# Capitol K > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Capitol_K > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Capitol_K.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_K > Source revision: 1344777955 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the baseball player, see [Kristian Robinson (baseball)](/source/Kristian_Robinson_(baseball)). This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Capitol K" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Brirish musician Capitol K Genres Folktronica, Indie-Pop, Experimental Instruments Guitar, Keyboard, Electronic Effects, Laptop Label Faith and Industry Website Official website Musical artist **Kristian Craig Robinson**, known professionally as **Capitol K**, is a Malta-born musician, producer, and recording engineer based in London. He is a prominent figure in the [folktronica](/source/Folktronica) scene, having released music through labels such as [Planet Mu](/source/Planet_Mu) and [XL Recordings](/source/XL_Recordings).[1] Robinson is the founder of the **Faith and Industry** record label and runs the Total Refreshment Centre recording studio. His recording and production credits include notable artists such as [The Comet Is Coming](/source/The_Comet_Is_Coming), [Alabaster DePlume](/source/Alabaster_DePlume), [Thurston Moore](/source/Thurston_Moore) and Dry Cleaning. [2] His work often blends [field recordings](/source/Field_recordings) with electronic and indie-pop elements.[3] He was born in [Malta](/source/Malta) and raised in [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [Brunei](/source/Brunei) and [England](/source/England), and now based in [London](/source/London). Capitol K first came to prominence from the single "Pillow" which peaked in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) at number 99 on 9 March 2002.[4] His early releases combined, found sound, [lo-fi](/source/Lo-fi_music) aside [hi-fi](/source/Hi-fi) production, [electronica](/source/Electronica) and [Indie-pop](/source/Indie_pop) that went someway to establishing the [folktronica](/source/Folktronica) genre along with fellow artists, [Leafcutter John](/source/Leafcutter_John), [Four Tet](/source/Four_Tet) and [Tunng](/source/Tunng). Robinson was first signed to the record label [Planet Mu](/source/Planet_Mu) (1999) who released the debut album *[Sounds Of The Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sounds_Of_The_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1)*, and then to [XL Recordings](/source/XL_Recordings) (2002) who released the album *[Island Row](/source/Island_Row)* before he created the Faith and Industry label (2004) which has released recent Capitol K material as well as artists, John Johanna, Mermaid Chunky, Blue House, and [Super Best Friends Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Super_Best_Friends_Club&action=edit&redlink=1). Capitol K currently runs the recording studio Total Refreshment Studio part of the Total Refreshment Centre. Capitol K's work as a producer and recording engineer notably includes, [the Mercury award](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mercury_Award&action=edit&redlink=1) nominated [The Comet Is Coming](/source/The_Comet_Is_Coming), [Rozi Plain](/source/Rozi_Plain)'s album *Friend*, [Ibibio Sound Machine](/source/Ibibio_Sound_Machine)'s second album *[Uyai](/source/Uyai)*, Flamingods' *Majesty*, and [Patrick Wolf](/source/Patrick_Wolf)'s first album entitled *[Lycanthropy](/source/Lycanthropy)*. [Serafina Steer](/source/Serafina_Steer), Bas Jan and [Bradford Cox](/source/Bradford_Cox) of the bands [Deerhunter](/source/Deerhunter) and [Atlas Sound](/source/Atlas_Sound). He was a member of the Brazilian artist singer [Cibelle](/source/Cibelle)'s band. And a member of [Du Blonde](/source/Beth_Jeans_Houghton)'s band for her [Welcome back to Milk](/source/Welcome_Back_to_Milk) tour. The period 2009 to 2015 Capitol K played synth and bass with the [Archie Bronson Outfit](/source/Archie_Bronson_Outfit). He also performed on and co-produced their 2014 album *[Wild Crush](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_Crush&action=edit&redlink=1)*. in 2005 Capitol K release the album *Nomad Junk*, composed from field recordings made in [Hong Kong city](/source/Hong_Kong%2C_city), [Taipei](/source/Taipei) and [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). In 2012, Capitol K released the album *Andean Dub.*[5] The album combined the sounds of Peruvian *[huayno](/source/Huayno)* music and more broadly Latin American [cumbia](/source/Cumbia) with electronic sounds.[6] In 2015 Capitol K programmed, produced and co wrote the debut Loose Meat album. In 2018, Capitol K released the album *Goatherder*. On Nov 14th 2025, Capitol K released his milestone 10th album, *Artichoke*. ## Discography ### Albums Release date Title Label 1999 Sounds Of The Empire Planet Mu 2000 Island Row Planet Mu 2002 Island Row XL Recordings 2004 Happy Happy Faith and Industry 2005 Nomad Junk Faith and Industry 2008 Notes From Life on The Wire With a Wrecking Ball Faith and Industry 2012 Andean Dub Faith and Industry 2018 Goatherder Faith and Industry ### Singles/EPs Release date Title Label 1999 Capitol K EP Elf Cut 1999 Roadeater EP Planet Mu 2002 Pillow XL Recordings 2008 Libertania/Go Go Go Faith & Industry ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-PlanetMuBio_1-0)** ["Capitol K - Artist Profile"](https://planet.mu/artists/capitol-k/). Planet Mu Records. Retrieved 10 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-TotalRefreshment_2-0)** ["Total Refreshment Centre: The London studio at the heart of a new jazz scene"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2XpY6pX0S0f5Q0H1W0j0B0G/total-refreshment-centre). BBC Music. Retrieved 10 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bandcamp_3-0)** ["Capitol K - Andean Dub"](https://capitolk.bandcamp.com/album/andean-dub). Bandcamp. Retrieved 10 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["CAPITOL K Interview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081205121802/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/capitolkiw.htm). *Themilkfactory*. Archived from [the original](http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/capitolkiw.htm) on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Andean Dub, by Capitol K"](http://capitolk.bandcamp.com/album/andean-dub). *Capitol K*. [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp). Retrieved 7 March 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [""I got my Petri dish of Latin cultural influences": Capitol K discusses love, travelling and cumbia"](http://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/music/i-got-my-petri-dish-of-latin-cultural-influences-capitol-k-discusses-love-travelling-and-cumbia-15218/). Sounds and Colours. 14 August 2012. 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