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We are delighted to announce the release of our third album.


‘The Effervescent Travellers’ will be released digitally on all download/streaming platforms on 14th August.


The track list is as follows

1.) High Rise

2.) Extreme Push Cycle Race

3.) Sur La Dordogne

4.) The Almighty Faff

5.) Mont Blanc

6.) Fred’s Motorhome Extravaganza

7.) Kinky Joe’s Steamboat trip down the River Taff

As can be suggested from the titles, the theme of the album is all about travel in the most vibrant and enthusiastic sense of the word, either inspired from experiences we’ve had or silly scenarios we came up with in our heads!


We look forward to sharing the full album with you.
Additionally, we have a live set all ready to go as soon as shows are allowed to start happening again. Once we are on the road we will also be announcing the release of the physical version of the album.


In the meantime, you can expect to see livestream performances of the new songs after they are released.

Peace!

KW

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We are delighted to share our new single with you.

Extreme Push Cycle Race

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6znIbs8AqStiMMzqFzU604…

Apple Music link: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1519575933

This is definitely one of the silliest and most ridiculous tracks we have done. It was so much fun to put together!

Here are the people involved in the making of this song.

Ryan – Guitars and Brass Arrangement

Miffy – Bass Guitar

Jiffy – Drums

Aled Peter Lloyd – Cameo appearance on the shaker! 😁

Andrew Bishop – Recording and Mixing engineer

AC Brass

Samuel Robertson – Tenor Saxophone
Russel Evans – Trombone
Laurence Collier – Trumpet

Steffan Pringle – Producer/Engineer/Mixer – Mastering

Dale Johnson – Artwork

We look forward to sharing news of the full album release soon.

KW

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We are delighted to announce the release of ‘High Rise’, the single from our upcoming 2020 album.

Below are links to the music on Spotify and Apple. (The single is also available on all other streaming services)

Spotify

Apple

http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1505748377

Below is a video of the three of us playing through the new track in different locations.

Here is a little information from Ryan about the song

‘High Rise came from a guitar riff I had when I was something like 14 years old. It’s taken about 13 years for me to do something with it and being surrounded by massive skyscrapers in Dubai gave me the inspiration for the title and to finish writing the song. In essence, I wanted the technical scope of what we are doing musically to be reminiscent of some of the amazing post-modern architecture that is appearing in cities, it was great fun putting this together and I cannot wait to do it live when we are able to play live again!’

Here are the credits for ‘High Rise’

Ryan Elliott – Guitars, Moog

Jonathan Griffiths – Drums

Mathew Griffiths – Bass Guitar

Recording and Mixing Engineer – Andrew Bishop

Mastering Engineer – Steffan Pringle

Artwork – Dale Johnson

We look forward to sharing the rest of the album with you.

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*New Show Alert!

We are pleased to announce that we will be playing in Taunton in The Egg Basket on Friday 24th March 2023.

We will be playing a set comprising of our last two albums, some drum and bass fun from the brothers as well as covers of iconic instrumental tracks from Rush, Jeff Beck and more.

We look forward to bringing our show to Somerset.

You can get your tickets via this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/573920/

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Our first ever live album is out.

This show was recorded in Cardiff back in September 2021. It was the first show we had done since the Pandemic.

I am delighted to have a record that showcases what we do live and captures our tracks in this format. There’s a frenetic energy to our live performance which was really fun to work with when mixing it!

A big thank you to Andrew Bishop, who captured the recordings, Steffan Pringle for mastering the record, Dale Johnson for the unique artwork and Adam Prosser for the photos.

I hope you enjoy the record and here are the links:

Physical copies available over at: https://kinkywizzards.bandcamp.com/…/quirky-musings-the…

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/6VKTJpA07j8TXQEDDVUsH5…

Apple Music link:

https://music.apple.com/…/quirky-musings-the…/1656310261

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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

We were grateful to back out playing shows regularly this year. Every time we have gone out play, it has been a blast and we are looking forward to more live shows again in 2023.

From September onwards, we have been focused on writing new material and this will be a continuous development in the new year.

In the meantime, here are 3 events to kick start 2023 for the Kinkies!

1.) Our Live Album comes out on 6th January. You can pre-order a copy via this link https://kinkywizzards.bandcamp.com/album/quirky-musings-the-effervescent-travellers-live
Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered a copy thus far. We are sending them out as of tomorrow.

2.) We are hosting a live show at FUEL ROCK CLUB on 14th January with special guests Adam ‘Longbody’ Jenkins and Ophelia’s Beard. You can grab your tickets via this link: https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/kinky-wizzards-plus-guests-fuel-rock-club-tickets/12620045

3.) We are also playing The Fleece Bristol in Bristol on Thursday 26th January. You can get your tickets via this link:
https://thefleece.co.uk/whats-on/local/the-publicans-support/

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year and wishing everyone the best for the new year!

KW

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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

We were grateful to back out playing shows regularly this year. Every time we have gone out play, it has been a blast and we are looking forward to more live shows again in 2023.

From September onwards, we have been focused on writing new material and this will be a continuous development in the new year.

In the meantime, here are 3 events to kick start 2023 for the Kinkies!

1.) Our Live Album comes out on 6th January. You can pre-order a copy via this link https://kinkywizzards.bandcamp.com/…/quirky-musings-the…

Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered a copy thus far. We are sending them out as of tomorrow.

2.) We are hosting a live show at FUEL ROCK CLUB on 14th January with special guests Adam ‘Longbody’ Jenkins and Ophelia’s Beard. You can grab your tickets via this link: https://www.ticketweb.uk/…/kinky-wizzards-plus…/12620045

3.) We are also playing The Fleece Bristol in Bristol on Thursday 26th January. You can get your tickets via this link:

https://thefleece.co.uk/what…/local/the-publicans-support/

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year and wishing everyone the best for the new year!

KW

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We are delighted to announce our very first live album.

Quirky Musings & The Effervescent Travellers Live will be released both physically and digitally on 6th January 2023.

This was captured all at the same show live at Clwb Ifor Bach in our hometown Cardiff on 10th September 2021. It was our first show after the Pandemic and we still remember the joy and adrenaline we felt playing this show and are so grateful to @Andrew Bishop – Sound Engineer who captured the performance.

We are also pleased to be announcing this record to showcase what we do live to our listeners around the world.

We look forward to sharing this live record with you all.

Ryan, Miff and Jiff.

KW

Mixed and edited by Riffy

Mastered by Steffan Pringle

Album artwork by Dale Johnson

Photography by Adam Prosser

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We are delighted to announce that we will be kicking off 2023 with a hometown show!

On Saturday 14th January 2023, we will be playing at FUEL ROCK CLUB, Cardiff. Joining us will be special guests Adam ‘Longbody’ Jenkins and Ophelia’s Beard.

Tickets are available via the following link: https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/kinky-wizzards-plus-guests-fuel-rock-club-tickets/12620045?pl=frc

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This is something we’ve been very much looking forward to sharing with you.

Andrew Bishop decided to record our live performance at Clwb Ifor Bach and I currently mixing the whole show to release as a live album.

Here is a single release for now of ‘Caffeine Overdose’.

We are also playing Clwb again later this month. You can grab your tickets via this link – KW at Clwb 29-04-22

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?

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Here is a list of our upcoming shows. We are really looking forward to playing live again!

Friday 29th April 2022 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm

Link to tickets: https://www.ticketweb.uk/…/kinky-wizards…/11813555…

Thursday 5th May 2022 – Hangar 18 Music Venue Supporting Keepers Brew 8pm

Link to tickets: https://ticket247.co.uk/Event/84060…

Friday 3rd June 2022 – The Black Heart, London 7pm

Link to tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/…/the-black-heart/2313121

For booking enquiries, here is our email address: kinkywizzards@gmail.com

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Time to reflect on 2021.

It was no doubt a stuttered year for so many artists. Lock down was very much in place for the majority of the year but despite all of that we are grateful for the opportunities we had to get some things done.

One of the biggest highlights for us as a band was our livestream performance. It was a joy to share a live performance in the midst of lockdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyzOpC3wGr0&t=2120s

Then we took that show live to an audience in our hometown in Cardiff and I think it is the best we have ever played. The relief to play in front of an audience again was huge and the entire night was an exhilarating experience that we can’t wait to do again! Despite living in a digital age, nothing can replace the quality of being in a live performance space with an audience.

We recorded the audio from the desk and will be putting a selection of the tracks on our soundcloud soon.

The plan going forward. We have a full set ready to go and ready to take it out, live shows tbc. We are also writing loads of new material and planning another live video as well, so plenty of things are in place for us as a band in 2022. Unfortunately, the virus is running amok again and disrupting Christmas for many. Our thoughts to anyone reading this who has been affected.

We wish everyone health and peace of mind going forward. Nadolig Llawen.

Ryan, Miff and Jiff.

KW