Kiev
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Formed in Orange, California, <a href="spotify:artist:5H4xnuNXffgHtLO48AHOnP" data-name="Kiev">Kiev</a> was a slow burn, extracting inspiration from improv while carefully adding members over the years. From within their creative space, a 1940s avocado warehouse, Kiev metamorphosed into a fully realized collaborative by 2009. Between the members - Robert Brinkerhoff, <a href="spotify:artist:0AyQRIDMfyR3ysRFNI6kMb" data-name="B. Corn">B. Corn</a>, Derek Poulsen, and <a href="spotify:artist:7gwt6sjRiOpUfLbbmdrY2M" data-name="Andy Stavas">Andy Stavas</a> - an intricate, tight-knit web of post punk, indie, jazz, jam, psychedelic funk, and 20th century minimalist styles are conjured through densely layered composition and exploration. A strong visual element is an integral part of Kiev's live shows; the group has been known to add multi-faceted, tightly choreographed 3D projection elements, which earned them the "3DFF Pioneer Award" for their performance at the 2011 Los Angeles 3DFF Theatre Fest. Kiev's full-length debut, "Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth" (co-produced/engineered alongside Chris Shaw - <a href="spotify:artist:2QoU3awHVdcHS8LrZEKvSM" data-name="Wilco">Wilco</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX" data-name="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3nnQpaTvKb5jCQabZefACI" data-name="Jeff Buckley">Jeff Buckley</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3u1ulLq00Y3bfmq9FfjsPu" data-name="Ween">Ween</a>) follows two independent EPs: 2010's "Ain't No Scary Folks In On Around Here" and 2011's, "Be Gone Dull Cage & Others" (produced/engineered by Darrell Thorp - <a href="spotify:artist:3vbKDsSS70ZX9D2OcvbZmS" data-name="Beck">Beck</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1P6U1dCeHxPui5pIrGmndZ" data-name="Air">Air</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4Z8W4fKeB5YxbusRsdQVPb" data-name="Radiohead">Radiohead</a>). As the two-part album title indicates, the hour-plus aural journey that is "Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth" mines more than one source for inspiration: The cover painting, titled "Falling Bough," by revered contemporary artist Walton Ford and '60s minimalist music pioneer <a href="spotify:artist:1aVONoJ0EM97BB26etc1vo" data-name="Steve Reich">Steve Reich</a>. ~Kat Turman & Raffi
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