Formerly known as gRID the American Electro-Industrial band changed their name in around 1992 to Kevorkian Death Cycle because the name Grid had been taken. While performing as gRID the band who is made up of Ryan Gribbin and Roger Jarvis had written a song about Jack Kevorkian Mecitron Machine. Fully supporting Kevorkian commitment to humanitarian euthanasia, gRID changed their name to Kevorkian Death Cycle or KDC.
Having met through a mutual friend Gribbin explains that both he and Jarvis had been playing in other bands. Gribbin began playing guitar for Jarvis’ band Servo Sector, also a project of Dean Whitman. Not long after they joined up with Ron Robinson. Whitman and Robinson are working on new tracks with KDC.
Attracted to Electro-Industrial music Gribbin explains that it was completely different music from what he had been doing before which was mostly Rock/Metal. “I loved the darker stuff like Coil Leaether Strip and Skinny Puppy, and then I heard the music that Roger, Sean and Rob were doing and I was into it.” Jarvis simply describes his love of the Electro-Industrial genre of music by saying “The first time I heard skinny puppy I knew what my life was missing.”
When writing new music Gribbin looks inward deciding where he is at with the world at that time. Working with pent up angst and current feelings and thoughts Gribbin images a person or setting. For Jarvis percussion and rhythm are the start for any new music because then he believes “everything falls into place after that.”
Often inspired by movies and literature Gribbin grew up watching all kinds of 80s and 90s horror movies and he believes that’s what his imagination looks like. Jarvis is sometimes inspired when watching a movie and he acknowledges that “imagery and sound go hand in hand for me. Landscape translates to soundscape, action transforms to rhythms and percussion.”
Although not involved in the aesthetic or creative direction for the bands last couple of albums God I am and I am God, Gribbin was part of the creative presentation of the latest release. Gribbin says “I really wanted to dive in and try to make something I was really happy with, both musically and artistically, and I am.”
Both Gribbin and Jarvis enjoy live performances in front of an audience. Gribbin admits that pre-show it’s hard to see how much he actually enjoys live performances. Jarvis describes live performances as a way to all get together and do what they love to do.
Future plans for the band include continuing to make music, neither Jarvis or Gribbin see the band ending anytime soon. Jarvis explains that “we have no limits or boundaries so anything is possible.”
Gribbin suggests new listeners to KDC should realize that first and foremost they are electronic. Gribbin goes on to say “I feel like there is a message for anyone throughout our catalogue of music because we write our music and message for everyone.” Jarvis recommends that new listeners “close your eyes and try and sing along. The more you listen the more it makes sense. “
Links:
Bandcamp: https://kdcngp.bandcamp.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/KevorkianDeathCycle/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kevorkiandeathcycle/?hl=en
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