Kid + Khan at B2's birthday

Kid
Kid Congo Powers is a guitarist from Chicago who gained fame for his work in musical bands such as: The Gun Club (which he founded with singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce), The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Congo Norvell. His unique playing style combines everything from no-wave blues and harsh noise to incredibly beautiful and airy pieces... An amazing voice and passionate singing style have brought Kid as much fame as his guitar playing technique. 'I train and learn as I go. My playing style is more about conveying emotions or creating a picture, rather than sticking to traditional rock style,' says Kid. In addition, Powers is a prolific poet and the author of many songs and poems. Kid has worked in the studio and toured with alternative music stars like Michael Gira, Diamanda Galas, Barry Adamson, Robin Gutherie of Cocteau Twins, Mark Eitzel, Foetus, Little Annie, Anita Lane, Die Haut, Botanica, and Knoxville Girls.

Khan
Can Oral, aka Khan, the son of a Finnish and a Turk, grew up as an outsider in unfriendly Germany. In 1982, he founded his first band Mut zum Schlag (Courage to the Beat), consisting of two drummers and himself as the vocalist, performing a strange mix of hip hop/no wave music. In the late 80s, Khan met the guys from the Cologne group Time Tunnel/Structure and started playing techno. In 1992, Khan moved to New York, where he lived with Jimmy Tenor and formed the group Public Extacy, which organized the first Illbient/Lalalandia parties in New York. From his dirty, cockroach-infested studio, he created a studio where he recorded hundreds of tracks, including the song 'I'm Coming Out Of Your Speakers,' which Junior Vasques from Sound Factory considers one of his favorites. In 1994, Khan opened his record store Temple Records in Manhattan, specializing in electronic music, and launched his own label El Turco Loco. In 1999, Matador released Khan's album '1-900-GET-KHAN,' which the artist himself calls an electro-porno-quasi-soundtrack; in early 2000, a compilation of the musician's best works, 'Passport,' was released, followed by the album 'No Comprendo' in early 2001, again on the Matador label. Khan currently lives between Berlin, New York, and Mexico, studying new languages, arts, and music, wanting to remain an 'outsider' until the concept becomes irrelevant. He has collaborated with musicians such as Julee Cruise, Francoise Cactus (Stereo Total), Hanin Elias (Atari Teenage Riot), Jon Spencer, Diamanda Galas, Air Liquide, Jimi Tenor, Thomas Brinkmann, and many others. In 2000, Khan, together with the artist known as Snax, founded the project Captain Comatose, whose album was released in May 2003 on Playhouse Records. To celebrate the release of the Captain Comatose album, they went on tour, which included a successful concert in Moscow.

Kid + Khan
Kid Congo Powers and Khan believe that disco is very sexual. This fact drives their live performances. The duo long tried to reconcile with the famous saying 'business before pleasure,' and eventually, renegade guitarist Kid Congo Powers and electro-techno monster Khan decided in favor of their own pleasures! Now it's clear why Khan's famous album 'No Comprendo' (Matador), released in May 2001, features his wife beating him to near death... Despite many musical collaborations of this kind often ending quickly, this crazy duo has no intention of falling apart. Moreover, they even moved to Mexico, where they obsessively program new rhythms for their songs. Khan, known for his countless electronic dance recordings, actively uses his unique voice, while Kid creates sounds with his guitar mimicking moans. The huge success of their European tour in support of the album 'No Comprendo' did not go to the heads of these quirky musicians, and they didn't even think about taking a creative break. On the contrary: Kid and Khan continue to write and release new songs and promote their own techno-garage-pop-rock in studios all over the world, and in August 2004, a new record 'Bad English' was released on the Berlin label Transsolar Records. And on December 9, the boys will perform at the 'B2' club for the club's birthday—what an event to look forward to!

Kid + Khan
Transsolar Rec. (Berlin / NY)
Only On the Club 'B2' Birthday
December 9, 2004
23:00