the sound of kinetic is as colorful as the background of its members. after sermon, frank's and thorsten's previous band broke up in the beginning of 1999, they started to look for a new guitarist and bassist to complete their line-up. but hailing from a region where the ratio of breweries to hardcore bands is approximately 5:1 and the ratio of cows to hardcore kids roughly 50.000:1, this was no easy feat.
an ad eventually lead to the discovery of manuel, who's varied playing and proto-hipster looks brought the much-needed twang to their sound. shortly thereafter, they recruited oliver, an old high school mate who had spent the previous years dabbling in church-burning and occult worshipping. while his metal mane did not survive past their first practice together, his ferocious mastery of the bass lost none of its power after he signed up with the cooperation.
with the forces of light and darkness united under the welcoming roof of frank's storage backroom, the band began hammering out the first of what would become their trademark screeching and howling tunes, which came to full fruition by the time kinetic puts out its split seven inch ep with the jam session, following several demos and a split ep with the apoplexy twist orchestra (also recently re-issued on cd).
what you get here is a sound that builds on the examples of san diego area bands and a conundrum of other influences, ultimately culminating in a unique mixture of highly-complex rhythmical brashness, with hints of melody that swing effortlessly from discordant to sing-in-the-shower memorable.
over the years, kinetic built a solid following all over germany, appearing in support of all kinds of bands, and the hard-working outfit continues to play out and record frequently, most recently resulting in a split 5'' with the uk's trencher.
