The King Cheetah http://thekingcheetah.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:11:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 R2 Magazine http://thekingcheetah.com/2012/03/r2-magazine/ http://thekingcheetah.com/2012/03/r2-magazine/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:11:53 +0000 admin http://thekingcheetah.com/?p=639 Review from March/April edition of 2012 R2 Magazine

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The King Cheetah‘s – ‘Museum Of  Tolerance‘ EP, has been pressed exclusively for direct-to-fan sales, in the USA.

This CD is a top-quality product, of a type  rarely seen these days. High-end production values  have been adhered to throughout every stage of the creative, technical and manufacturing processes. Starting with the performance and through the recording, mixing & mastering stages – on to artwork and finally packaging and printing … the quality control threshold has been extremely high.

The final product is printed onto an uncoated 12 – 15 point weight (heavy card stock),  to create the satisfying feel of an old-school LP sleeve. Eco-friendly using at least 10% post consumer waste product in the production of the paper and no aqueous coating.

Despite the stringent quality control, attention to detail and love, which have gone into the making of this CD; The King Cheetah shall sell these for only ONE DOLLAR each! This price is enough to cover costs and re-invest in further TKC pressings.

The King Cheetah are proud of their music and wish to share it. By setting their pricing this low, The King Cheetah are rewarding old fans with this high-end package, whilst opening up access to their music for newcomers to explore. Affordable enough for fans to buy extra copies as gifts for the as-yet uninitiated …  who doesn’t love the gift of music?

More details on how & where to purchase the CD, to be announced soon.

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Sometimes the best musical finds are the serendipitous ones. Take The King Cheetah, for instance. My introduction to this band came after posting my review of Thee Gravemen. And I’m glad I was introduced.

The Museum of Tolerance (Clearcut Records, 2011) begins with the title track, which features guitar reminiscent of Clutchand the raw energy of Iggy and The Stooges. This song announces that this band doesn’t so much write songs as sonic kicks to your earhole.

And if you like that one, just wait until you hear “5th of 10″. It rocks just as hard. This four-song (one song is only 52 seconds) EP is real simple. (And let’s face it. The simple way is often the best.) It is three songs of hard-driving rock and roll that will make you want to pump your fist. It is very brief, but this is a good introduction to the band and a good first release for the album. If you have a playlist that you use when you work out, add this EP to it.

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The King Cheetah – ‘Museum Of Tolerance’ EP (Clearcut Records)
CD Reviews
Written by Dom Daley
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 05:00

Museum_of_Tolerance_King_CheetahBased in Los Angeles this East London three piece have managed to knockout this here E.P. and still keep us folks back home at the front of their minds.

Lead Track ‘Museum Of Tolerance rushes out of the speakers on a fuzzed out Hendrix fuelled flood of distorted guitar and jazzy backbeat and we’re immediately down to business. The opener sounds angry and certainly more than just a little peeved at something or other, and through the power of music the Kings manage to kick up a decent stink “I am a war maker” – indeed you are sirs.

Onto track number two and ’5th Of Ten’ ushers in another slab of frantic riffing and some scattergun grooves towards the chorus of sorts.  This is a pretty decent song that stutters and jars it’s way into your bonce. As to what the song is actually about I haven’t the faintest idea but fear not the overall picture is interesting and very, very listenable.

Sadly the same can’t be said of track three ’15.2.42′ as it’s a fleeting interlude of a soundscape clocking in at a mighty 52 seconds, although we are are soon back on track with the final track ‘Victoria In Reverse’ with it’s stumbling rhythm and brooding bass line coming on like a primetime Jane’s Addiction jam.  This is possibly the pick of the E.P. for me, and on the strength of the 3 full-length songs here The King Cheetahs are a band I’d definitely like to investigate further.

How about flying me over to Los Angeles for an interview exclusive then eh?

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THE KING CHEETAH – MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE EP
(Clearcut/Western Outpost)
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The King Cheetah, a rock ‘n’ roll trio from Los Angeles, puts out a four-song EP that explores a new sound. They create a wall of sound that flips between the raw power of rock ‘n’ roll and more melodic passages as the lead singer appropriately repeats in the title track “I am a war maker and a natural man”.

NG

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Today January 18 2012 – The King Cheetah are participating in the largest online protest ever undertaken. The protest against SOPA & PIPA.

More info here:

http://voteforthenet.com/

http://sopastrike.com/#how-to-strike

http://americancensorship.org/

“In 2012, I will only support candidates who stand for Internet freedom and who oppose the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. I will work against any candidate, of any party, who votes to censor and stifle the Internet.”

]]> http://thekingcheetah.com/2012/01/stop-internet-censorship/feed/ 0 The King Cheetah – Photos: London – December – 2011 http://thekingcheetah.com/2012/01/the-king-cheetah-photos-london-december-2011/ http://thekingcheetah.com/2012/01/the-king-cheetah-photos-london-december-2011/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:15:17 +0000 admin http://thekingcheetah.com/?p=580 Some photos of The King Cheetah, by SIN BOZKURT. Taken on a cold winter walk through Soho and Westminster.

Music: The King Cheetah – ‘English Electric Lightning’ (edit)

 

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Music: The King Cheetah – ‘English Electric Lightning’ (edit)

 

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The King Cheetah – tribute to Ronald Searle from Clearcut Records on Vimeo.

 

The King Cheetah – ’15.2.42′

Tribute to RONALD SEARLE (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011):
Best known for his St Trinians & Molesworth creations. Here are some of his earlier war sketches from his incarceration in Changi Prison Camp, Singapore.

Around 300 of these original sketches can be viewed at the Imperial War Museum, London. They are also available in Ronald Searle’s book ‘To the Kwai and Back: War Drawings 1939 – 1945‘

The King Cheetah instrumental track ’15.2.42′ references the date of the Fall of Singapore.

For more info: www.ronaldsearle.co.uk | www.thekingcheetah.com

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