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{{Infobox musical artist | name = King Never | background = group_or_band | origin = Sacramento, California, USA | genre = Progressive Rock, Alternative rock, Ambient | years_active = {{start date|1995}}–present | label = Marathon Records, Independent | website = {{URL|http://www.kingnever.com}} | current_members = Matt McCabe Nick Baranski Jordan Reading | past_members = Karl Lane Scott Gontjes }}King Never is a progressive rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1995 by Matt McCabe (vocals, guitar), Karl Lane (bass), and Scott Gontjes (drums, backing vocals).[1] The band has undergone different formations and member changes throughout its history. [2] HistoryFounded in 1995, and influenced by 80′s new wave and progressive rock such as The Police, King Crimson, and The Fixx, King Never originally began as an outlet for Matt McCabe's explorations on guitar with real-time looping techniques. A progression of that, King Never's debut album Ambient Guitar Noise: Volume 1, featuring 10 tracks, was recorded live in studio by McCabe over the course of a week and released by Marathon Records in 2000.[3] 2004's Marathon Records release of Orphans, Misfits & Fragments, a full length 11 track album, incorporated more collaborators into the mix with McCabe and the additional talents of Greg Asher, Jeff Elbel, and Kristy McCabe.[4] Lullabies & Sleepless Nights (Ambient Guitar Noise: Volume 2), was a return to form, featuring 10 tracks, again wholly recorded by McCabe live in studio with no overdubbing, released by Marathon Records in 2007.[5]In May of 2010, the concept album Possibilities was released, which chronicles the fictional character "Sonja" through a steampunk inspired world on a journey of self discovery and spiritual awakening. The character was inspired by aspects of Fydor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. This album included contributors Jake Wood (drums), and Kristy McCabe (vocals), with cover art by Nemo. This was the first independent release by the band.[6] A single, We Three Kings was released in November of 2010. This track included Jordan Reading on bass, Evan Parandes on drums, and Kristy McCabe once again providing backing vocals. Cover artwork by Sue McCabe. Jeff Elbel is credited with special thanks for lending a critical ear.[7] King Never had slowly morphed over time into a "full band" studio project with many guest collaborators including Able Cain alumni Greg Asher and Jordan Reading, Jeff Elbel (Ping, Farewell To Juliet), Jake Wood (Super Adventure Club), Evan Parandes, and Kristy McCabe. In May of 2012, was when King Never became a true band. At the cajoling of McCabe's co-worker to audition his brother, who was "pretty good on bass," McCabe finally met bassist Karl Lane. Lane joined immediately. After a handful of auditions, Drummer Scott Gontjes was soon added to the lineup. The trio began playing gigs in the Sacramento area and over time throughout the Bay area and Northern California.[8] In the spring of 2013, the band would release the EP 37, consisting of 5 tracks.[9] Shortly after releasing the EP 37, drummer Gontjes unexpectedly chose to exit the band to pursue other projects. McCabe and Lane auditioned other drummers, but it was the suggestion of another co-worker that his brother-in-law played drums, that led the duo to Nick Baranski. Baranski became King Nevers new drummer. Sadly, after a short battle with cancer, on August 11, 2014, bassist Karl Lane passed away. [10] Lane's bass playing appears on 37 and All These Things. In November 2015, McCabe's long time friend, Jordan Reading, was recruited to play bass with the band. The 3 track concept EP All These Things, a reflection on World War I, was released on Memorial Day May 29, 2017.[11] The EP features the McCabe, Lane, and Baranski lineup, with cover art by Rick Law. [12] The band's name King Never derives from a passage of Fydor Dostoevsky's classic novel Crime and Punishment. [13] A returning theme for the band is Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. In an early 2000 Popup interview with clubknowledge.com McCabe cited being inspired by the works. [14] Those themes were also inspirational in the band's 2010 release Possibilities. Discography
ReviewsIn a 2005 review of Orphans, Misfits & Fragments, Brian Baker of Amplifier Magazine wrote: King Never has been around in various forms for nearly a decade. The band was launched by guitarist Matt McCabe in the mid'90s as an experiment in realtime looping and ambient/rock genre blending. Orphans, Misfits & Fragments is only King Never's second full album in its ten year history, and it's clear from the finished product that McCabe has spent a great deal of time painstakingly assembling the album's evocative and entrancing content. McCabe's ambient looping creates a cerebral texture that serves as a soft foundation for his more traditional rock song structures and visceral and sinewy guitar flights. The result is an atmospheric blend of Brian Eno's dreamy meanderings and the prog/pop guitar tension of King Crimson's Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew.[16] Lullabies and Sleeplesss Nights (Ambient Guitar Noise: Volume 2) was released January 1, 2007. AmbientMusicGuide.com said about the release: "I don't know whether "purist" is the word but Californian ambient guitarist King Never takes pride in choosing the riskier path of recording his tracks live, with no further editing or overdubs. With his electric guitar, effects and loop machines he creates a seductive and surprisingly broad palate of nocturnal sounds on Lullabies And Sleepless Nights. It's beatless and mostly gentle, shifting between tonal and slightly dissonant. There's the odd burst of jagged distortion just in case, I presume, you've nodded off too early. This is often impressive and eerily beautiful stuff and not just for guitar fans by any means. Rating 3.5/5."[17]Of the album Posibilities released May 17, 2010 Downthelinezine.com said: "If you like music in that arena of alternative rock, you will also like this album."[18] In a review of 37 for Prognaut.com, Joseph Shingler "Recommended for fans of 80s' alternative rock." and noted: "The music is influenced by bands like Police, The Fixx, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and 'Radiohead; and even some of the later period albums from the band Spirit can be detected in tracks like “Push And Pull” and “Mr. No”. For the most part the accessible compositions are sedate melancholy ballads; a bit on the short side, but with an infectious hook. Solid songwriting."[19] Jeff Elbel wrote of 37: "Fans of crafty electric guitar and bands like Porcupine Tree, Belew-era King Crimson and The Police will want to check out this King Never EP. It’s a straight-shooting representation of what this tightly-knit trio can do on stage. Until I get the chance to see it happen in Chicago, I’ll be spinning 37. I’ve been a fan of Matt McCabe’s playing and songwriting an embarrassingly long amount of time, but for good reason. This set finds him making yet another forward push against the boundaries."[20]About All These Things Matt Crosslin of Downthelinezine.com wrote: "I can hear everything from early U2 to emo in each song, all blended cleverly into a coherent whole. The only problem with this is the length: only three songs leaves you wanting more. But the three songs you get pack quite a punch."[21] External Links{{URL|http://www.kingnever.com}}{{URL|https://www.allmusic.com/artist/king-never-mn0000625675|AllMusic.com - King Never}} {{URL|https://twitter.com/kingnever|King Never on Twitter}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRF8XAq71VlErumu4AxBWKw|title=King Never - Topic|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=>http://www.kingnever.com/bio/|title=King Never Bio|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/album/ambient-guitar-noise-volume-1|title=Ambient Guitar Nose: Volume 1|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://music.kingnever.com/album/orphans-misfits-fragments|title= Orphans, Misfits & Fragments|publisher= www.KingNever.com|accessdate= 26 July 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/album/lullabies-sleepless-nights-ambient-guitar-noise-volume-2|title= Lullabies & Sleepless Nights (Ambient Guitar Noise: Volume 2)|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/album/possibilities-2|title=Possibilities|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/track/we-three-kings|title=We Three Kings|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKGYik0zv6w|title=King Never - Milk Bar, SF - Feb. 9, 2014|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/album/37|title=37|publisher=www.KingNever.com|accessdate=26 July 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fair-oaks-ca/vernon-lane-6082703|title= VERNON KARL LANE JR. OBITUARY|date=August 11, 2014|website=Dignitymemorial.com|publisher=Dignitymemorial.com|access-date=July 31, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=>https://en.paperblog.com/king-never-all-these-things-1681394/|title=King Never: All These Things|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=>https://music.kingnever.com/album/all-these-things|title=All These Things|publisher=en.paperblog.com|accessdate=7 August 2018}} 13. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=1bP7xUW318EC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22king+never%22+%22crime+and+Punishment%22#v=onepage&q=%22king%20never%22%20%22crime%20and%20Punishment%22&f=false|title=Crime and Punishment|accessdate=24 July 2018|isbn=9781101142318|date=2006-03-07|last1=Dostoyevsky|first1=Fyodor}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=>https://web.archive.org/web/20011111002550/http://clubknowledge.com/popup_interviews/pages/452.html|title=Popups Interview with King Never (Matt McCabe)|publisher=www.clubknowledge.com via Internet Wayback Machine|accessdate=25 July 2018}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=>https://www.discogs.com/artist/1586620-King-Never|title=King Never Discography at Discogs|publisher=www.discogs.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 16. ^{{cite magazine |last=Baker |first=Brian |date= August 2005 |title=Review of Orphans, Misfits & Fragments |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050828194427/http://www.amplifiermagazine.com:80/ |magazine= Amplifier Magazine |location= Westford, MA |access-date=7 August 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=>https://web.archive.org/web/20070428150039/http://www.ambientmusicguide.com:80/pages/recent/marchApril2007.php|title=A Guide to Essential Ambient & Downtempo Albums Mach/April 2007|publisher=www.ambientmusicguide.com via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=>http://downthelinezine.com/reviews/possibilities-by-king-never/|title=Possibilities by King Never Topic|publisher=www.downthelinezine.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=>http://prognaut.com/reviews/king-never.html|title=King Never|publisher=prognaut.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=>http://downthelinezine.com/reviews/king-never-37/|title=King Never-37|publisher=downthelinezine.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=>http://downthelinezine.com/reviews/king-never-all-these-things/|title=King Never - All These Things|publisher=Downthelinezine.com|accessdate=24 July 2018}} |
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