A.R. Kane (or A R Kane or A.R.Kane) were a British dream pop band. Their name derived from the "A" in Alex (Ayuli) and the "R" in Rudi (Tambala), the band's core multi-instrumentalist duo. The duo hailed from the East side of London. Often surrealist and usually danceable, due to its strong dub influence, the band's music is seen as a seminal influence on genres such as dream pop, trip hop, acid house, and post-rock. Their lyrics frequently dealt with such topics as water/oceans, love, colors, childhood, and dreams. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s, when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions, Dead Can Dance, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began fusing post-punk experiments with bittersweet pop... Alternative dance (known primarily as indie dance in the United Kingdom) is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of dance-pop (or other forms of electronic dance music such as house or techno) and alternative rock genres such as indie pop. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... This article is about the record label 4AD. For the year, see 4. ... One Little Indian Records is a record label set up by Derek Birkett (former bass player of Flux Of Pink Indians) and Sue Birkett in 1985, along with Tim Kelly (formar guitar player of Flux Of Pink Indians). ... Luaka Bop is the world music label established by David Byrne, former guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock/new wave band Talking Heads. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s, when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions, Dead Can Dance, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began fusing post-punk experiments with bittersweet pop... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Dub. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s, when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions, Dead Can Dance, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began fusing post-punk experiments with bittersweet pop... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... For the 1994 novel by Irvine Welsh, see The Acid House. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ...

Alex was formerly an advertising copywriter, one of the very few black creatives working in the London ad business (1983-1990). He started his ad career at JWT before moving on to TBWA where he was associated with the creation of two pan-European Lego tv commercials. The director of one of these commercials, Matt Forrest, invited Alex and his art director team mate to write a music video for Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy's track "Unkiss that Kiss". The music video was filmed inside and outside the historic L'Escargot restaurant in London's Soho.

History

They began by releasing two 12" singles, each on a trend-setting U.K. indie label (One Little Indian and 4AD). They also were part of a surprise world-wide number one chart hit as the "A/R" in the collective M/A/R/R/S's "Pump Up the Volume" (along with 4AD label-mates Colourbox. One Little Indian Records is a record label set up by Derek Birkett (former bass player of Flux Of Pink Indians) and Sue Birkett in 1985, along with Tim Kelly (formar guitar player of Flux Of Pink Indians). ... This article is about the record label 4AD. For the year, see 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “MARRS” redirects here. ... Colourbox were an English electronic outfit on the 4AD Records record label in the 1980s. ...

They then released a string of singles and two ground-breaking albums on Rough Trade Records. These albums were 1988's sixty-nine and 1989's "i". Critics found both albums difficult to define, genre-wise. sixty-nine was more consciously rock-based, and its sound could be likened to the nascent shoegaze movement; "i" was more slick/poppy, covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). "i" also spawned what is arguably A.R. Kane's best-known song, "A Love From Outer Space". Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim, particularly in UK magazine Melody Maker, where they were championed in particular by critic Simon Reynolds. The 6-track rem"i"xes EP featured remixes of songs from the "i" LP, done by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and by A R Kane themselves. Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... Shoegazing is a style of music that emerged in Britain in the late 1980s. ... This article is about the music newspaper. ... Simon Reynolds (born 1963 in London), is an influential British music critic who is well-known for his writings on electronic dance music and for coining the term post-rock. ... Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Falkirk, Scotland) is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Twins. ... Cocteau Twins were a Scottish alternative rock band active from 1982 to 1997. ...

Rough Trade went bankrupt in 1991, hindering the band's momentum and leaving them label-less. In 1992, David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop, released a 15-song U.S. retrospective of the band's work, entitled Americana. This is considered the band's first official U.S. release. David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. ... Luaka Bop is the world music label established by David Byrne, former guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock/new wave band Talking Heads. ...

After an early-'90s hiatus, follow-up album New Clear Child (1994) was not received as well. The reasons were the seeming lack of a coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely re-hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier two albums.

Post-breakup; Reissues

Tambala then made ambient- and dub-based music under the alias Sufi, releasing the 1995 album Life's Rising on Caroline Records. Ayuli put out releases under the name Alex!. Tambala is currently working for Ministry of Sound as head of IT, and has previously worked for Virgin Digital, albeit in non-musical related roles. Since the dissolution of A.R. Kane, Ayuli was (and possibly still is) known to be a museum curator in the U.S. A R Kane's first two albums were reissued in the U.S. by One Little Indian in 2004; New Clear Child was reissued by 3rd Stone in 2000. 1990s artists who have cited A.R. Kane as an influence include Long Fin Killie, Slowdive, Dubstar, The Veldt, Apollo Heights and Seefeel. Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... There existed at least two record labels named Caroline Records, one in the UK and one in the US. // Caroline Records (UK) Caroline Records was a subsidiary of Richard Bransons Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. ... Long Fin Killie was a Scottish band. ... Slowdive // Slowdive were a shoegazing band formed in 1989, lasting until 1995. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Veldt is a short story by Ray Bradbury. ... Seefeel are a British music group. ...

Ayuli recently has recorded vocals with the Mexican record label Static Discos artist Fax on the album "Primario". He appears on two tracks, "Soulsong" and "Passage".

Personnel

• Alex Ayuli
• Rudi Tambala

Discography

Albums

• sixty-nine CD/LP - Rough Trade, Rough 119 (Reissued on One Little Indian, 2004)
• "i" CD/LP - 1989 - Rough Trade, Rough 139 (Reissued on One Little Indian, 2004)
• New Clear Child CD/LP - 1994, Luaka Bop (Reissued on 3rd Stone, 2000)

EPs, Singles

• When You're Sad 12" - 1986, One Little Indian, 12 TP 2
• Lollita 12" - 1987, 4AD, BAD 704
• Up Home! 12" - 1988, Rough Trade, RTT 201
• Listen Up! 12" - 1988, Rough Trade, 229
• Love-Sick 12" - 1988, Rough Trade, 231
• Pop CD/12" - 1989, Rough Trade, RT 239
• rem"i"xes CD/12" - 1990, Rough Trade Deutschland, RTD 171 (Germany/ U.K.)
• A Love From Outer Space CD/12" - 1992, Luaka Bop/ Sire

Compilation

• Americana CD/LP - 1992, Luaka Bop/ Sire

Song samples

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References

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External links

• Myspace site
• All Music Guide entry
• Trouser Press entry
• Whatever Happened To... A R Kane (from January 1999 issue of Q magazine)