The KVB


The KVB is a British audio-visual duo formed in London in 2010 by Nicholas Wood and Kat Day. Their sound has been described as a combination of electronic, psychedelic, post-punk and shoegaze. The visual element is created by Kat Day, who studied fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Biography

Starting in 2010 as the solo recording project of the then Southampton-based musician Nicholas Wood, The KVB released a number of demos online and limited edition cassettes, before gaining the attention of the techno label Downwards for the release of the EP Into The Night in June 2011.
Wood was joined by Kat Day on synthesizers and visuals in late 2011 while she was studying fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London, They played their first live concert together in London at The Shacklewell Arms in December that year. Their first full-length album, Always Then, was released in February 2012 by Clan Destine Records, coinciding with their first European tour, as well as support dates in the UK with The Soft Moon, Singapore Sling and Tamaryn.
Two more albums, Immaterial Visions and Minus One were released the following year. Immaterial Visions was released on the New York label Cititrax, a sublabel of Veronica Vasicka's cult electronic label Minimal Wave, and Minus One on Brian Jonestown Massacre mastermind Anton Newcombe's label, A Records. To coincide with the A Records release, The KVB supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their Australian tour that year. In 2013, The KVB supported Loop on their UK reunion tour and played at the Loop-curated ATP Festival at Camber Sands.
The duo recorded their next release, the EP Out Of Body, at the Berlin studio of Anton Newcombe. Live drums on this EP were played by Joe Dilworth, formerly of Stereolab.
In 2015, the band signed to Geoff Barrow of Portishead's label, Invada Records for the release of the experimental, instrumental album Mirror Being. That year, The KVB performed at the Primavera Sound festivals in Barcelona and Porto.
The KVB recorded their next album, Of Desire at the Bristol studio of Geoff Barrow. In support of the album, The KVB embarked on headline tours of Europe, Asia, Latin America and South Africa.
In 2017, The KVB released the EP Fixation / White Walls.

Discography

Studio albums