Playing With Pink Noise by Kaki King
Release Date : 2004
Album : Legs To Make Us Longer
Kaki King is one of the most unique and creative artists to come along in the last 20 years of music and the scary thing is she is actually getting better over time. Bringing an incredibly wild fret-tap and slap bass technique to her guitar playing she has revolutionized the post-rock genre as we know it. Playing With Pink Noise, while not her most well know effort, is most certainly the prime example of her sound, her style and her incredibly gifted musicianship.
While she has only been around since 2003, it seems that Kaki King is always doing something. Beginning with the release of 2003's "Everybody Loves You" and culminating with 2008's "Dreaming of Revenge", King's output over the last 5 years has been nothing short of sensational. Using the guitar to create percussion sounds while channeling drum loops and echoes, King created a style uniquely her own with her earlier albums while maintaining a close tie to acoustic roots.
With the release of 2006's "Until We Felt Red....", King moved to a style designed to mark her as more than just a solo instrumentalist. By adding vocals to many of her songs, King actually surpassed her previous efforts and gained even more critical acclaim and accolades from the music press. With more praise under her belt King moved on to work with artists as diverse as Foo Fighters and The Cure. The sky is the limit for this talented young artist and it is my hope that soon I will be able to write another article praising her work.
In February 2006, King was named as a “Guitar God” by Rolling Stone Magazine, becoming the first ever female to make this list in the history of the publication.
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