King Champion Sounds

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| genre = Post-punk, free jazz

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| website = https://kingchampionsounds.wordpress.com

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G.W. Sok
Ajay Saggar
Oli Heffernan{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=INTERVIEW: Oli Heffernan|url=http://narcmagazine.com/interview-oli-heffernan/|work=NARC Magazine|date=5 October 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}
Dani Johnson{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=INTERVIEW: King Champion Sounds|url=http://narcmagazine.com/interview-king-champion-sounds/|work=NARC Magazine|date=29 October 2013|access-date=7 May 2020}}
Mees Siderius{{cite web|title=Songs For The Golden Hour|url=https://kingchampionsounds.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-golden-hour|work=Bandcamp|date=6 October 2014 |access-date=7 May 2020}}
Ditmer Weertman
Chris Moerland
Holly Habstritt Gaal

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King Champion Sounds is an experimental post-punk free jazz band.{{Cite web|last=Spithray|first=Steve|title=King Champion Sounds – For A Lark (Excelsior Records)|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2018/10/31/king-champion-sounds-for-a-lark/|work=God Is in the TV|date=31 October 2018 |access-date=7 May 2020}} The band has been compared to Sun Ra The Fall, and Ennio Morricone.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Stewart|authorlink=Stewart Lee|title=King Champion Sounds – Different Drummer|url=https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/album-review-archive/king-champion-sounds-different-drummer/|date=22 December 2013|access-date=7 May 2020}} The band consists of members of The Ex (G.W. Sok), Ivan The Tolerable and Detective Instinct (Oli Heffernan), and The Bent Moustache (Ajay Saggar).{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Time|title=(((O))) : Interview: Ajay Saggar from King Champion Sounds|url=https://www.echoesanddust.com/2016/07/interview-ajay-saggar-from-king-champion-sounds/|work=Echoes and Dust|date=13 July 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}

History

Ajay Saggar's band The Bent Moustache was asked to open for Mike Watt and Saggar agreed with the proviso that he could create a special 30-40 minute piece especially for the show. After writing the music, Saggar contacted G.W. Sok to write lyrics and perform vocals. Next, Saggar invited Oli Heffernan on guitar and Mees Siderius on drums. Ditmer Weertman and Chris Moerland were then invited to contribute horns. The show was successful enough that Saggar decided to give the project a name and continue. King Champion Sounds played their first gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 17 July 2013.

Musically, songs are initially written by Saggar who then forwards them to Sok to author lyrics. From there the songs continue to be built in stages. Their first album was entitled Different Drummer

Their third album, To Awake In That Heaven Of Freedom, featured guest appearances by J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Mike Watt (Minutemen).{{Cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=FEATURE: Panic & Carousels|url=http://narcmagazine.com/feature-panic-carousels/|work=NARC Magazine|date=14 October 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}

Discography

Different Drummer (2013)
Songs For The Golden Hour (2014)
To Awake In That Heaven Of Freedom (2016)
For A Lark (2018)

References

External links

[https://kingchampionsounds.bandcamp.com/ King Champion Sounds] on Bandcamp

Category:2013 establishments in the Netherlands

Category:Dutch art rock groups

Category:Dutch punk rock groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2013

Category:Musical groups from Amsterdam

Category:Dutch post-punk music groups