K/W #03: Appie Kim – Five Strings/Everybody is your Friend 7″
Appie Kim are from The Hague, The Netherlands. They, Marcel and Natascha, are the remains of ‘De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid’; a band that was suddenly destroyed by their captain. Marcel plays drums, keyboards and writes poems. Natascha writes the songs, plays guitars and sings. Just with the two off them they create a sonic galaxy that encompasses different sounds from the past and the future. Taking cues from The Velvet Underground & Nico, Zappa and The Breeders, Appie Kim explores the realm of dark, droning pop music and trashy psychedelic garage. They write about treason, death, loneliness and Death (the guy).
The song on side A: ‘5 Strings’ sounds reserved and reticent in a way. Looked at it from a distance, it’s a beautiful meandering pop song, but if you look closer there’s a darkness below the surface. Side B truly is the contrasting side of the EP: ‘Everybody is your Friend’ is upbeat and psychedelic with a lot of references to 70’s rock: loud distorted guitars and beat rings.
Songs:
1) Five Strings – 02:40
2) Everybody is your Friend – 03:40
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Pressing Info:
180 copies on weird psychedelic vinyl in a beautiful silk screened sleeve.
20 copies in silk screened ‘Market’ 12″ sleeve edition.
This EP was released in June 2008.
Order:
You can order this release in our store.
Reviews:
Appie Kim is stiekem een van de leukste groepen in Den Haag. Een tikkeltje vreemd, maar o zo lekker. Ook deze vinylsingle is weer een lust voor het oor en oog. Net als op de debuut-CD van Appie Kim vallen de twee songs op door hun ingetogenheid, waardoor je elk moment een uitbarsting verwacht. Juist het uitblijven daarvan maakt de liedjes zo spannend. En het ziet er nog mooi uit ook. Het Amsterdamse label Knife Slits Water brengt ‘Five strings’ uit in een zeer gelimiteerde oplage van 180 stuks. De hoes van de single is ontworpen door de kunstenaar Viktor Hachmang. – Gerard van de IJssel, Haags Poppodium.
More on Appie Kim
Appie Kim are Marcel and Natasha from The Hague. Marcel also played in the “Band Zonder Talent” which was his first band ever. He played guitar and drums and something else. Natasha used to be in “De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid”, her first band ever. She played guitar and keyboard and wrote songs. Together Natasha and Marcel make songs and write poems. They like guitars and a good song. But a trashy art-punk outburst could occur at times. They write about treason, death, loneliness and Death (the guy). Maybe one day they will cheer up. Like the bitches they are. They like Bukowski, Montaigne, Zappa and Gong, but they also like The Beatles and Dutch bands like Hospital Bombers and Vox Von Braun.
Members
Natasha van Waardenburg – guitars, vocals
Marcel Duin – drums, keys
Links
Appie Kim Website | Appie Kim Myspace