Everything, forever, for Stuart (1977-2020)

 

What's going on?

Well, this happened...

then this happened...

and whilst we were doing that, this happened...

... we've actually been fairly busy backstage. 

There is new music brewing, we are talking to people regarding playing some shows somewhere quite special. All this and more to be revealed when the time is right. Until then...

Abandoned Structures 2006 - 2016

We are 10!
It's been a whole decade since the wheels of KONTAKTE started to roll and to celebrate such an occasion we have offered up a new release which just so happens to span that entire 10 years.

Abandoned Structures 2006 - 2016 is a chronological collection of unreleased studio outtakes, bedroom demos and laptop experiments from a decade of recordings by KONTAKTE.
Whilst some of these tracks are still considered to be sketches, some are certainly fully fleshed tunes. To mark 10 years of KONTAKTE it seemed ideal to bring them all together in one place so you can enjoy everything that finally deserves to be heard but previously never quite passed our own strict levels of 'quality control'.
These tracks were written with full intention at every step but for one reason or another never found a true home. They were left on hard drives, lost amongst digital clutter, never to be worked on properly and destined to almost never be heard. Until now.

The 16 track album is available as a FREE Download and Stream - via our Bandcamp site now!

click>>> ABANDONED STRUCTURES 2006 - 2016 <<<click

Noise Annoys!

Things to do:

1. Write more music, then record it, then release it.
2. Work on a soundtrack for an indie film.
3. Continue to play more shows so that we can unleash this new music we are writing and recording.
4. Release an albums worth of 'Unreleased/Outakes/Demo' stuff to mark 10 years of a thing called Kontakte.

Because that's what bands do.

Enjoy.

   

The Pig & Applestock in glorious Technicolor!

Images Rachel Dando

More Choas!

Review and images from our show at The Black Heart, London 07/08/15

"First up are London’s Kontakte. A duo wielding a bass and guitar between them, and with an array of electronic equipment surrounding them, their sound is certainly post-something-or-other, although firmly entrenched in electronic genres. Starting off on a mellow note, it’s not long before glitchy beats stop and start under a wash of post-rock-flavored guitar noise, with neither bassist nor guitarist shying away from rocking out.
There’s an array of emotions emerging from their set; in turns euphoric and introspective, the songs twist around thundering programmed drums and effects-laden melodies. The sound never lets up, and even between songs there is a low hum of ambient drone. Their half hour is an intense ride, but the audience emerge out the other side significantly better for it, and Kontakte set the mood perfectly for the evening."

(Mark Angel Brandt, BrokenAmp.com)

Images © Jose Ramon Caamaño

More summer fun!

August looks set to see us move onwards and upwards.
From the first gig in Camden next week (which just so actually happens to be our 100th Show!) to the Festival slot at the Pig & Apple Stock, we find ourselves going from first on the bill to main stage headliners. All in a months work.
x.

Scottishland

What a blast. London to Inverness and back again in 4 days via Doncaster, Edinburgh, the remote Scottish Highlands, a Morrisons in Berwick Upon Tweed and Doncaster again!

Thanks to everyone who came out and whose own little piece made up what became one hell of a puzzle.

Doncaster - Massive cheers to the Goodsouls Promotions boys for driving all the way up to see us, your commitment shows no bounds. Cheers to Symon Payne, always good to see you still turning up at these random gigs we do. Fantastic to finally meet the one and only Doctor Death - legend! Good to see you too Robb Hogg x Thanks to Nick for putting us up and to Gemma for the awesome breakfast butty.

If anyone needs a tour van then speak to Jimmy Mac, he's your man. That van was something else, the fact that only one thing fell off throughout the whole trip is a bloody miracle!

"14"
Jagermeister

Edinburgh - cheers to Paul for putting us up / putting up with us - really appreciated. Thanks so much to Andrew for recording a session at the Inch House Studios, that was great fun. We've already heard the Masters and it sounds immense. Big shout out to the lovely lady who joined us half way through the night in Bannermans, hope you got home safe???

"There's a dead rat in my pint."
"Sausage supper and deep fried Haggis!"

Inverness - well that was something else, we truly truly will never forget you - what a night! Thanks to His Name Is Codeine for coming along.
Cheers to We Are Carnivores for telling us how to do better in future (cheeky @£$!^& kids!) and yes, we shall check out Electro Harmonix!!!......? Big shout out to our Danish hostel room mate who must still be cycling in some place up towards John O' Groats, he's 64 you know. Best not forget the sweet girl from Donny who put on a good show in McDonalds at 3am : )

"War Pigs"
Bill Hicks

Edinburgh - Feeling a bit weary now... Haggis Burgers!
Thanks to Colvin and The Wee Red Bar, hands down that could possibly be within the top 3 gigs ever. Amazing night. Thanks to the sound man for just letting us and the 93 just be us. 

"War Pigs!"

Thanks to everyone who turned up, whether you were from Scotland, Stoke or Amsterdam, you made this night what it was and worth spending 4 days in the van stinking and losing fragments of our precious minds somewhere en route.

Cheers to Bruce Cowie for the excellent photos and the abstract film below. Much appreciated. Cheers to Marko too, your visuals still look amazing when blasted by our noise in a dark room.

The Egg - too hot. Need sleep.
"3 Sausage suppers please."

Thanks again Paul, your flat is amazing.

Hangover.
Lost iPod.
Roads. Lots of long roads.....
"Honk if you're happy"
Doug Stanhope.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............

The biggest thanks of course goes to 93MillionMilesFromTheSun.

Scotland. We will be back.

Road trip this week!

Here comes the Summer!