If Mr. Whippy Had Wings

Imagine eating an ice-cream in the middle of winter and getting a horrendously chilling head rush, now listen to King King Ding Dong. Thanks to 20 Jazz Funk Greats for the heads up on this one, your blog rules.

From Philadelphia, King Kong Ding Dong is a psychedelic band making pasteurised jams from coloured paint and rabid cartoon stencils, blending Health, Ponytail, High Places and Pocahaunted through a chipper and firing out hieroglyphic noise. Their music is smooth and ferocious, layered and curious like a wandering dog and is at times a mangled mess of degenerate electronic sounds. It’s progressive and forward thinking and is an exciting addition to the world of psychedelic indie music.

King Kong Ding Dong has just released their first full-length album and it deserves your attention. Titled Youth Culture Index, it can be downloaded for free from the band’s website or you can buy a hard copy of the album with a hand silkscreened cover for just $7US. They also released an EP in 2006 titled KKDD which can similarly be downloaded for free. Also on the website are links to download some rare Hearthrob and A Sunny Day In Glasgow tracks. Ben Daniels (ASDIG) and Leroy Corduroy (KKDD) used to play as Hearthrob before forming their current bands and Daniels was originally (and still occasionally is) a member of King Kong Ding Dong.

King Kong Ding Dong- Crisis Cycle: MP3

King Kong Ding Dong- A Violent Light: MP3

King Kong Ding Dong- Myspace

 

Posted by Nick Fulton under Philadelphia, U.S.A
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