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Kaputt

Kaputt are an alternative, indie four piece band from London, England. Kaputt are the new band from multi-instrumentalist Silke Steidinger. Having departed The Go! Team in late 2005 with a fist full of songs, Silke gradually built Kaputt into the outfit it is today.

Kaputt are Silke Steidinger(vocals, guitar), Matt Yeates (guitar), Dave Ansell (drums) and Ben Roussel (bass).

Kaputt have supported bands such as Laurel Collective, They Came From the Stars I Saw Them and Matt and Kim, aswell as headlining their own dates in both Europe and the United Kingdom at renouned venues such as the Barfly and the Luminaire. Kaputt were also invited to play at the

Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.

Kaputt are currently recording their debut EP with Rough Trade and Mercury award nominated producer Graham Sutton.

Radio Live Sessions and Radio Play

Kaputt are regularly played on

and have recorded live sessions with both radio stations, which led to them being asked to play for John Kennedy and John Hillcock (both Xfm) as part of Xfm's "All Day Breakfast" celebrations.

Seattle made Kaputt's song "Water Makes The Blades Blunt" their Song of The Day.

Reviews

"A classic!" John Kennedy, XFM ^[1]

“Combining Kim Gordon style angst with lyrics about doing the dishes and listening to people having sex next door…thrilling stuff.” Dazed & Confused ^[2]

“Irresistible...moody and memorable.” Roomthirteen.com ^[3]

"Kaputt Dishes (North and South). This could very well be the coolest fucking thing on the planet right now and this being the run in towards the years end its a safe wager that had Peel been around this cutie may well have been gathering votes at such a pace that the top spot for the Festive 50 would have been a bets off foregone conclusion. Kaputt are a fledging Anglo - German combo put together by ex Go! Team (er) Silke Steidinger and the demonic Dishes is their debut release. Those expecting anything remotely similar in sound to Steidingers former charges had better quickly again, this brutish hollowed beauty is a punishing heads down sonic assault that mutates around a circularly grinding kraut groove that has you imagining the Pixies having their DNA cross wired with the head shrinking low strung bass line of a Movement era Peter Hook and fed into a matrix consisting of the Vibration, a pristine prickly variant of Sonic Youth and Quick space - all this topped off to be blessed with a deeply affecting blank despondency that attacks your defences like some potent airborne virus to crush you within an inch of your life. An absolute gem. Joint deputy single of the missive. [email protected] - http://www.losingtoday.com ^[4]

“It’s a safe wager that had Peel been around this cutie may well have been gathering votes at such a pace that the top spot for the Festive 50 would have been a bets off foregone conclusion.” Losingtoday.com ^[5]

“An angry, gloriously repetitive Sonic Youth-style intro gives way to a Krautish indie romp. Ice-cool indie rock to make your heart glow.” Tunetribe ^[6]

"Wow what a treat. This will go down great at the clubs, it has all the potential of a great dance floor single. We love it. I can't wait to hear more stuff!" Club Silver (Underworld) / XFM 1st Friday (Academy)^[7]

"'29 November 2006 | Dan Carney Dish of the day If hearing the word "indie" puts you in mind of The Pixies and Sonic Youth rather than Razorlight and The Killers, then Kaputt - featuring Silke Steidinger from former Mercury nominees The Go! Team - will have you beaming with pleasure... Although Anglo-German outfit Kaputt number The Go! Team's Silke Steidinger among their ranks, their debut single is about as far away from joyous Bollywood-style mash-ups as it's possible to be. Informed by US college rock and the maverick invention of Kims Gordon and Deal, 'Dishes' sees an angry, gloriously repetitive Sonic Youth-style intro give way to a Krautish indie romp a la Pixies and The Breeders. And the more we look, the more we can spy the renegade spirit of Mark E. Smith winking at us from a dark corner. Which is a good thing, obviously. Ice-cool indie rock to make your heart glow. 'Dishes' is exclusively available from TuneTribe in the MP3 format'''." www.tunetribe.com' ^[8]

Discography

Dishes (Single) - Released in 2007.

Family Tree and Water Makes The Blades Blunt (Double A Side Single) - Released on Too Pure in 2008.

'** Currently recording EP with Graham Sutton (

etc). **'

External Links

Kaputt's Official Myspage Page

Live review from a recent Kaputt gig in Berlin, Germany