KINETIK NEWS ARCHIVE March 2002

Kinetik Live Date For March 2002 Confirmed - Latest Details

Kinetik have recently confirmed their first live performance for over two years. The band will be performing a set in London at the ELEKTROFEST Electronic Music Festival on Sunday March 31st 2002 (Easter Sunday). Note that Kinetik's live performance has been pushed back two days from the originally planned date of 29th March. Also performing later at the same event will be Kraftwerk-style electronic band Komputer. Kinetik will be the first act of the day, taking to the stage at approximately 2:30pm. It is planned that the band’s live computer & video projection system will be used at the venue. Acts to appear on the day will be AND ONE BEBORN BETON (Both from Germany) THE NINE MAN(I)KIN KOMPUTER SWARF THE SEPIA KINETIK (All from the UK)

The festival is to be held at The Mean Fiddler (LA2), 165 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2. Nearest Tube stations are Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road. Doors will open at 2:00pm and the event is expected to last until around 11:00pm. Hot & Cold food and a Bar will be available at the venue all day as well as a selection of electronic music merchandise.

Tickets for the whole event will be available on the door at the venue, priced at around £14 to £15. However, tickets are also available in advance directly from Kinetik at a special discounted price of £12.50 each. We would urge anyone thinking of attending the event to purchase tickets directly from us in advance as this will help to cover the band’s expenses for the day.

To order tickets, please make cheques / POs / IMOs payable to C. Jordan and send ticket orders to

Kinetik Kommunications
2 Spring Crescent
Widcombe
Bath
Bath & NE Somerset
BA2 4HZ

Tickets ordered in advance from Kinetik are priced at £12.50 each. There is no booking fee.

It is planned that various Kinetik merchandise including re-issues of both the I.S.D.N. EP and REFINED album (with bonus tracks) will be on sale during the event.

Kinetik’s classic 1997 debut studio album REFINED is to be re-released on March 9th 2002 as a special edition. After the last remaining copies of the original pressing were recently sold, the band took the opportunity of re- mastering the album while also adding contemporary bonus tracks which were not present on the original release. The track listing for the REFINED - SPECIAL EDITION is: (1) KINETIK ENERGY (2) PIPELINE (3) DANCE MACHINE (4) FATHER OF INVENTION (5) SOUNDS OF INDUSTRY (6) INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (7) ORIMULSION (8) GENERATION (9) NET WORKING (10) REFINED (11) HAVEN’S LAMENT (12) PIPELINE (LIVE)   7:38 3:59 6:33 1:38 8:02 6:30 2:31 6:13 4:56 7:49 3:00 5:04

FATHER OF INVENTION is a previously unreleased studio recording. This piece has in fact only ever been previously heard when performed live by Kinetik during the EMMA 4 Festival at Derby in 1997.

ORIMULSION is another unreleased studio recording (different to the live version released on the BURNING ISSUE CD). This version was originally recorded as a demo for the Orimulsion Action Coalition before the Burning Issue Concert in 1995.

GENERATION is a totally different mix to that found on the original REFINED pressing. Previously, this early ‘test mix’ has only been heard when played on the airwaves during Kinetik’s BBC Radio Derby interview in 1998.

DANCE MACHINE, SOUNDS OF INDUSTRY and HAVEN’S LAMENT have all been re-mastered.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY has been slightly reduced in volume in order to match the levels of the other tracks on the CD.

PIPELINE (LIVE) is a special bonus track. This rare live recording has been taken from the long deleted, limited edition 1995 BURNING ISSUE album.

All other tracks are exactly the same as found on the original REFINED release.

For this release, the REFINED CD artwork has been completely re-created by long time Kinetik friend David England in much improved quality, while still keeping faithful to the spirit of the original 1997 artwork.

Most Kinetik fans already in possesion of the original REFINED and BURNING ISSUE CDs will probably not find it worthwhile to purchase this CD for a mere four minutes of previously unreleased music. However, those completists amongst you who want to purchase the REFINED SPECIAL EDITION may do so for £12 + £1 P&P (UK) or £1.50 P&P (Rest of the world) from the usual Kinetik Kommunications address. Please see the Discography section for full details.

The REFINED SPECIAL EDITION will also be on sale at the Kinetik merchandise stall at the forthcoming Elektrofest festival.

Also released on March 9th 2002 is a re-pressing of Kinetik’s popular I.S.D.N. EP. Originally released to coincide with Kinetik’s live performance at Bath in 2000 and limited to a mere 31 copies, heavy demand for this deleted CD has led to repeat pressing, complete with a bonus mix not present on the original release. Full track listing is: (1) I.S.D.N. (2) I.S.D.N. (TRANCE - FERENCE MIX) (3) I.S.D.N. (NO SLEEP ‘TIL “WINDOWS” MIX) (4) I.S.D.N. (OCTEIGHT MIX)   7:01 8:07 5:50 5:37

Track (4) has been remixed by the producer ‘OctEight’ and is new to this re-pressing. This mix has actually been taken (with permission) from the ‘unofficial’ Kinetik remixes CD which was detailed in the last Kinetik news update !

The I.S.D.N. EP is also available from the usual Kinetik Kommunications address, priced at £5 + £1 P&P (UK) or £1.50 P&P (rest of the world). Please see the Discography section for ordering details.

The I.S.D.N. re-issue will also be on sale at the Kinetik merchandise stall at the forthcoming Elektrofest festival while stocks last !

Kinetik’s most recent CD release to date, the MARCONI CD single is still available. Released on 12th December 2001 to mark the 100th anniversary of the first successful trans-Atlantic radio transmission by Marconi, this CD has generated a lot of Kinetik interest, both at home and overseas.

Kinetik have recently granted permission for music material from the CD to be used as a soundtrack for a video production. The video is to be a documentary detailing Cornwall’s historic connections with Marconi, his pioneering radio experiments and Cornwall’s later links with the telecommunications industry. Also included on the video will be coverage of last year’s Marconi Centenary celebrations at Poldhu (Poldhu Cove is depicted on the MARCONI CD cover) where Kinetik were also invited to attend and were featured on local radio broadcasts.

Copies of the MARCONI CD are still available for the price of £4 each + the usual postage rates (£1 UK or £1.50 Rest of the world). As usual, orders should be sent to the Kinetik Kommunications address. Please see the Discography section for full details.

Please note that although copies of this CD will be available at Elektrofest, the price there will be rising to £5 per copy. This does not affect MARCONI CDs ordered via mail-order.