ARTROCKER REVIEW (13/05/08):
"Anguished and jet-propelled art-punk from this spiky trio from Paris. Determinedly DIY, they have toured UK independently before and are now back for 20 straight dates including The Great Escape Festival. Mixture of quiet/loud, clean/distorted US hardcore/alt guitar aesthetics of classic SST, Dischord, Alternative Tentacles bands of the 80's and 90's. Whether skittering ponk-fink rhythms or old school garage rock riffs everything is delivered with fire and passion and the precision of Shellac / Mclusky post-hardcore sounds - primitive yet intelligent. A self released album "Noisy sounds and heartbeats" is available now.
www.myspace.com/kingofconspiracy"
ROOM 13 GIG REVIEW (15/05/08):
"Parisian three piece, King of Conspiracy, are back over in the UK for the fifth time and proving that great music is alive and well in France.(...) King of Conspiracy can get back to playing their intelligent brand of punk and roll. All the aggression of punk bit with the rhythm of Rock and Roll, which with Michael Destouches ingenious guitar playing, something that has to be seen to believed, it all makes for a refreshing change to the norm that is out there.
Showcasing songs from their recently released debut album, Noisy Sounds and Heartbeats, at Artrocker’s club night in London’s Buffalo Bar they launched into their powerful opening track Secret Radio and it was clear that there was going to be no holding back from the start. In the second, yet to be named, track Monsieur Destouches gave an indication of his guitar playing skills by playing with the drum stick he was using on the cow bell.
The members of the crowd who had not known what King of Conspiracy were about were soon taking notice and were completely sold by the time they launched into title track of their debut album. This was followed straight after by the dramatic anguished slow building Corporate Bodies Shape Marys Fantasies. With We Are The Enemy, they have a song that could easily be an anthem for a better known band.
Then comes the epic ending final song, which actually is two songs merged into one. The angst ridden B-Side is played in full, complete with prominent rhythm on Ronan’s Bass, Frank who is looking exhausted after working hard on the drums and excellent controlled guitars. The song carries into Mike is a Liar where Michael goes even better on his guitar playing. Picking up his mic he proceeded to play his guitar with it better than a lot of guitarists can play normally. I did over hear someone comparing it to the great Jimi Hendrix and I’m struggling to disagree.
With 12 dates still left on the tour, I would say go see them if you like your music to grab you by the lapels and shake you around in a intelligent way."
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BIO
After 3 years, looking for his final line up, KING OF CONSPIRACY finally started in 2006 to tour intensively. This band from Paris, is composed of Michael: guitar/vocal ; Ronan: bass ; Franck: drums. They played a lot of venues in Paris with a bunch of local bands. They also were on tour in September 2006 in the UK for 3 weeks, playing 16 gigs in London touring Wales, Scotland and cities like Manchester, Bristol and Leicester supporting THE AGGROLITES (Hellcat Records). Every gig was booked by themselves and with only 6 months playing with this lineup. This rock/garage/noisy/punk band, or whatever you call it, came back in 2007 in the UK for a couple of gigs there (Bristol/London). During their tour they also played various cities in France (Lille, Cean, Paris, Saint-étienne...) and in Belgium (Liege). After a few demos, and their EP with 6 tracks that they recorded in April of '06 , KING OF CONSPIRACY is now going to record their first full album in June/July of 2007. They were back on tour in the UK for an two months in October playing more than 40 gigs. KOC will be back in the United Kingdom in may for a month...
LIVE REVIEW
leeds 09/25/06
by steven light
"All the way from Paris, France, King of Conspiracy is a good band to go and see. (...).
It has to be said there is a lot of energy and zest in their performance and it is always nice to see a band give a big-stadium performance regardless of the size of the venue. I can picture them doing exactly the same thing in the basement every weekend, crowd or no crowd.
The final song of the set is without doubt the most impressive element, with the guitarist on his knees and using the microphone against his strings to create a very unique effect. The whole set is loud, fast and if you didn’t like it, my guess is they probably didn’t care! Fair play!"
