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| Kava Kava | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Huddersfield, England |
| Years active | 1994 |
| Label(s) | Chocolate Fireguard Records |
| Website | http://www.kavakavamusic.com/ |
| Members | |
| Pat Fulgoni, Jason Riley, Matt Bond | |
Kava Kava is the rock band / live dance act from Huddersfield in the UK featuring the soulful vocals of Pat Fulgoni, Matt Bond guitarist, Jason Riley on bass guitar alongside drums, electronica, brass, strings and beats.
They originally starting out as a four-piece live psychedelic funk outfit with heavy George Clinton influences. In the UK Kava Kava cut their teeth through the underground festival/party scene, with NME describing the band as "gorgeous new psychedelic funk" for their debut 'You Can Live Here'
The band expanded into a six piece and released 2004's 'Maui' album on independent label Chocolate Fireguard Records. The music on 'Maui' is more dance, electronic, funk and disco influenced. They have notched up tours of the USA, China and all over Europe including Glastonbury Festival, Sziget Festival, SXSW Festival, Marktrock Festival, Trutnov Festival, Midi Modern Music Festival, Beijing and their music has been featured in a number of films and TV shows including Dirt (TV series), Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down, John From Cincinnati, LA Riding Club and Golden Globe award–winning TV series Weeds and played by tastemaker DJs such as Sat Bisla and Nic Harcourt from KCRW
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Discography
Albums
- Kava Kava in 1994 on (Faust Records)
- You Can Live Here in 1995 on Delerium Records
- Supalube in 1997 on Delerium Records
- Maui in 2004 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
Pat Fulgoni:
- Pat Fulgoni Live In Prague in 2000 on Faust
Singles and EPs
- Swivel in 1995 on Delerium Records
- Freedom in 1997 on Delerium Records
- Funked Up & Freaked Out / Beats for Cheats (Zion Train "Cheat Beat Manifesto", "Beats Fi Cheats" mixes) in 2001 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Pursuit / Waves with Acetate in 2001 on Emotif
- Maui vinyl in 2004 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Bank Job vinyl in 2004 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Beats For Cheats digital ep in 2007 on Chocolate Fireguard Records with Zion Train and Blue Amazon remix
- Bank Job digital ep in 2007 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Don't Stop the Music digital ep in 2007 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Tic digital ep in 2007 on Chocolate Fireguard with Jon Kennedy remix
Pat Fulgoni:
- Dark Side of the Blues / Pat Fulgoni live in Prague 2000 on Faust Records
- Still In Luv With You 2003 on Subliminal Soul
- Still In Luv With You part 2 2003 on Subliminal Soul
- Do You See Love with ZT in 2003 on Silicon Hustler
- Do You See Love with Zion Train in 2003 on Universal Egg
- Your Love with 2020 Soundsystem & Diane Charlemagne in 2006 on 2020 Recordings
- Beliefs with Nu:tone in 2007 on Hospital Records
Compilations
- No Compromize (Dreadzone / Wedding Present / Utah Saints / Chumbawamba / Zion Train / X-CNN / Cud / Kava Kava (band) / Tony Benn) in 1997 on Delerium Records
- Taster Sounds From The Funky Underground in 2000 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Taster Sounds From The Funky Underground Volume 2 in 2002 on Chocolate Fireguard Records
- Chillout Cafe feat in 2003 on IRMA
- Chill Out Cafe 7 feat Michael Stipe & Koop (band) in 2004 on SONIC
- DJ Magazine DJ International Allstars: Atomic Hooligan in 2004
- Interesting Flavours with The Bluefoot Project & awayTEAM Bentley Rhythm Ace & La Cedille & Freddy Fresh & Godessa in 2005 on Chocolate Fireguard
- Music Week MIDEM CD in 2007
Press references
- 4x in Czech magazine Bang in 1994–95
- 7x in Czech magazine Rock & Pop in 1993–97
- NME in 1994
- Melody Maker in 1997
- NME in 2001
- DJ Magazine in 2004
- M8 Magazine in 2004
- Billboard Magazine in 2006
- Music Week in 2007
- Philadelphia Inquirer in 2007
External links
- kava kava myspace
- chocolate fireguard myspace
- Last FM Kava Kava
- Kava Kava Downloads
- Kava Kava on ULTIMATE MUSIC DATABASE
- newyorkshire.net
- chocolatefireguard.com
- Kava Kava CD Review UKEvents.net
- Kava Kava CD Review Alternative Culture USA
- Kava Kava CD Review Exclaim Canada
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