Kino (British band) explained

Kino
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	United Kingdom
Label:	InsideOut
Current Members:	John Mitchell Pete Trewavas John Beck Craig Blundell
Past Members:	Chris Maitland Bob Dalton

Kino are a British neo-prog band made up of members from other progressive rock acts (John Mitchell from Arena and The Urbane; Pete Trewavas from Marillion, Edison's Children and Transatlantic; John Beck from It Bites; Bob Dalton also from It Bites; Chris Maitland formerly of Porcupine Tree).

The band released their debut album Picture in February 2005.

The band were inactive from 2006–2018 with Mitchell having joined Beck and Dalton in the re-formed It Bites, replacing original singer/guitarist Francis Dunnery, touring in 2006 and releasing 2 albums.,^[1] and the band no longer appearing on InsideOut music's website.^[2]

However, in January 2018, it was announced that Mitchell, Trewavas and Beck had reformed the band with Craig Blundell replacing Chris Maitland on drums. A new studio album 'Radio Voltaire' was released in March 2018.^[3]

Line up

Current members

• John Mitchell – lead and backing vocals, guitars (2004–2006, 2017–present)
• Pete Trewavas – bass, bass pedals, backing and occasional lead vocals (2004–2006, 2017–present)
• John Beck – synthesizers, backing and occasional lead vocals (2004–2006, 2017–present)
• Craig Blundell – drums, percussion (2017–present)

Former members

• Chris Maitland (Picture Studio Recording) – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2005)
• Bob Dalton – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2006)

Discography

• Picture (studio album, February 2005)
• Cutting Room Floor (compilation, December 2005)
• Radio Voltaire (studio album, March 2018)

External links

• Kino Myspace site
• It Bites website (archived)
• Inside Out Music website

Notes and References

1. Web site: It Bites – the Progressive Rock Pop Band . 24 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623090052/http://www.itbites.com/content/the-band . 23 June 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: INSIDE OUT MUSIC – Artists. Insideoutmusic.com. 26 March 2020. 29 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429010734/http://www.insideoutmusic.com/artists.aspx. dead.
3. Web site: Rob. 22 January 2018. Kino returns after 13 years with new album "Radio Voltaire". 11 March 2021. Progressive Music Planet. en.