Brother Khatamkari aka Apple Pie aka Gorilla Fuckingly, Bubo V aka Brother Djinn, Brother Minakari aka Face Showtyme
Influences
Leather and Blood
Sounds Like
Knyfe Hyts—borne of Mystery—Some say Newe Yorke Towne, Some say the Titan Wynds of that Great Blacke Sea Karadeniz, and as the Elders have spake—dubiously lynked to that Knowne bande of the borough of Broklyn, Ex Models, though none able to apply great proof to this Conjeckture, certainly Knyfe Hytz hath created Musik as Mysterious and Powerfull as Themselvez…For they allways Headline Each Show for the mere Facte that They hath Burnt Downe the Club. As they hath done at Silent Barn, and on Halloween at Knitting Factory, by Firey Solos.
Indeed they are a Trinity, tho’ converse to that Holy One, for they are Unholy. They go by names—
Bubo V, Diety of the Aoelian Elven, Brother Khatamkari, Summoner of the Twelve VooDoo Spyritz of Chango, Brother Minakari, Eater of Gilden Sons
Knyfe Hyts, that new band using Rhythms of Olde, Byfore the grooves of Time. Many have been knowed by Ancients as the Spyrit of the Ancient Pulse, yet none since the Dawn of Civilized Man. It is now Time upon Earth to be Knowed in thine Clubs, as they have shown thems-elves in Human Form playing with the Mortals—Oneida, Ex Models, Marnie Stern, Bob Bert, Japanther, High Places among others, though None can “Smoke The Milk” as Knyfe Hyts jamz…
Of Knyfe Hytz Musikal Candor, It hath been said by lesser sages that the Knyfe Hytz Sounde is as certain to come before, or that the sound is of EX MODELS SMOKING HASHISH—they are the great many fooles, tho’ the Monstrous Bande knowed as Knyfe Hyts hath Spake of the Great Major Musikal Influencez—
Of the poisonous Venom, Of that Olde and Greate Iron Maiden, and of that NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL, as well as Silver Apples and those Knyfe Hyts known to Worship Fire and Ice, Guitar Solos, Lyre Solos, and Breeds in the Bustyng Tubes of The Speaker Cones.
Though they have much in Store, as has been Prophesyzed by the Elders of Sybilline, they have already Shown Their Musical Nature:‘KNYFE HYTS’ Cassette, Their Musick Summoned on Tape of Cassette by Party Store Records, thus followed by Vinyl Record, the Runnin’ Free 7” and Tape II: Sword of the Lord, soon to follow.
They are Known To Have visited the Orient of CHINA in search of spices, with that other cadre of Fools EX MODELS, and Slayed about New York, and Toured the Carnival of Mardi Gras 2008. The Knyfe Hyts Band, it lives in Your Brain, for Speed and Shred, and Dies for the Slowe Jam… - STEYV FYVE
The krewe of Knyfe Hyts formed in the summer of 2006, when current members of Ex Models, Pterodactyl, and Oneida rekindled their 14-year musical relationship with role reversal, masquerade, power play, threesome, chance, and ritualized improvisation, re-emerging as Bubo V, Brother Khatamkari, and Brother Minakari. Instant magic.
The debut releases Knyfe Hyts and Sword of the Lord are comprised of totally blown out stereophonic jams, captured and completed in the Knyfe Hyts signature field-recording technique and produced in what has become known as "the Knyfe Hyts sound." By capturing the instant of a song's genesis-- even that pre-genesis moment when the elements first begin to coalesce in the ether-- they are able to preserve their volcanic original activity for posterity.
Knyfe Hyts, captured on one day in 2006 and isolated in 2007, and Sword of the Lord, captured on two days in 2007 and isolated early 2008, have now been released as limited edition handmade cassettes by Party Store Music, a Brooklyn tape label run by Awesome Color's Allison Busch. The tapes' arrival was heralded up and down the eastern U.S. by a February tour to Mardi Gras and back with fellow Party Store Krewe Golden Triangle, culminating in a mythic 6am set at the home of MC Trachiotomy to celebrate the dawn of Lundi Gras this year.
OUT NOW:
Knyfe Hyts Cassette-40 / CD-R (Party Store / Hyt Records)
hand numbered original cassette SOLD OUT
2nd pressing with new art out now!
Program One: Gnome Eaters | Running Free | Feelin Stoned
Program Two: Exalted Tones | Hyts of Summer | Little Black Rock
Sword of the Lord Cassette-55 / CD-R (Party Store / Hyt Records)
hand numbered cassette edition of 120 out now!
Program One: Sword of the Lord | Trylon
Program Two: Do You Want to Die? | I Love You More | Spirits | Smoke The Milk
COMING SOON:
Running Free b/w Hyts of Evil 7" (MinMax)
Screming Lovv 12" (Dick Move)
Split 2x7" w/Deathset, Best Fwends, Lovvers (OIB Records UK)
Recordings temporarily sold out-- check back soon for more and for Tshirts too!
Recordings temporarily sold out-- check back soon for more and for Tshirts too!
