Kling Klang are a five-piece experimental rock

Experimental rock

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 band from Liverpool

Liverpool

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 consisting of four synth

Synthesizer

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 players and a drummer. The band formed in mid 1999 as a three-piece. They used cheap synths and old drum machine

Drum machine

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s. This particular lineup recorded and released the albums Untitled@33rpm (as part of Guided Missile's Liverpool EP

Extended play

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) and Vander.

In 2001 Kling Klang became a five-piece outfit by adding a drummer and extra synth players. They released a 7” record "Nexus/Apex", which embraced drone, repetition and melody. In June 2002 they, along with German performance artist Mister B, presented Esthetik Of Destruction. It was recorded a Liverpool warehouse, with 14 televisions converted to transform sound into optical effects.

Kling Klang’s Superposition

Superposition

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EP was released on Rock Action Records in 2002. Thery toured UK with Mogwai

Mogwai

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 in 2003, and then went on hiatus until 2006.

The album Esthetik Of Destruction is a collection of all the band's releases and some previously unreleased material. It was released 6 November 2006 on Rock Action Records

Rock Action Records

Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...

. Kling Klang began performing live again in December 2006. They opened for Portishead in April 2008.