Kepone...

To finish off this week is the band Kepone, whom I’ve been meaning to write about on here for a couple months or so now. I hate it whenever I get sidetracked and then forget about certain groups that I’ve wanted to feature on here. But anyway, it’s Friday and I think this is a pretty good way to go out for the weekend as I really enjoy the bands work that they put out during their time together.

Kepone was brought together in 1991 and was originally the side project for bassist/vocalist Michael Bishop, who was currently at the time known as Beefcake the Mighty in the infamous Gwar. That’s about the extent of that though, as musically Kepone didn’t have a damn thing in common with Gwar. It’s an interesting anecdote though. Regardless, that stint would only last until around 1993 when the band put out its first single and eventually landed itself on Quarterstick Records thanks in part to the lobbying of The Jesus Lizard. I bet a lot of bands wish they could get that sort of backing. Anyway, from that point on the band would go on to release three albums Ugly Dance, Skin, and Kepone all of which were full of hard driving alcohol fueled noise and some amazing bass lines provided by Bishop. It’s kind of surprising that they don’t get brought up more often, as their sound in my opinion fit Touch & Go/Quarterstick like a glove. However, that is the way things are sometimes as we’ve seen time and time again. I would go on about this band, but I am guessing that for anyone that is interested that you probably already have a good idea as to how this is probably going to sound. So go for it.

Anyway, for those that haven’t heard the band I strongly recommend it especially to those that are even remotely interested in 90’s noise-rock. It may not be the noisiest, but it’s really fucking solid and that’s by far and away good enough for me.

Ugly Dance:
Kepone – Leadbreath [MP3]
Kepone – Ugly Dance [MP3]

Skin:
Kepone – Velveteen [MP3]
Kepone – Prisoners [MP3]

Kepone:
Kepone – Ghost [MP3]
Kepone – Jimmy Spit [MP3]

While I’m not to entirely sure if the bands material is still available/in print or not it can still be had over at Amazon used for rather cheaply. With that, I am out for the weekend. Everyone have a safe one! Enjoy!