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Ken Fec, known by his stage name Power Pill Fist, is an Atari noise rock artist from Pittsburgh, PA. He was the bassist for the experimental band Black Moth Super Rainbow from its beginnings in 1999 to 2009. Beginning in 2004, Ken Fec started experimenting with the Atari 2600 and the Synthcart cartridge created by Paul Slocum. His music is a mixture of bass, acoustic guitar and Atari synth.
Power Pill Fist | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ken Fec |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | i, Absentee |
| Website | Official website |
His first album, Extra Life, was reviewed by Aquarius Records,[1] Empty Free[2] and SCTAS,[3] among others. Reviews for his second album, KONGMANIVONG, reached much broader horizons with MXDWN[4] stating "Noise at its best!" and other reviews by Scratch Records,[5] Music Geek[6] and Punk News[7] to name a few. In 2008, his song "Vile", from KONGMANIVONG,[8] was positively reviewed by URB Magazine, who featured Power Pill Fist as an up-and-coming artist in their "Next 1000" article.
Power Pill Fist played at the South By Southwest music conference in 2007 and 2008, as well as the MACRoCk (Mid Atlantic Radio Conference) in 2009, in addition to extensively touring the United States.
Discography
editFull-length albums
edit| Year | Name | Format | Label | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Extra Life | CD | Graveface Records | 29:00 |
| 2007 | KONGMANIVONG | CD | Graveface Records | 42:16 |
| 2014 | Werebeard | Cassette | i, Absentee | 51:14 |
EP Versus series
editFor each disc in the "Versus" series, according to Power Pill Fist's official website, "an opponent challenges PPF to a live melodic duel which is cut down to a "best of" and released on 3" CD-R to only the first (100) fans."[9]
| Year | Name | Format | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chinese Witch Guy With An Ax (vs. Black Moth Super Rainbow) | CD-R | 14:54 |
| 2006 | Thoust Pain Is Thine Angre (vs. Bony Legs) | CD-R | 21:42 |
| 2008 | White Noise Fury (vs. Dorosoto) | CD-R | 23:20 |
| 2009 | Byte Marks (vs. Mall Security) | CD-R | 19:00 |
| 2013 | Soy Rollers (vs. Cone) | CD-R | 20:48 |
| 2014 | Basaltic Day Terrors (vs. VFKR) | CD-R | 23:28 |
References
edit- ^ "Aquarius Records reviews of Extra Life and KONGMANIVONG". Aquariusrecords.org. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Empty Free review of Extra Life Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SCTAS review of Extra Life". Sctas.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Gayton, Tom (April 8, 2009). "MXDWN review of KONGMANIVONG". Mxdwn.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Scratch Records review of KONGMANIVONG". Citypaper.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Montgomery, Matthew. "Music Geek review of KONGMANIVONG". Musicgeek.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Punk News review of KONGMANIVONG". Punknews.org. February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Urb Magazine's Next 1000". Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Biography on Power Pill Fist's official website". Powerpillfist.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.