Band Addition - Kong

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 Perhaps the best way
to describe this band is a kind of techno progressive metal. This is an all
instrumental band with a very interesting and unique approach to music,
creating various soundscapes and moods, a band about textures. A very complex
band, Kong often times has segments where the band are playing entirely
separate from one another, yet the sound works. Eclectic is a word that comes
to mind when listening to this band. The production level on the first few
albums suffers, as they are a very unknown band. However, I feel that the
unique qualities of this band give it a progressive nature, and one that would
befit the progarchives. Later albums of the band distance themselves from a
metallic sound and go for a more "house" beat sounds, for lack of a
better term. When playing live, the band puts themeselves not together on
stage, but rather in separate corners of the room allowing for a much different
concert music experience.. The band has been disbanded for some time now,
playing its last show in 2000.

Bio of the band can be found here

http://www.kong.nl/bio.html

Country - Netherlands

Prog Genre - Progressive Techno Metal ? I've never heard a band sound anything
like Kong

Official Website-

http://www.kong.nl/home.html

Kong Discograpahy-

Mute Poet Vocalizer - 1990

Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples 

Aldo Sprenger - guitars

Mark Drillich - bass

Rob Smits - drums

Phlegm - 1992

Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples

Aldo Sprenger - guitars

Mark Drillich - bass

Rob Smits - drums

Push Comes to Shove -1995

Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples 

Aldo Sprenger - guitars

Mark Drillich - bass

Rob Smits - drums

Earmined - 1997

Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples 

Marieke Verdonk - guitars

Mark Drillich - bass

Rob Snijders - drums

Freakcontrol - 1999

Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples 

Marieke Verdonk - guitars

Mark Drillich - bass

Klaas Broekema - drums

Best of Kong: 88-95
(compilation)

I dont know how to zip songs, therefore I
couldn't send them to the e-mail address. If you do have interest and
would like to hear the band, I can send you mp3 files over AIM -
OpethGuitarist - and I will glady share them with you. 

Thank you for your interest.

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OpethGuitarist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1655	Topic: Band Addition - Kong Posted: July 12 2006 at 21:11
	Perhaps the best way to describe this band is a kind of techno progressive metal. This is an all instrumental band with a very interesting and unique approach to music, creating various soundscapes and moods, a band about textures. A very complex band, Kong often times has segments where the band are playing entirely separate from one another, yet the sound works. Eclectic is a word that comes to mind when listening to this band. The production level on the first few albums suffers, as they are a very unknown band. However, I feel that the unique qualities of this band give it a progressive nature, and one that would befit the progarchives. Later albums of the band distance themselves from a metallic sound and go for a more "house" beat sounds, for lack of a better term. When playing live, the band puts themeselves not together on stage, but rather in separate corners of the room allowing for a much different concert music experience.. The band has been disbanded for some time now, playing its last show in 2000. Bio of the band can be found here http://www.kong.nl/bio.html Country - Netherlands Prog Genre - Progressive Techno Metal ? I've never heard a band sound anything like Kong Official Website- http://www.kong.nl/home.html Kong Discograpahy- Mute Poet Vocalizer - 1990 Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples Aldo Sprenger - guitars Mark Drillich - bass Rob Smits - drums Phlegm - 1992 Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples Aldo Sprenger - guitars Mark Drillich - bass Rob Smits - drums Push Comes to Shove -1995 Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples Aldo Sprenger - guitars Mark Drillich - bass Rob Smits - drums Earmined - 1997 Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples Marieke Verdonk - guitars Mark Drillich - bass Rob Snijders - drums Freakcontrol - 1999 Dirk DeVries - guitars, samples Marieke Verdonk - guitars Mark Drillich - bass Klaas Broekema - drums Best of Kong: 88-95 (compilation) I dont know how to zip songs, therefore I couldn't send them to the e-mail address. If you do have interest and would like to hear the band, I can send you mp3 files over AIM - OpethGuitarist - and I will glady share them with you. Thank you for your interest.
	back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

OpethGuitarist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1655	Posted: July 18 2006 at 02:20
	No takers? This band is very intriguing and quite progressive, moreso than other bands on the site. Like I said, I'm more than happy to send mp3 files to Collaborators interested.
	back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums

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