Kyte (Midi 2010)

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Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 Albums 4 EPs 5 Singles 6 Compilations, etc. 7 Further Information

History

Kyte is a band from from Leicestershire, UK who describe themselves as ambient / electro / pop. They record all of their songs in a small bedroom.

Kyte comprise Nick Moon (vocals), Tom Lowe (guitars and keyboards), Ben Cox (bass), Scott Hislop (drums). There earlier musical output was often labelled shoegazing (or neo-shoegazing) and post rock but they have since moved into a more elctro and pop influenced sound. Their debut single, “Planet”, was released in 2007, the b-side of which, “Boundaries”, was used in a trailer for the television series The Sopranos in the United States. Their debut album was released in 2008 on Kids Records (UK) / Erased Tapes Records (EU) to generally positive reviews. The band toured the United Kingdom between March and May 2008 and appeared at some of the Summer festivals the same year.] In April 2009 they released their second album “Science For The Living” in Japan. The 2 disc Japan release features tracks taken from their 2008 Two Sparks, Two Stars EP, with the remaining tracks being new material. The bonus disc includes a remix from The Joy Formidable of the opening track on Disc 1 “Eyes Lose Their Fire”. A UK release is to follow the Japanese release this year. The band are also set to perform at the 10th Anniversary Summer Sonic Festival in Japan this year.

On the 19th of April 2010 they released a new album titled `Dead Waves’ to mostly positive reviews in the media. On Friday 13 August 2010 the band opened the main stage at Summer Sundae Weekender after winning a competition on BBC’s The Beat.

Discography

Albums

• Kyte (2008) Kids (UK), Erased Tapes (EU)
• Science For The Living (2009) Rallye (JP)
• Dead Waves (2010) KIDS (EU) Rallye (JP)

EPs

• Switch Motion To The Sky (2006) Self-released
• Two Sparks, Two Stars (2008) Kids
• Japan Tour EP (2008) Rallye (JP)

Singles

• "Planet" (2007) Sonic Cathedral

Compilations, etc.

• "Secular Ventures (Maps remix)" Region Four CD

Further Information

• Myspace.com Page
• on Last.fm
• on Wikipedia
• Douban Page

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