Artist description Power blues meets white trash rock'n'roll!

Music Style Alt Rock, Punk, Blues & Psychedelia

Similar Artists Urge Overkill, Deftones, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Artist History 'This is a monster!' These were the words of one listener after the music of KLÄGG had roared through his living room for the first time. And indeed he was right! Comprising members of various Vancouver musical outfits, KLÄGG was born in a laboratory in South Burnaby, British Columbia. Limbs and organs of a range of musical styles including punk, hard rock, psychedelia and blues were stitched together in a basement at the end of a quiet street. The result was a rough rock n roll beast, a musical Frankenstein's monster built from throbbing bass lines, crunching riffs, anthemic choruses, brooding melodies, and whatever else was in the room at the time. KLÄGG's first album, 'Umlauts and Ottomen', was released in late 1999 after over a year's worth of steady jamming, writing and recording. The album spawned the underground hit 'Skytrain Surfin' and the band found itself with an unexpected cult following. The monster was out of the basement. In the summer of 2000, KLÄGG made it's first live appearance, storming the stage at Vancouver's Cottage Bistro to surprise a packed room of sundry onlookers. Local uber-bassist Smash was added to the live lineup, leaving KLÄGG's regular bassman, JR Muc, free to seize the mic and roam the crowd. The band had climbed from the basement to the stage, laying down the prototype for a crazy but commanding old school rawk show. Pressed for more by its core of disciples, KLÄGG returned to its basement laboratory and began jamming up the raw materials for a second release. The band recorded 'This is KLÄGG' in the first half of 2001, and launched the album in August with a show at Vancouver’s DV8. KLÄGG prowled the stylish nightspot like the Bride of Frankenstein on a Paris catwalk. The response to the new record has furthered the band's anti-hero status. 'It's one of the best albums of the year!', declared Shockk, guitarist for jazzrock gurus Roadbed and a lynchpin of the local music scene. And so the monster grows. Unsure of what they've created, the three mad scientists of KLÄGG - The Mule, JR Muc and Alec Macaulay - are following their brainchild as it makes its way into the world. Become a mad scientist yourself, make yourself part of the ever evolving KLÄGG saga. Is the world ready for KLÄGG? Indeed, is KLÄGG ready for the world?

Group Members JR Muc: vocals & bass - Alec Macaulay: vocals & guitar - The Mule: vocals & drums

Instruments drums, bass, guitar and vocals

Location Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada

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