Biography
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Members
- KiloWatts
- Vanek
KiloWatts & Vanek blow any prejudice about the futility of melting electronic and acoustic music to pieces. The US/Belgium duo took four years to save their album "Focus And Flow“ to hard disc, and put it online for sale on their website.
An enthusiastic fan asked both of them to perform two shows in Germany at a festival for electronic music. That was the first time Watts and Vanek met in person, after having collaborated for several years. A few months later, Dependent owner Stefan Herwig stumbled across a link in the “Hybridized” music forum, which highly recommended an amazing album. The link lead to “Focus And Flow”.
The Dependent label was closed a good year before, but Herwig could not withdraw from the fascination and unique sound of the record, and started to look for a record label for KiloWatts & Vanek. After a few months, Dependent achieved interest from Motor Digital, the net label department of Motor founder Tim Renner. However, nobody seemed interested in releasing "Focus And Flow“ physically. This lead Stefan to reactivate his record label, and gave KiloWatts & Vanek a unique advantage: They are home on two separate record Labels. So far a truly unique structure.
But the theme of unique synergy does not only spread throughout the
bands work structure, it is equally apparent in its music: You won’t
find better vocals and more bittersweet melancholy in electronic music
period. You have not yet heard these kind grooves and wicked effects
in guitar ballads. KiloWatts & Vanek are simply beyond categories like
“Laptop-Folk or “Glitch Pop” as they unify harmonic flow, truly
visionary focus and simply the best of the electronic and organic
music world.
James Watts
James Watts began pruning his unique vision for electronic music in the days of tinkering with DOS-based trackers. His fluency in piano is evident throughout his work, as is his penchant for jazzy riffs, intelligent structure, wistful melodies, and an often cheeky take on the current state and history of electronic music as a whole. Basslines follow leads, musical structures preserve thematic cohesion, granular bits divide and come together, swelling into grand peaks before finally dropping into ass-shaking grooviness. It is safe to say that this guy breathes electronic music.
Peter Vanek
Peter Vanek loves telling stories. One day he found a guitar, was taught some chords and started working on a stand up routine mixed with songs. He came into contact with Jamie Watts via Soulseek, an electronic music filesharing platform. They started collaborating and Kilowatts & Vanek sparked into existence. Their music caught on quickly and before they knew it they got signed. Peter Vanek loves words, lyrics and the sound of everything that feels organic and warm. He is a wizard that can turn emotion into music in an instant, using just his voice and his guitar.
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