King Electric

King Electric is Chris Isepp and Peter Hartwig. They took their first musical attempts at the end of 1980s / beginning 1990s and first met each other at the upcoming and flourishing Viennese techno scene back in '92. While Hartwig was touring with the well known noise-pop band the Basket Boys, Isepp made first attentions as Electro DJ & Producer.

Contents

• King electric commit yourself official video clip
• Albums
• Singles
• Videoclips
• Songs
• References

Due to the new influences the Basket Boys soon split and Hartwig founded BASK with his old band mate Manny Montana; which within a few years opened the way from an Underground live act to an official recording contract. At least since the albums Dark Monkey Moods (1997) and World Slow Down (1999), the band finally is counted as pioneers of the Vienna Downtempo School. At the same time, Isepp stopped his own musical career and started as editor the "trailblazing graphic arts / technology magazine" (MTV, 1994) ENVELOPE. The magazine reached, especially in Germany and Japan, cult status and still is regarded as the first German-language print media, which united electronic music, graphic design and multimedia with each other.

In mid-2000, after several studio sessions together, the pair decided to join forces and found Sultans of Swing. The first single, "Summerbreeze," was successful, receiving reviews in the press (UK, Germany, Japan), one reviewer remarking about the "charming 1970s MFSB Phillysound." The single was followed by further releases on the band's own label, Top10 Records. However, the associated album was never released.

2009: release of the first King Electric single Da King. The Radio Mix was also available on the FM4 Sound Selection 20 (feat. MGMT, Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, etc.) and reached Nr. 5 at the official Austrian Compilation Charts and Nr. 29 at Austrian Indie Charts. The official video clip with the two clowns was even presented as part of the Diagonale 2010 (Festival of Austrian Film).

2011: release of the second single Commit Yourself (peaked Nr. 12 at Austrian Indie Charts). Commit Yourself and Da King are the first two releases of the upcoming album King Electric (release date: October 2011)