A.R.Kane
A.R. Kane (or A R Kane or A.R.Kane) were a British dream pop band. Their na… Read Full Bio ↴A.R. Kane (or A R Kane or A.R.Kane) were a British dream pop band. Their name derived from the "A" in Alex (Ayuli) and the "R" in Rudi (Tambala), the band's core multi-instrumentalist duo. The duo hailed from the East side of London. Often surrealist and usually danceable, due to its strong dub influence, the band's music is seen as a seminal influence on genres such as dream pop, trip hop, acid house, and post-rock. Their lyrics frequently dealt with such topics as water/oceans, love, colors, childhood, and dreams.
Alex was formerly an advertising copywriter, one of the very few black creatives working in the London ad business (1983-1990). He started his ad career at JWT before moving on to TBWA where he was associated with the creation of two pan-European Lego tv commercials. The director of one of these commercials, Matt Forrest, invited Alex and his art director team mate to write a music video for Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy's track "Unkiss that Kiss". The music video was filmed inside and outside the historic L'Escargot restaurant in London's Soho.
Although they spent only a brief period on 4AD, A.R. Kane had a hand in the most freakish success in the label's history. The studio-based outfit comprised East London duo Alex Ayuli and Rudi Tambala, who described their music as "dreampop". After releasing their debut EP on the One Little Indian label, they moved to 4AD in 1987 and issued the Lollita 12", which was produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. Alex and Rudi then left for Rough Trade.
During their brief stint on 4AD, A.R. Kane had taken up Ivo's suggestion that they collaborate with labelmates Colourbox. The session produced a sample-heavy dance track titled "Pump Up The Volume", which was released under the name M|A|R|R|S and astounded all concerned by reaching number one in the UK charts. It remains the biggest single in 4AD's history.
They then released a string of singles and two ground-breaking albums on Rough Trade Records. These albums were 1988's sixty-nine and 1989's "i". Critics found both albums difficult to define, genre-wise. sixty-nine was more consciously rock-based, and its sound could be likened to the nascent shoegaze movement; "i" was more slick/poppy, covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). "i" also spawned what is arguably A.R. Kane's best-known song, "A Love From Outer Space". Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim, particularly in UK magazine Melody Maker, where they were championed in particular by critic Simon Reynolds. The 6-track rem"i"xes EP featured remixes of songs from the "i" LP, done by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and by A R Kane themselves.
Rough Trade went bankrupt in 1991, hindering the band's momentum and leaving them label-less. In 1992, David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop, released a 15-song U.S. retrospective of the band's work, entitled Americana. This is considered the band's first official U.S. release.
After an early-'90s hiatus, follow-up album New Clear Child (1994) was not received as well. The reasons were the seeming lack of a coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely re-hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier two albums.
Tambala then made ambient- and dub-based music under the alias Sufi, releasing the 1995 album Life's Rising on Caroline Records. Ayuli put out releases under the name Alex!. Tambala is currently working for Ministry of Sound as head of IT, and has previously worked for Virgin Digital, albeit in non-musical related roles. Since the dissolution of A.R. Kane, Ayuli was (and possibly still is) known to be a museum curator in the U.S. A R Kane's first two albums were reissued in the U.S. by One Little Indian in 2004; New Clear Child was reissued by 3rd Stone in 2000. 1990s artists who have cited A.R. Kane as an influence include Long Fin Killie, Slowdive, Dubstar, The Veldt, Apollo Heights and Seefeel.
Ayuli recently has recorded vocals with the Mexican record label Static Discos artist Fax on the album "Primario". He appears on two tracks, "Soulsong" and "Passage".
Alex was formerly an advertising copywriter, one of the very few black creatives working in the London ad business (1983-1990). He started his ad career at JWT before moving on to TBWA where he was associated with the creation of two pan-European Lego tv commercials. The director of one of these commercials, Matt Forrest, invited Alex and his art director team mate to write a music video for Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy's track "Unkiss that Kiss". The music video was filmed inside and outside the historic L'Escargot restaurant in London's Soho.
Although they spent only a brief period on 4AD, A.R. Kane had a hand in the most freakish success in the label's history. The studio-based outfit comprised East London duo Alex Ayuli and Rudi Tambala, who described their music as "dreampop". After releasing their debut EP on the One Little Indian label, they moved to 4AD in 1987 and issued the Lollita 12", which was produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. Alex and Rudi then left for Rough Trade.
During their brief stint on 4AD, A.R. Kane had taken up Ivo's suggestion that they collaborate with labelmates Colourbox. The session produced a sample-heavy dance track titled "Pump Up The Volume", which was released under the name M|A|R|R|S and astounded all concerned by reaching number one in the UK charts. It remains the biggest single in 4AD's history.
They then released a string of singles and two ground-breaking albums on Rough Trade Records. These albums were 1988's sixty-nine and 1989's "i". Critics found both albums difficult to define, genre-wise. sixty-nine was more consciously rock-based, and its sound could be likened to the nascent shoegaze movement; "i" was more slick/poppy, covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). "i" also spawned what is arguably A.R. Kane's best-known song, "A Love From Outer Space". Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim, particularly in UK magazine Melody Maker, where they were championed in particular by critic Simon Reynolds. The 6-track rem"i"xes EP featured remixes of songs from the "i" LP, done by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and by A R Kane themselves.
Rough Trade went bankrupt in 1991, hindering the band's momentum and leaving them label-less. In 1992, David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop, released a 15-song U.S. retrospective of the band's work, entitled Americana. This is considered the band's first official U.S. release.
After an early-'90s hiatus, follow-up album New Clear Child (1994) was not received as well. The reasons were the seeming lack of a coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely re-hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier two albums.
Tambala then made ambient- and dub-based music under the alias Sufi, releasing the 1995 album Life's Rising on Caroline Records. Ayuli put out releases under the name Alex!. Tambala is currently working for Ministry of Sound as head of IT, and has previously worked for Virgin Digital, albeit in non-musical related roles. Since the dissolution of A.R. Kane, Ayuli was (and possibly still is) known to be a museum curator in the U.S. A R Kane's first two albums were reissued in the U.S. by One Little Indian in 2004; New Clear Child was reissued by 3rd Stone in 2000. 1990s artists who have cited A.R. Kane as an influence include Long Fin Killie, Slowdive, Dubstar, The Veldt, Apollo Heights and Seefeel.
Ayuli recently has recorded vocals with the Mexican record label Static Discos artist Fax on the album "Primario". He appears on two tracks, "Soulsong" and "Passage".
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A.R. Kane Lyrics
02 A Love From Outer Space She loves me she loves me she loves me A love…
03 Crack Up Oooh Things all over, things start up again Gotta have a (?)…
04 Love From Outer Space She loves me she loves me she loves me A love…
a1 crazy blue Blue, everything goes crazy Blue, everything goes crazy whe…
And I Say And I say Don't go away You want me You need me and I…
Anitina Little dolly Follow I'll feed you sugarcane Keep me close…
Baby Milk Snatcher You just unfold It's just a tumble With a little (caress), o…
Back Home I don't even know you anymore But I think you know What…
Challenge Circumstance just feels like "Wanna see if we can really tak…
Crack Up Oooh Things all over, things start up again Gotta have a (?)…
Crazy Blue Blue, everything goes crazy Blue, everything goes crazy whe…
Deep Blue Breath Love emotion knows no caution Takes me like a little summer…
Dizzy Yeah Yeah Look My broski said he's bout to spin the block un…
Down Down Stay down Oh stay down Just stay down Little fingers pu…
Gather You were born to a cold world Two brief blips in…
Grace I could never understand the reason behind the love I…
Great Escape I'm making my escape, making my escape I tell myself that…
Green Hazed Daze Oh she loves me Oh she loves me not Oh she loves…
Haunting I think that I figured it out The reason why I’m…
Hello 天色有些发白 梦也做的不精彩 不如开一百脉 变成飞翔的姿态 我想要寻找到爱情的电台 收听到爱的天籁 爱的路好奇怪 长满厚…
Honey Be Been low, Been high Been mad sometimes Don't know what next …
In a Circle What else can I do? Under hand and over my head It…
In My Heart I don't wanted love I don't wanted love I found my heart…
In This World How can I be great If My mind state Not in the…
Is This Dub? Mmmm Well alright S.T.R.U.G.G.L.E This is me An mi can tell …
Lollita Hey there winkie girl Rose bud for a mouth and eyes…
Love from Outer Space She loves me she loves me she loves me A love…
Mars Salve as Iabás, ora ie ie ô Saluba Nanã, odociabá Sou a…
Miles Apart And it really doesn't matter if you break my heart Just…
One Way Mirror Check over, dry grey face Move over, push, displace In tryin…
Pearl Sagor fr barnen som r som du (Om en tunnel vid…
Pop I grew up without a father He's been locked up since…
Sado-masochism Is A Must Going under I′m going under and over Going under I'm going u…
Scab Inside my belly, there's scars made of jelly They (dance) on…
Snow Joke Last night seen in the sky Silver's (?) bright we be…
Sorry Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest World 词:Beruie Taupiu 曲:Elton …
Spermwhale Trip Over here in my LSdream things are always what they seem here i…
Spook My head in the clouds just as the silver trip…
Sugarwings There she goes Running off and leaving me behind There she g…
Suicide Kiss What's happening, she's not there Just silence, the writing'…
Sulliday Just as an opening door makes the specks of dust…
The Madonna Is With Child In the big rain In the big rain before we sleep, child Befo…
The Sun Falls Into the Sea Insane cast your shadows like dreams and whispers and I ca…
Up Forward ever ascending on a stairway to heaven Me and the…
W.O.G.S You sold me, sold me down the river You sold me,…
Water So we head down Down the rabbit hole Yeah, I know it's…
What's all this then With your eyes open, doors open You see what I mean? But…
When You When you're sad Your sweetest little eyes drops it back When…