Kraus (New Zealand musician) explained

Kraus
Alias:Pat Kraus
Birth Place:New Zealand
Genre:Pop, experimental, instrumental
Occupation:Musician, composer
Instrument:Organ, guitar, drums, synthesiser
Years Active:1998–present
Associated Acts:The Futurians, The Aesthetics, Pouffe, The Maltese Falcons, Olympus

Kraus (also known as Pat Kraus, formerly known as Prince Kraus[1]) is a New Zealand experimental musician and composer. The New Zealand Listener called him "a national treasure" and "one of the most quietly important and interesting people making music in New Zealand".[2] His music crosses the boundaries of electronic music, post-rock,[3] no wave,[4] space folk,[5] noise pop, punk rock and martian stomp.[6]

Work

Kraus has stated that he makes music for freaks, outsiders, losers and weirdos.[7] Most of his music is released under a Creative Commons license[8] with a non-commercial clause,[9] consistent with his communist ideology.[10]

He is influenced by medieval music, renaissance music, traditional Japanese music, psychedelic music and electronic music.[11]

Kraus's work has been compared to Raymond Scott, Norman Mclaren,[12] Moondog, Doctor Who,[13] Sun Ra,[14] Amps for Christ, Joe Meek, the Shaggs,[15] John Frusciante,[16] Pumice,[17] Bruce Haack, Tangerine Dream, Flower Travellin' Band, Can, Kraftwerk, Goblin, Throbbing Gristle, Brian Eno, The Residents,[18] Randy Holden,[19] Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix,[20] Jean-Michel Jarre, Peaking Lights,[21] Emily Dickinson,[22] Tod Dockstader, Marvin the Martian,[23] Maureen Tucker, Men's Recovery Project,[24] Captain Beefheart and Royal Trux.[25]

Kraus started performing live in late 2013 with a revolving cast of supporting musicians, including Stefan Neville (of Pumice and the Five Satans), Angeline Chirnside (of Currer Bells and It Hurts), Claire Mahoney, Nell Thomas, Dan Beban, artist Bek Coogan, Reuben Derrick, Sean Norling, Alex Brown, Gary War, Marijn Verbiesen, composer and pianist Hermione Johnson, and the writer Maryann Savage.[26] [27] [28] [29]

In 2014 Kraus was awarded the Audio Foundation Winter Residency.[30]

The name Kraus was partly inspired by Dagmar Krause and Inga Swenson's character on Benson.[31]

Other activities

Kraus was a founding member of the Futurians and has played in the Aesthetics and the Murdering Monsters. He currently records and performs in Pouffe (with Matt Plunkett of The Trendees[32]), the Maltese Falcons (with Ducklingmonster Futurian of It Hurts, Stefan Neville of Pumice, and Sean O'Reilly of SF), Olympus (with Stefan Neville), Magic Mountain, The Gaze, and various ad-hoc improvised ensembles.

He hosts a fortnightly radio show,[33] and builds his own synthesisers and guitar pedals[34] [35] which are used by many New Zealand bands including It Hurts.[36] He has been instrumental in setting up and curating the Musical Electronics Library and has been running synth-building workshops around New Zealand.[37] [38] [39]

Discography

Solo albums

Solo singles

Compilation appearances

Recordings with other bands

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kraus (Musician). Library of Congress Name Authority File. Library of Congress. 12 July 2013.
  2. Dass. Kiran. A Journey Through the First Dimension with Kraus by Kraus review. New Zealand Listener. 28 January 2012. 3742. 29 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Bird. Travis. Kraus, "A Journey Through The First Dimension With Kraus" 7″ . Foxy Digitalis. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222043258/http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=29809. 22 February 2014. dead.
  4. Bywater. Jon. Made for These Times:The best music of 2004.. New Zealand Listener. 25 December 2004. 3372. 29 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Dass. Kiran. Kraus. Music 101. Radio New Zealand National. 15 February 2014.
  6. Mosurock. Doug. Still Single. Dusted. 2 February 2012. 8. 1. 29 June 2013.
  7. Book: Russell. Bruce . Erewhon Calling: Experimental Sound in New Zealand. 2012. Audio Foundation. Auckland, New Zealand. 978-0-473-21766-2. 104–105.
  8. Web site: Perron. David. Kraus. Foxy Digitalis. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120627043515/http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/features.php?which=431. 27 June 2012. dead.
  9. Creative Commons – An Artist's Perspective. Crop. June–July 2011. 2. 9.
  10. Web site: About Kraus. 29 June 2013.
  11. Web site: Kraus. Free Music Archive. 29 June 2013.
  12. Web site: Moniker Records. Kraus – Supreme Commander. 29 June 2013.
  13. Web site: Our Catalogue. Epic Sweep Records. 29 June 2013.
  14. Meyer. Bill. Supreme Commander. Signal to Noise. Spring 2013. 65. 29 June 2013.
  15. Web site: [K ] titles at Aquarius Records]. Aquarius Records. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130426200921/http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/k21.html. 26 April 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: Gumshoe. Supreme Commander. Tiny Mix Tapes. 29 June 2013.
  17. Web site: K. Rich. WINTER RECORD REVIEWS 2012. Terminal Boredom. 29 June 2013.
  18. Web site: Markley. Jonathan. kraus – sumpreme commander. Tiny Grooves. 29 June 2013.
  19. Web site: Reviews – December 2012. Yellow Green Red. 29 June 2013.
  20. Web site: Spicer. J. Supreme Commander. Tiny Mix Tapes. 29 June 2013.
  21. Mosurock. Doug. Still Single. Dusted Magazine. 31 March 2011. 7. 3. 29 June 2013.
  22. Web site: Dianthus. Pouffe – "Malll". KFJC. 29 June 2013.
  23. Web site: Berge. Bryan. Tape Hiss #30. Foxy Digitalis. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724005047/http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/features.php?which=304. 24 July 2012. dead.
  24. Web site: Blackshaw. James. Kraus "I Could Destroy You With a Single Thought". Foxy Digitalis. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718195809/http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/reviews.php?which=220. 18 July 2013. dead.
  25. Web site: KRAUS IN THE PRESSES. ie reviews. 29 June 2013.
  26. Web site: Cudby. Chris. Kraus. Under the Radar. 22 November 2013.
  27. Web site: Kraus: Workers in Kontrol. Free Music Archive. 17 September 2014.
  28. Web site: KRAUS (NZ) + FLORIS VANHOOF (BE) + CITY HANDS. OCCII. 23 January 2015.
  29. Web site: kraus. . 23 January 2015.
  30. Web site: Artist In Residence Winter 2014 – Kraus. Audio Foundation. 29 July 2014.
  31. Kraus. The Avant-Guardian. V. 3. 22 February 2015. NETWERK centre for contemporary art.
  32. http://noisey.vice.com/ja/blog/meet{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  33. Web site: AFM – Audio Foundation Radio 88.3FM. Audio Foundation. 3 July 2013.
  34. Smith. Emma. Smashingly Good Time. New Zealand Listener. 11 October 2014. 245. 3883. 44–45.
  35. Cudby. Chris. KRAUS GOLDEN TREASURY. Real Groove Magazine. September 2009. 184.
  36. Web site: Chirnside. Angeline. Everything happened (part II): It Hurts. Clean Teeth Recordings Etcetera. 23 November 2013.
  37. Web site: Silver. Harry. May Creative Technologists Meetup. Colab. Auckland University of Technology. 15 July 2014.
  38. Web site: Thomas. Melody. Kraus Synth Workshop. Radio New Zealand National. 15 July 2014.
  39. Web site: Musical Electronics Library. Sonorous Circle. 15 July 2014.
  40. Web site: Kraus Albums. 29 June 2013.
  41. Web site: Bruyninckx. Joeri. Kraus, The Man from Uranus. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517022657/http://freemusicarchive.org/member/ltgpanik/blog/Kraus_The_Man_from_Uranus. 17 May 2013. dead.
  42. Web site: 14/10/12. stabbies etc. 22 July 2014.
  43. Web site: Kraus – A Journey Through The First Dimension With Kraus. 29 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20111123192820/http://paltoflats.bigcartel.com/product/kraus-a-journey-through-the-first-dimension-with-kraus. 23 November 2011. dead.
  44. Web site: New Release. Eager Product. 29 June 2013.
  45. Web site: Blastov!. 29 June 2013.

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