King Kong (band)

King Kong
Origin	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Years active	1989–present
Associated acts	Slint
Website	http://www.myspace.com/kingkongky
Members
Ethan Buckler Willie McClean Ray Rizzo Todd Hildreth Suki Anderson Amy Greenwood Andy Hurt Dave Pajo

King Kong, a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in early 1989 by Ethan Buckler, the original bassist in the band Slint. The core trio for many years was made up of Buckler, Willie McClean (bass), and Ray Rizzo (drums). Over the course of its existence King Kong has been joined by Todd Hildreth (keys), Suki Anderson (add'l vocals), Amy Greenwood (add'l vocals), Andy Hurt (percussion), and Dave Pajo (drums). There are many others too numerous to list.

Their sound is a blend of rock n' roll, funk, and a lot of other elements found in music topped off by often humorous and indifferent lyrics.

After a four-year hiatus King Kong returned with "The Big Bang", another in a long line of concept albums. This one was concerned with space travel although an underlying theme of sexual intercourse could be deduced.

Drag City released "Buncha Beans" in March 2007.

Discography

• Movie Star EP (1989, Self-released) (Features most of the members of Slint)
• Bring It On 7" (1990, Trash Flow Records)
• Old Man on The Bridge (1991, Homestead Records)
• Funny Farm (1993, Drag City Records)
• Hot Dog Days 7" (1994, Drag City)
• Me Hungry (1995, Drag City)
• Kingdom of Kong (1997, Drag City)
• Breeding Ground (2001, Sea Note) (Compilation Release)
• The Big Bang (2002, Drag City]]
• Buncha Beans (2007, Drag City]]

External links

• King Kong at Allmusic
• King Kong on Myspace