Kitbuilders
Kitbuilders are an electro-duo (singer Ripley, keyboardist Benway) from Cologne, Germany. Their style is a mixture of Electro, New Wave and IDM. Benway played in the Band "Les Immer Essen" (together with Joerg Burger; signed to EMI) before he founded Kitbuilders in 1997 with Ripley. They are influenced by bands like Suicide and Chris & Cosey. Kitbuilders (and acts like ADULT.) pioneered the Electroclash/ Electropunk-movement. Kitbuilders released on labels like Electrecord, World Electric, Ersatz Audio (the label of ADULT.) Television, Breakin´ Records (the label of DMX Krew), Vertical, Art Of Perception, Play It Again Sam many more. Kitbuilders received Radio airplay from DJs like Dave Clarke,https://www.facebook.com/DJDaveClarke/posts/291197597694634 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} Laurent Garnier, DJ Hell, Larry Tee, John Peel, Andrew Weatherall (they were signed to his agency Haywire) and others. Kitbuilders worked with artist Eric Parnes (music for an installation in New York) and contributed a track to the soundtrack of the Loveparade-movie Be Angeled.The Kitbuilders album “You Trashed My Tracks” (2013, Vertical / Kompakt) features remixes by Terrence Dixon, Bolz Bolz, Bob Humid, Ascii Disko, Falko Brocksieper, Keith Tenniswood aka Radioactive Man, Salz and others. In 2020 they contributed to the Carebots compilation (Bass Agenda Recordings).{{Cite web|url=https://bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/carebot-raising-money-for-the-nhs-and-m-decins-sans-fronti-res|title = CAREBOT$ (Raising money for the NHS and Médecins Sans Frontières), by Bass Agenda Recordings}}
Kitbuilders played gigs in London, New York, San Francisco, Oslo, Berlin, Madrid, Brussels, Helsinki, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and on Festivals like Roskilde-Festival, Sónar, Arvika, Benicassim,{{Cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/155531-internacional-de-benicassim-fib/id/711145-festival-internacional-de-benicssim--fib-2003|title = Festival Internacional de Benicàssim - FIB 2003}} Fusion Festival, Eurosonic, Dedbeat Weekender{{cite web |url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/dedbeat/2001/lineup.shtml |title=Dedbeat Weekender 01 line-up & rumours |website=www.efestivals.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208015424/http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/dedbeat/2001/lineup.shtml |archive-date=2013-02-08}} and in clubs like Tresor, Fabric (they also contributed a track for the Fabric 8 compilation), Distillery,{{Cite web|url=http://www.distillery.de/ex/dates/2004/01/31|title = SA. 31.01.04 Blackred presents: Kitbuilders}} The Egg and many more.
Remixes
In addition to their own material Kitbuilders produced Remixes for artists like Man Parrish / Lectronix, Radioactive Man / Keith Tenniswood, Warren Suicide, Christian Morgenstern, Sold Out and many more.
Compilations
Their tracks have appeared on Compilations by BMG, K7 and many other labels worldwide.
Discography (selection)
- Wake Up (World Electric / Intergroove){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wake-up-module-version-mw0000990705|title=Wake up [Module Version] - Kitbuilders | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Wake-Up/master/313131|title = Kitbuilders - Wake up|website = Discogs}}
- Girls On Stage (Electrecord){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kit-Builders-Girls-On-Stage/master/10277|title=Kit Builders* - Girls on Stage|website=Discogs}}
- Stupid Games (Electrochord){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Stupid-Games/release/13513|title = Kit Builders – Stupid Games (1999, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- Collaboration EP (with Bolz Bolz, World Electric){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bolz-Bolz--Kitbuilders-Collaboration-EP/release/13430|title = Bolz Bolz & Kitbuilders – Collaboration EP (1999, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- Rebuild (Vertical){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Rebuild-EP/release/65331|title = Kitbuilders – Rebuild E.P. (2001, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- Bad Girl (Breakin´Records){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Bad-Girl/release/25520|title=Kitbuilders – Bad Girl (2001, Vinyl)|website=Discogs}}
- Slyder (World Electric){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Slyder-EP/release/48961|title = Kitbuilders – Slyder EP (2001, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- In The Year 2525 (Television){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-In-The-Year-2525/master/471303|title = Kitbuilders - in the Year 2525|website = Discogs}}
- Wake Up Remixes (World Electric){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Wake-Up-Remixes/release/49003|title = Kitbuilders – Wake up (Remixes) (2002, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- Space Marines (with John Starlight /Art Of Perception){{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/John-Starlight-Kitbuilders-Space-Marines/release/42989|title = John Starlight & Kitbuilders – Space Marines (2002, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}}
- 2011: You Trashed My Mind(Day Glo/Vertical){{Cite web|url=https://groove.de/2011/10/12/review-album-kitbuilders-trashed-mind-vertical/|title = KITBUILDERS You Trashed My Mind (Vertical)|date = 12 October 2011}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-You-Trashed-My-Mind/master/313127|title=Kitbuilders - You Trashed My Mind|website=Discogs}}
- 2013: You Trashed My Tracks (Vertical){{Cite web|url=https://kompakt.fm/releases/you_trashed_my_tracks|title = You Trashed My Tracks by Kitbuilders}}http://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-You-Trashed-My-Tracks/release/4380244 You Trashed My Tracks
- 2019: Reality{{Cite web|url=https://groove.de/2019/10/01/september-2019-die-essenziellen-alben/|title = September 2019: Die essenziellen Alben|date = October 2019}} (Vertical/Kompakt){{Cite web|url=https://kompakt.fm/releases/reality|title = Reality by Kitbuilders}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kitbuilders-Reality/master/1692349|title = Kitbuilders - Reality|website = Discogs}}
References
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External links
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- http://www.kitbuilders.de
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/12863-Kitbuilders
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- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kitbuilders-mn0000097977/discography
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