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NIM VIND Origin Your 3rd Eye and Vancouver, Canada Labels FiendForce
Silverdust
BEEF
Nv MusicWebsite nimvind.com Members Nim Vind–Vocals and Guitars
Anthony Kilz–Drums and Vocals
Other Members
Rob Kirkham–Bass and Guitar
Howie Wowie–Bass
Ian Josephson–Bass
Joseph Blood–Bass and GuitarNim Vind is a solo musician/artist. He describes his sound as "Music for Outsiders".[1] He has no specific genre but his music is sometimes referred to as Horrorpunk.[2] His influences range from The Misfits, Bowie, and The Doors, to Ennio Morricone and Bruce Springsteen, to Deadmau5 and Elvis, to The Beach Boys and Nirvana and even Megadeth and Metallica.[3][4] He is sometimes compared to Social Distortion and Volbeat.[5][6] He has released two albums, The Fashion of Fear (2005) on Fiendforce Records and Nv Music and The Stillness Illness (2009) on Silverdust Records and BEEF Records Inc/Nv Music.
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History
Chris Kirkham aka Nim Vind started his first band called Mr.Underhill. The idea for the sound of the band was to mix the art of Bauhaus with the hooky attack of the Misfits/Bowie. It featured Nim Vind and two other players but Nim's brothers Robbie and Anthony would both eventually join. There are 2 Mr.Underhill EPs that were recorded. The first was"Vamp" leaning towards a Bauhaus sound, the second is "Phantasm Drive-In" leaning more in a Misfits/Bowie direction. A 3rd album of lost material was recorded as well but never released to the public. All EP's were only sold at live shows and very select stores. Mr.Underhill gained a stronge cult following thanks largely to word of mouth and websites like the original Mp3.com in which they were a prominently featured band.[7] The brothers were represented by Entertainment Lawyer Jonathan Simkin and were especially known for their eccentric outfits featuring giant black hair, long black coats and smeared black make-up, as well as their underground hit "Phantasm Drive-In".[8] Mr.Underhill ended and two bands were formed being Nim Vind(Chris's band) and The Vincent Black Shadow (Rob). Rob's band The Vincent Black Shadow incorporated the brothers and enjoyed success at major American radio with the single "Metro".[9] TVBS, as it is referred to by fans,[citation needed] was managed by Jonny Z who signed Metallica, and completed a number of tours, such as "The Vans Warped Tour", Joan Jett, as well as playing live on Much Music, FUSE TV USA and others.[10] Nim Vind recorded his first album The Fashion of Fear and signed with Germany's Fiendforce Records to release the album and tour in Europe. He has gone on to share stages with Tiger Army, Balzac, The Misfits, Filter, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, Michale Graves, Demented Are Go, New Model Army, Todd Kerns from Slash and others.[11]
Discography
Nim Vind discography Releases ↙Studio albums 2 ↙Singles 2 Studio albums
Year Album details 2005 The Fashion of Fear - Released: Summer 2005 and 2008 on I-tunes
- Label: FiendForce Records and Nv Music
2009 The Stillness Illness - Released: June 2009
- Label: Silverdust Records and Nv Music
Singles
Year Single 2009 "Killing Saturday Night Single" 2010 "Astronomicon" Videos
Nim Vind has two Official Videos and many fan-made ones. The two official videos are "Killing Saturday Night", shot by Thomas Buchan and "The 21 Century" filmed live at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany.[citation needed] There is a video for "In the Night" that is also considered an official video.[citation needed] It was shot live at the Royal Hotel in Vancouver at a Mr.Underhill show.[citation needed]
Nim Vind shot 3 live acoustic songs for a Halloween on-line special in 2009. The 3 songs were "Jackknife", "The Radio Active Man", and "Killing Saturday Night".[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Nim Vind Interview". MusicReview. 2009-12-08. http://www.musicreview.co.za/2009/12/08/nim-vind-interview/. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Nim Vind - The Stillness Illness". ThePunkSite.com. http://thepunksite.com/reviews.php?page=album/e_n/nimvind_stillnessillness. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "NIM VIND at Vampirefreaks.com [ other music profile ]". Vampirefreaks.com. http://vampirefreaks.com/nimvind. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Interview: Nim Vind". HorrorNews.net. http://horrornews.net/16275/interview-nim-vind/. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "NIM VIND | THE STILLNESS ILLNESS". Emp-online.co.uk. http://www.emp-online.co.uk/bin/shop.php?prog=shop&funktion=PRODUCTINFO&article=439180. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "The Ultimate Punk Music Store". Interpunk.com. 2009-06-19. http://www.interpunk.com/band.cfm?BandID=990818&. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ http://drcyclopsrecords.net/worldhorrornetwork/whn/?p=485
- ^ http://www.thenervemagazine.com/pdf/2002/TheNerve_September_2002.pdf
- ^ "The Vincent Black Shadow Share Fears with the World". 1800-sports.com. http://www.1800-sports.com/vincent-black-shadow.shtml. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "VFest ’07 – The Vincent Black Shadow | MuchMusic.com | Blog". Blog.muchmusic.com. 2007-09-08. http://blog.muchmusic.com/vfest-07-the-vincent-black-shadow/. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ bravewords.com. "> News > TODD KERNS - First Solo Show In Five Years". Bravewords.com. http://www.bravewords.com/news/165912. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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- Musical groups from Vancouver
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