Kites With Lights
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Kites With Lights is an indie electro pop / synth pop band, and the pseudonym for the music of Jonah Cordy. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but currently based in Athens, Georgia, Kites With Lights began in 2005 when two self produced E.P.'s received radio play in the United States, U.K. and Sweden. In 2007 the single, "It's On" was released on Swedish label Electric Fantastic Sound. In 2009 the "The Weight Of Your Heart", and "I Wish Every Other Day Was Christmas" was released on the Tampa based record label 24 Hour Service Station
. This led to Cordy contributing a remix of the song "A Force of Nature" by label mate Pocket
and featuring Mark Burgess
of the Chameleons U.K. This single was part of a series including Steve Kilbey
of The Church, Tanya Donelly
and Robyn Hitchcock
. In 2010, Jonah contributed a cover of the New Order song "Dream Attack" to the tribute album
Ceremony - A New Order Tribute, endorsed by Peter Hook
of New Order
, which benefited The Salford Foundation Trust. Cordy also produced a remix of "Ceremony" performed by sister act Yes But No which was included in the double album. In August 2011, his first full length album, the eight song "Cosmonauts" was released worldwide.
24 Hour Service Station
24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
. This led to Cordy contributing a remix of the song "A Force of Nature" by label mate Pocket
Pocket (musician)
Pocket is the remixer/producer alias for Richard Jankovich. Since 2005, he has released many "pocket mixes" for artists like Joanna Newsom, Beck, Kristin Hersh, Antony and The Johnsons, Radiohead, Cat Power, Of Montreal and more.-Biography:...
and featuring Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess (musician)
Mark Burgess is an English singer, bass player and songwriter. He was the lead singer, co-founder and main force behind English post-punk band The Chameleons. He currently resides in Germany and the UK.-Biography:...
of the Chameleons U.K. This single was part of a series including Steve Kilbey
Steve Kilbey
Steven John Kilbey is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church, an Australian rock band. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter....
of The Church, Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly is an American Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. She then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s...
and Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar....
. In 2010, Jonah contributed a cover of the New Order song "Dream Attack" to the tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
Ceremony - A New Order Tribute, endorsed by Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Peter Hook is an English bass player, musician and author.He was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until...
of New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, which benefited The Salford Foundation Trust. Cordy also produced a remix of "Ceremony" performed by sister act Yes But No which was included in the double album. In August 2011, his first full length album, the eight song "Cosmonauts" was released worldwide.
Kites With Lights Discography
- 2007 It's On (Electric Fantastic Sound single)
- 2009 The Weight Of Your Heart (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
EP) - 2009 I Wish Every Other Day Was Christmas (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
single) - 2010 Dream Attack (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
album) - 2010 Brand New (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
EP) - 2011 Cosmonauts (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
album)
Kites With Lights Remixes & Production Work
- 2010 Pocket Featuring Mark Burgess A Force of Nature (Kites With Lights Remix) (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
EP) - 2010 Yes But No Ceremony (Kites With Lights Remix) (24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station24 Hour Service Station is an independent record label founded by in Tampa, Florida in 1993.24 Hour Service Station's first signing in 1994 was Rosewater Elizabeth, an up and coming ethereal group in the Tampa Bay area music scene...
album)