In 2015, Steve Kimock holed up in a barn/studio for a winter with an engineer and a fair number of acoustic guitars. The retreat yielded Last Danger of Frost, an introspective and brilliant CD. He organized the band KIMOCK (Steve, Bobby Vega on bass, John Morgan Kimock on drums, Leslie Mendelson on vocals and various instruments) to perform that music. As they played, their creative juices began to flow, and soon they (Steve, John Morgan, and Leslie) were writing new songs and had Dave Schools onboard as producer. The end result, Satellite City, recorded at Bob Weir’s TRI studio will release in October 2017, and KIMOCK will resume the road in November.
While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. Instead, through the years, he’s explored various sounds and styles based on what’s moved him at the time, whether it’s blues or jazz; funk or folk; psychedelic or boogie; gypsy or prog-rock; traditional American or world fusion.
Threaded through this expansive and highly nuanced musical landscape is Kimock’s signature sound, the prodigious product of his ability to articulate crystal-clear tone, melody and emotion into intricately woven music crafted with technical brilliance.
Glide is very proud to premiere “Friend of The Sun” off Satellite City, a track that shows Steve Kimock’s ever-evolving template for musical exploration. KIMOCK combines post-rock flourishes reminiscent of Tortoise with the distinctive guitar layers that make for a cosmic yet poignant listen.
“The tune was conceived as an exercise to work through small sections of improvisation and silence,” says John, “I made a template in a music program and a song was born out of that exercise during breaks in rehearsals.”
Steve adds – “Further proof creativity and beauty thrive within limits, this composition plays the band like no other. Thanks Johnny! It’s the opening tune on the record for good reason.When I drop the needle in that groove I’m in a whole new world.”
