| Steve Kilbey | |
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 Steve Kilbey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steven John Kilbey |
| Born | 13 September 1954 |
| Origin | Welwyn Garden City, England |
| Genre(s) | Psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, music producer, poet, painter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1971 - present |
| Label(s) | Enigma, Rykodisc, Rough Trade, Vicious Slot |
| Associated acts | The Church Isidore |
Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954, Welwyn Garden City, England) is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church, an Australian rock band. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative Record label in the 1980s Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Welwyn Garden City is a Town in Hertfordshire, England. Welwyn Garden City is also referred to in Council parlance as WGC or less correctly England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter. [1]
Kilbey began his professional music career at age 17 when he joined a "cabaret band". He then joined Precious Little, a rock band featuring future Church bandmate Peter Koppes on drums. Peter Koppes (b November 21, 1955) is a guitarist and founding member of Australian independent rock band The Church. Kilbey followed up with another band, Baby Grand, around 1978 while he lived in Canberra. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Soon after, he formed The Church along with Koppes, Nick Ward, and Marty Willson-Piper. Marty Willson-Piper is a guitarist and member of Australian independent Rock band The Church. [2] After some success in their native Australia in the early 1980s, Kilbey and The Church went on to international fame when Kilbey's song "Under the Milky Way" (from their 1988 album Starfish) became a hit. " Under the Milky Way " is a 1988 song by The Church.
Kilbey has released six solo music albums and collaboratively written and/or produced recordings with the late Grant McLennan (of The Go-Betweens), Stephen Cummings, and Kev Carmody. Grant William McLennan ( 12 February, 1958 &ndash 6 May, 2006) was an Australian Singer-songwriter with the Alternative The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential Indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Stephen Cummings is an Australian singer songwriter and author Kevin Daniel Carmody is an Indigenous Australian Singer-songwriter born in 1946 in Cairns Queensland. Earthed, a book of fiction, was published in 1986, in conjunction with an album of the same name of instrumental electronic music. His book of poetry, Nineveh/The Ephemeron, was released in 1998 and was later republished.
Kilbey, a vegan for over three decades, lives in Bondi, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, with his wife and three of his five children. Bondi is an eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 [3] His brothers, Russell Kilbey and John Kilbey, have also led successful Australian bands. [4]
A biography of Steve Kilbey titled No Certainty Attached is due to be released in 2008 by Verse Chorus Press.
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Discography
Albums
- Unearthed (1986)
- Earthed (1987)
- The Slow Crack (1989)
- Remindlessness (1990)
- Narcosis EP (1991)
- Narcosis + (1997)
- Dabble (2001)
Collections
- Acoustic & Intimate (2000)
- Freaky Conclusions (2003)
Collaborations
Hex (with ex-Game Theory's Donnette Thayer)
- Hex (1989)
- Vast Halos (1990)
Curious (Yellow) (with Karin Jansson)
- Taken By Surprise (1990)
- Charms and Blues (1990)
- Love Itself (1990)
Jack Frost (with Grant McLennan of The Go-Betweens):
- Jack Frost (1991)
- Snow Job (1996)
Fake (with Sandy Chick):
- Fake (1994)
Into The Sun (with Penny Flanagan)
- Light Sleeper (1998)
Isidore (with Remy Zero's Jeffrey Cain)
- Isidore (2004)
Gilt Trip (with his brother Russell Kilbey)
- Gilt Trip (1997)
- Egyptian Register (2005)
Mimesis (with Simon Polinski)
- Art Imitating Life (2007)
Bibliography
- Earthed, Nineveh, and The Ephemeron, 2004, Impressed Publishing, ISBN 978-0975161890
References
External links
- Kilbey's blog
- Kilbey's Biography on The Church's official website
- IMDB entry
- Art gallery selling Kilbey's paintings and poster
- [1] Official website for Isidore
- Amplifier Magazine Interview