Birth name Archy Ivan Marshall Years active 2010–present | Name King Krule Education BRIT School | |
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Also known as Zoo Kid, DJ JD Sports, Edgar The Beatmaker, Lankslacks, Archy Marshall Born 24 August 1994 (age 30) ( 1994-08-24 ) Origin England, United Kingdom Role Singer-songwriter · kingkrule.co.uk Albums 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, A New Place 2 Drown, King Krule Profiles | ||
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Archy Ivan Marshall (born 24 August 1994), also known by his stage name King Krule, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and musician. After a hectic and troubled childhood, he began recording music in 2010 under the moniker Zoo Kid. The following year he adopted his present name. He has released several EPs, and his debut full-length album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, came out in 2013 to positive reviews. His music blends elements of punk jazz with hip hop, darkwave and trip hop, and as such is difficult to classify.
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- King krule octopus official video
- King krule rock bottom official video
- Life and career
- Musical style and influences
- EPs
- Other
- References
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Life and career
Marshall studied at Forest Hill School and then at the Brit School alongside long-time collaborator Jamie Isaac between 2008 and 2011, during which time he released two singles as "Zoo Kid". He created a genre of music called "Bluewave" and its form was realised in the mixtape entitled "U.F.O.W.A.V.E". In July 2011, Archy began playing under a new moniker, King Krule, at a festival in Hyères, France. Later that year he released his eponymous debut EP. His stage name is inspired by the film King Creole and not King K. Rool, the character from the Donkey Kong video game series.
On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that he had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll.
King Krule released his debut album 6 Feet Beneath the Moon on 24 August 2013. More than half of the tracks were already released on his precedent EPs. This brought him to prominence especially in the USA with performances on Conan and the Late Show with David Letterman. In October of the same year he embarked on a European tour, which was the last time he has appeared in the UK on tour to date. Following the success of this tour he then moved on to a tour of North America.
On 8 January 2014 he released a video for A Lizard State which gained over 800,000 views on YouTube. After a short break he went on to tour Europe once again, inexplicably missing out on his homeland of the United Kingdom, which was his most recent public performance.
In February 2014, King Krule appeared on the cover of The Fader in its 90th issue.
In December 2015, Marshall released his second album A New Place 2 Drown, this time under his birth name.
In August 2017, Marshall released a new song entitled "Czech One". It was a King Krule release; the first since the release of his debut album in 2013.
Musical style and influences
Many reviewers and journalists have noted King Krule's unusual transcendence and appropriation of disparate genres. His music has been described mainly with jazz derivatives such as punk jazz and jazz fusion, but also as darkwave, post-punk, and hip hop. Writers have also noted elements of trip hop, jazz rap, and dub in individual songs of his. Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic states that his songs are mainly in the form of ballads with major seventh chords, but by contrast there is also a "grittiness" to Archy's voice and persona, portraying him as "the type of kid who would be quick to throw a punch without asking questions."
His music has been likened to Morrissey and Edwyn Collins. He is inspired by disparate influences such as Gene Vincent, Fela Kuti, J Dilla, Billy Bragg and The Penguin Cafe Orchestra.