Kristian Robinson is musician and producer Capitol K, citizen of the world; born in Malta and raised in various disparate locales - such as Dubai, Brunei, and England, K channels his respect for, and experience with different musical traditions into the creation of a unique hybrid of lo-fi rock, electronica and pop, with everything from Chinese pop to the marching band music of the United Arab Emirates in his early musical vocabulary, the influence of punk, new wave, grunge and Japanese noisecore collide to create an interestingly new music.

Eventually settling in London. His studio experimentation gave birth to his debut album ‘Sounds of the Empire?' (Planet Mu, 1998), a largely electronic, critically-acclaimed album built upon a heady balance of samples and live sources that placed Capitol K at the forefront of the UK's electronic scene. The follow-up, 2002's 'Island Row' (XL Recordings) took inspiration from the musical conceptualisation of people and places from Robinson's past, as he sampled sounds from his childhood for another layer in his complex arrangements. Further still Capitol K’s single ‘Pillow' became Radio 1’s single of the week.

Capitol K has also gained a reputation for being a captivating live performer, recreating the sprawl of his albums with a mix of live and sampled sources; the expansion of the live element into a four-piece band led to the third album 'Happy Happy', a blend of live band and electronic studio tracks - this time all concise and vocal arrangements ?Ean off-the-wall pop album released through Kristian's own independent label 'Faith & Industry'. The label's previous releases include Patrick Wolf's 'Lycanthropy', which has a sound that owes a great deal to the years spent inside the Capitol K studio. Capitol K continues to live, work, produce and collaborate in East London.

www.capitolk.com
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Releases

• Nomad Junk - album, out 19/09/2005 on Faith & Industry. 1 review (read/post)
• Island Row - album on XL Recordings. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Ninja Tune Club Night, Fri 23 May at London Corsica Studios. (post review)
• Sat 18 Aug at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Sat 03 Mar at London The Luminaire. (post review)
• an ANTI-VALENTINES party, Tue 14 Feb at London Notting Hill Arts Club. (post review)
• Thu 09 Jan at London The Arts Cafe. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 03/01/2003: Track & Field Winter Sprinter Full Line-Up Announced

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