{{short description|Experimental post-punk free jazz band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = King Champion Sound | alt = A member of the band playing trombone | image =King_Champion_Sounds_01.jpg | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = | genre = Post-punk, free jazz<ref name="spithray"/> | years_active = | associated_acts = The Ex | label = | website = https://kingchampionsounds.wordpress.com | current_members = {{plainlist| *G.W. Sok<ref name="lee"/> *Ajay Saggar<ref name="foster"/> *Oli Heffernan<ref name="fischer1">{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=INTERVIEW: Oli Heffernan|url=http://narcmagazine.com/interview-oli-heffernan/|work=NARC Magazine|date=5 October 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> *Dani Johnson<ref name="fischer2">{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=INTERVIEW: King Champion Sounds|url=http://narcmagazine.com/interview-king-champion-sounds/|work=NARC Magazine|date=29 October 2013|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> *Mees Siderius<ref name="songs">{{cite web|title=Songs For The Golden Hour|url=https://kingchampionsounds.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-golden-hour|work=Bandcamp|date=6 October 2014 |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> *Ditmer Weertman<ref name="songs"/> *Chris Moerland <ref name="songs"/> *Holly Habstritt Gaal <ref name="songs"/> }} | past_members = }}
'''King Champion Sounds''' is an experimental post-punk free jazz band.<ref name="spithray">{{Cite web|last=Spithray|first=Steve|title=King Champion Sounds – For A Lark (Excelsior Records)|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2018/10/31/king-champion-sounds-for-a-lark/|work=God Is in the TV|date=31 October 2018 |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> The band has been compared to Sun Ra<ref name="spithray"/> The Fall,<ref name="fischer2"/><ref name="lee"/> and Ennio Morricone.<ref name="lee">{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Stewart|authorlink=Stewart Lee|title=King Champion Sounds – Different Drummer|url=https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/album-review-archive/king-champion-sounds-different-drummer/|date=22 December 2013|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> The band consists of members of The Ex (G.W. Sok),<ref name="lee"/> Ivan The Tolerable and Detective Instinct (Oli Heffernan),<ref name="fischer1"/> and The Bent Moustache (Ajay Saggar).<ref name="foster">{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Time|title=(((O))) : Interview: Ajay Saggar from King Champion Sounds|url=https://www.echoesanddust.com/2016/07/interview-ajay-saggar-from-king-champion-sounds/|work=Echoes and Dust|date=13 July 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
==History== Ajay Saggar's band The Bent Moustache was asked to open for Mike Watt and Saggar agreed with the proviso that he could create a special 30-40 minute piece especially for the show.<ref name="foster"/> After writing the music, Saggar contacted G.W. Sok to write lyrics and perform vocals.<ref name="foster"/> Next, Saggar invited Oli Heffernan on guitar and Mees Siderius on drums.<ref name="foster"/> Ditmer Weertman and Chris Moerland were then invited to contribute horns.<ref name="foster"/> The show was successful enough that Saggar decided to give the project a name and continue. King Champion Sounds played their first gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 17 July 2013.<ref name="foster"/>
Musically, songs are initially written by Saggar who then forwards them to Sok to author lyrics.<ref name="foster"/> From there the songs continue to be built in stages.<ref name="fischer1"/> Their first album was entitled ''Different Drummer''<ref name="foster"/>
Their third album, ''To Awake In That Heaven Of Freedom'', featured guest appearances by J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Mike Watt (Minutemen).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fischer|first=Lee|title=FEATURE: Panic & Carousels|url=http://narcmagazine.com/feature-panic-carousels/|work=NARC Magazine|date=14 October 2016|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
==Discography== *''Different Drummer '' (2013)<ref name="lee"/> *''Songs for the Golden Hour'' (2014)<ref name="foster"/> *''To Awake in That Heaven of Freedom'' (2016)<ref name="fischer1"/> *''For a Lark'' (2018)<ref name="spithray"/>
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==External links== *[https://kingchampionsounds.bandcamp.com/ King Champion Sounds] on Bandcamp
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{{DEFAULTSORT:King Champion Sounds}} Category:2013 establishments in the Netherlands Category:Dutch art rock groups Category:Dutch punk rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:Musical groups from Amsterdam Category:Dutch post-punk music groups
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