Radio Orchestra) and two members of the avant-garde rock orchestra Chrome Hoof (keyboard player Emmett Elvin and bassoonist/saxophonist/backing singer Chloe Herington). The live band made their debut at 93 Feet East, Spitalfields, London on 18 August 2009.

Soon afterwards, Torabi would formally establish this live lineup as the full Knifeworld lineup, transforming it from a solo project to a full band. In winter 2010, Knifeworld began to make new recordings. In December, the first full band recording emerged: a cover version of the Cardiacs song 'The Stench of Honey' appeared on Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute to Tim Smith, Songbook 1 (a fundraising compilation album to benefit the hospitalised Cardiacs leader Tim Smith).

In July 2011, Knifeworld released the 'Dear Lord, No Deal' EP, another full band recording. During the winter of 2011, Knifeworld changed its lineup again when both Allami and Fortnam departed amicably to concentrate on their own projects. Torabi recruited former Veils drummer Ben Woollacott, and Charlie Cawood (a multi-instrumentalist who also plays or has played with Tonochrome, Spiritwo and a host of bands in various disciplines) joined as the new bass guitarist. The new lineup recorded the 'Clairvoyant Fortnight' EP, released in the summer of 2012 (and accompanied by a striking video shot by Thumpermonkey's Michael Woodman, set in an Edwardian seance and featuring a guest appearance by snooker star (and progressive rock advocate) Steve Davis. This period also saw an expansion of the band's lineup, the addition of saxophonists Josh Perl and Nicki Maher making Knifeworld an octet.

In the early autumn of 2012, Knifeworld teamed up with two other bands with similar aims (London's The Fierce and the Dead, and Salford's Trojan Horse) for a series of British gigs called the Stabbing a Dead Horse Tour. The band would play further assorted gigs in the UK during 2013, and in September 2013 released their first new material for over a year - the download-only single "Don't Land On Me", which featured a guest appearance by former Do Me Bad Things singer Chantal Brown and a performance video filmed by The Chaos Engineers.

Having signed to Inside Out Music in early 2014, Knifeworld released their second album, 'The Unravelling', in July of that year. A video for 'Destroy The World We Love' preceded the record's release, also made with The Chaos Engineers. Around this time, Nicki Maher stepped down from the band, and was replaced by Oliver Sellwood (the saxophonist for A Sweet Niche and Workers Union Ensemble). That autumn, Knifeworld made its first proper trip to Europe as main tour support to Amplifier.

In 2016, Knifeworld released their third album Bottled Out Of Eden.

In recent years, Knifeworld have been inactive while Torabi concentrates on other musical projects such as Gong, the Utopia Strong and a solo career.

Personnel edit

Current members edit

  • Kavus Torabi – lead vocals, guitars (also keyboards, santoor, "devices" and other instruments on record as and when required)
  • Melanie Woods – backing & lead vocals, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Emmett Elvin – electric piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Chloe Herrington – bassoon, alto saxophone, backing vocals
  • Ben Woollacott – drums, percussion
  • Charlie Cawood – bass guitar
  • Josh Perl – alto saxophone, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Oliver Sellwood – baritone saxophone

Past members edit

Discography edit

Albums edit

  • Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat (2009, Believers Roast)
  • The Unravelling (2014, Inside Out)
  • Home of the Newly Departed (2015, Believers Roast)
  • Bottled Out of Eden (2016, Inside Out)

Singles/EPs edit

  • "Pissed Up On Brake Fluid" / "Happy Half-Life, Dear Friend" (2009, Believers Roast)
  • Dear Lord, No Deal (2011, Believers Roast)
  • Clairvoyant Fortnight (2012, Believers Roast)
  • "Don't Land On Me" (2013, Believers Roast)
  • "High/Aflame" (2016, Inside Out)[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (29 July 2013). "News | Kavus Torabi & Friends For New Collab LP". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ . Cardiacs Museum website. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Die Laughing - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ Evans, Matt (3 August 2011). "Features | In Extremis | On A Knife Edge: An Interview With Kavus Torabi". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 June 2023. the Knifeworld album was all written at the tail end of the Bassoon. I recorded all the drums in 2001
  6. ^ a b [1] [permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Lach, Stef (7 March 2016). "Knifeworld in High/Aflame video". Prog. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Knifeworld@ MySpace

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Knifeworld news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Knifeworld is a British based psychedelic rock band led by Kavus Torabi Originally a Torabi solo project it became a full band in summer 2009 3 KnifeworldKnifeworld performing at Tramlines 2015Background informationOriginLondon EnglandGenresPsychedelic rockprogressive rockart rock 1 avant pop 2 Years active2009 presentLabelsBelievers RoastInside OutMembersKavus Torabi Melanie Woods Emmett Elvin Chloe Herrington Ben Woollacott Charlie Cawood Josh Perl Oliver SellwoodPast membersCraig Fortnam Khyam Allami Nicki MaherWebsiteknifeworld wbr co wbr ukKnifeworld has connections with various English musical projects both inside and outside the rock world having shared members with Cardiacs Chrome Hoof North Sea Radio Orchestra and Sidi Bou Said London based oud player Khyam Allami also served as the band s original drummer Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 2 1 Current members 2 2 Past members 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles EPs 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBorn in Tehran before moving to England while still a baby Torabi had previously played with a succession of bands Beginning his career in Die Laughing 4 and Squid Squad in Plymouth he moved to London and came to public attention as one of the two singing guitarists in The Monsoon Bassoon Playing what Torabi described as lysergic funk and various reviewers described as psychedelia and math rock The Monsoon Bassoon scored three Singles of the Week in a row in New Musical Express in 1997 and 1998 and released a single album I Dig Your Voodoo before splitting up in 2001 During this time Torabi had become a well established member of the group of musicians focused around Cardiacs whom he joined as guitarist in 2003 playing with them until the group s enforced halt in 2008 Torabi had formulated the ideas for Knifeworld as a solo project at around the time of the breakup of the Monsoon Bassoon 5 but took eight years to assemble finalise and record the songs For the band s first recordings he played the bulk of the instruments himself guitars bass guitar keyboards santoor melodica violins and devices as well as singing the majority of the lead vocals and writing producing and arranging all of the material 6 Former Sidi Bou Said drummer Melanie Woods sang the rest of the lead vocals and also sang backing vocals The recording sessions featured further contributions from a broad swathe of musical collaborators drawn from Torabi s contacts on the London art rock scene Drums were played by Khyam Allami ex Ursa and Art of Burning Water James Larcombe Stars in Battledress North Sea Radio Orchestra played piano and Ben Jacobs a k a Max Tundra played keyboards and trumpet Katherine Blake Mediaeval Baebes played recorder and Crawford Blair Geiger Counter Foe The Slow Life contributed some bass guitar parts Torabi s former Monsoon Bassoon bandmate Sarah Measures contributed saxophone clarinet and flute and further vocals were provided by Shona Davidson and former Ring singer Johnny Karma The debut Knifeworld album Buried Alone Tales of Crushing Defeat was released on Torabi s own Believer s Roast label via Genepool distribution on 17 August 2009 It was preceded by the download single Pissed Up On Brake Fluid on 13 July 2009 6 In summer 2009 Torabi set up a live Knifeworld band led by himself as singer and guitarist with Woods remaining as second vocalist and Allami as drummer Three new members were added bass guitarist Craig Fortnam better known as the leader of North Sea Radio Orchestra and two members of the avant garde rock orchestra Chrome Hoof keyboard player Emmett Elvin and bassoonist saxophonist backing singer Chloe Herington The live band made their debut at 93 Feet East Spitalfields London on 18 August 2009 Soon afterwards Torabi would formally establish this live lineup as the full Knifeworld lineup transforming it from a solo project to a full band In winter 2010 Knifeworld began to make new recordings In December the first full band recording emerged a cover version of the Cardiacs song The Stench of Honey appeared on Leader of the Starry Skies A Tribute to Tim Smith Songbook 1 a fundraising compilation album to benefit the hospitalised Cardiacs leader Tim Smith In July 2011 Knifeworld released the Dear Lord No Deal EP another full band recording During the winter of 2011 Knifeworld changed its lineup again when both Allami and Fortnam departed amicably to concentrate on their own projects Torabi recruited former Veils drummer Ben Woollacott and Charlie Cawood a multi instrumentalist who also plays or has played with Tonochrome Spiritwo and a host of bands in various disciplines joined as the new bass guitarist The new lineup recorded the Clairvoyant Fortnight EP released in the summer of 2012 and accompanied by a striking video shot by Thumpermonkey s Michael Woodman set in an Edwardian seance and featuring a guest appearance by snooker star and progressive rock advocate Steve Davis This period also saw an expansion of the band s lineup the addition of saxophonists Josh Perl and Nicki Maher making Knifeworld an octet In the early autumn of 2012 Knifeworld teamed up with two other bands with similar aims London s The Fierce and the Dead and Salford s Trojan Horse for a series of British gigs called the Stabbing a Dead Horse Tour The band would play further assorted gigs in the UK during 2013 and in September 2013 released their first new material for over a year the download only single Don t Land On Me which featured a guest appearance by former Do Me Bad Things singer Chantal Brown and a performance video filmed by The Chaos Engineers Having signed to Inside Out Music in early 2014 Knifeworld released their second album The Unravelling in July of that year A video for Destroy The World We Love preceded the record s release also made with The Chaos Engineers Around this time Nicki Maher stepped down from the band and was replaced by Oliver Sellwood the saxophonist for A Sweet Niche and Workers Union Ensemble That autumn Knifeworld made its first proper trip to Europe as main tour support to Amplifier In 2016 Knifeworld released their third album Bottled Out Of Eden In recent years Knifeworld have been inactive while Torabi concentrates on other musical projects such as Gong the Utopia Strong and a solo career Personnel editCurrent members edit Kavus Torabi lead vocals guitars also keyboards santoor devices and other instruments on record as and when required Melanie Woods backing amp lead vocals percussion glockenspiel Emmett Elvin electric piano keyboards synthesizers Chloe Herrington bassoon alto saxophone backing vocals Ben Woollacott drums percussion Charlie Cawood bass guitar Josh Perl alto saxophone acoustic guitar backing vocals Oliver Sellwood baritone saxophonePast members edit Craig Fortnam bass guitar Khyam Allami drums Nicki Maher tenor saxophone clarinet backing vocalsDiscography editAlbums edit Buried Alone Tales of Crushing Defeat 2009 Believers Roast The Unravelling 2014 Inside Out Home of the Newly Departed 2015 Believers Roast Bottled Out of Eden 2016 Inside Out Singles EPs edit Pissed Up On Brake Fluid Happy Half Life Dear Friend 2009 Believers Roast Dear Lord No Deal 2011 Believers Roast Clairvoyant Fortnight 2012 Believers Roast Don t Land On Me 2013 Believers Roast High Aflame 2016 Inside Out 7 References edit Sgrignoli Marco 20 July 2022 Cardiacs biografia recensioni streaming discografia foto Ondarock it in Italian Retrieved 23 July 2022 Tuffrey Laurie 29 July 2013 News Kavus Torabi amp Friends For New Collab LP The Quietus Retrieved 25 June 2023 Kavus Torabi I can never finish things Cardiacs Museum website 2008 Archived from the original on 13 July 2009 Retrieved 1 September 2009 Die Laughing Encyclopaedia Metallum The Metal Archives Metal archives com Retrieved 26 March 2020 Evans Matt 3 August 2011 Features In Extremis On A Knife Edge An Interview With Kavus Torabi The Quietus Retrieved 25 June 2023 the Knifeworld album was all written at the tail end of the Bassoon I recorded all the drums in 2001 a b 1 permanent dead link Lach Stef 7 March 2016 Knifeworld in High Aflame video Prog Retrieved 20 May 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knifeworld Official website Knifeworld MySpace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knifeworld amp oldid 1195964661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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