Years active 1981–1988 Active until 1988 Albums Konk Party | Website www.konknyc.com Members Richard Edson, Dana Vlcek | |
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Labels 99 Records, Dog Brothers Records, Celluloid Records, Rough Trade, 4th & B'way Records, Soul Jazz, Sleeping Bag Records, Unleashed Music Past members Perkin Barnes
Joe Gallant
Katie Taylor
Daniel Sadownick
Al Diaz
Heather Earnest
Tomás Doncker Origin New York City, New York, United States (1980) Genres No wave, Afro-punk, Electro, Funk Similar Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, ESG, Theoretical Girls, James Chance and the C | ||
Formed in 1980 in New York City, KONK was a band that emerged during a period marked by the post-punk/new wave and disco scenes which were prevalent at the time. KONK won the attention of both scenes by playing a hybrid of the two musical styles which involved the blending of a new wave attitude with the carefree nature of disco's dance crowd. KONK's musical influences ranged from Afrobeat, jazz, and funk to hip hop. Given these influence KONK's style is noted as being highly percussive, and containing simple, yet strong, backing bass lines. As part of New York’s post-punk dance scene they regularly played alongside groups such as Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, ESG, The Peech Boys and The Lounge Lizards. They have been featured in a recent book by David Byrne and others on the New York post-punk scene.
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Members
KONK was formed by avant-garde jazz personality Dana Vlcek and had among its many members: Richard Edson, who also played drums on the first Sonic Youth record and has had acting roles in such films as Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise; Angel Quinones on congas, who later played for Jimmy Buffett; another member was Shannon Dawson (trumpet), who also was an early associate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in the band Gray, and the SAMO graffiti, and who did some of the band's promo poster art work. He is the uncle of actress Rosario Dawson. Geordie Gillespie plays drums and percussion, co produced the songs, and is the band archivist. After twenty years as a major label executive, he founded the marketing and management company, Unleashed Music. The band was managed by Ken Sitz, now creative director of Conelrad.
Discography
Sample Uses
Billboard Charts
Film Placements
Songs
Baby DeeYo! · 1983
Love AttackBright Lights - Big City · 1988
Uptown BreakdownKonk Party · 1982