#KINGSATIVA were formed
in 1996 by Cheeko with Derek and Anto, who parted company with the
mighty Dublin Gangsters to pursue a more reggae approach to writing.
With many band members coming and going over the next few years, they
won 1999's Heineken Green Energy New Band Competition with Damien
Clabby on guitar plus a mini disc doing keyboard duties. Slapper
O'Brien wormed his way into percussion duties after blagging roadie
work from them earlier in the year. #King Sativa started recording in
Feb 2000, courtesy of 20 days the Heineken people gave them, with
Eddie Lewis and Niall Leacy recording and mixing for them. Toby Millie
(keyboards) came and went during the recording of their CD 'We did
then', so the search was on for a new keys player. Enter Graham who
was doing tape op for them and suggested his mate Doctor Richard
Broderick-Hayes. Just as the band was taking proper shape since they
started, guitarist Damien wanted out, and Kevin Gleeson from Zero
stepped in for a while, with Dan Rodgers filling in for him when he
left for sunnier climates. Damien yo-yo'd back in and out to play
(with Dan also) in the Olympia, Dublin, with The Wailers in May 2001.
'We did then' was finally released on their own imprint in Jan 2002.
After a well received tour of Bosnia in April 2002, Damien finally
left to be replaced by Graham. 2002 has seen the band play across the
waters, a weekend in North Wales in October and a 12 day tour of
Holland at the start of November, taking in Appeldoorn, Haarlem,
Hengelo and Amsterdam. July '02 saw them play once again with the
legendary Wailers, and a t present they're recording our second LP in
Johnaton Yeates studio, Banned Productions, Donaghmede. The first
single hopefully will be 'pop song' if they can get the funds to push
it out (painfull thing these releases...) 2003 will see a wind down in
'Catch a Fire' operations and more attention to the #kingsativa side
of things. a full Irish and UK tour is planned for this Autumn...
RELEASES:
'We Did It Then...'
1: Foolish
Pride
2: Go And Tell Her
3: Feels So Good
4: We Did It Then
5: I Need Love
6: What's Going On
7:Listen To
The Man
8: Where Do You Stand
9: My Life
10:Dub Life
11:Foolish Dub
#KINGSATIVA were formed
in 1996 by Cheeko with Derek and Anto, who parted company with the
mighty Dublin Gangsters to pursue a more reggae approach to writing.
With many band members coming and going over the next few years, they
won 1999's Heineken Green Energy New Band Competition with Damien
Clabby on guitar plus a mini disc doing keyboard duties. Slapper
O'Brien wormed his way into percussion duties after blagging roadie
work from them earlier in the year. #King Sativa started recording in
Feb 2000, courtesy of 20 days the Heineken people gave them, with
Eddie Lewis and Niall Leacy recording and mixing for them. Toby Millie
(keyboards) came and went during the recording of their CD 'We did
then', so the search was on for a new keys player. Enter Graham who
was doing tape op for them and suggested his mate Doctor Richard
Broderick-Hayes. Just as the band was taking proper shape since they
started, guitarist Damien wanted out, and Kevin Gleeson from Zero
stepped in for a while, with Dan Rodgers filling in for him when he
left for sunnier climates. Damien yo-yo'd back in and out to play
(with Dan also) in the Olympia, Dublin, with The Wailers in May 2001.
'We did then' was finally released on their own imprint in Jan 2002.
After a well received tour of Bosnia in April 2002, Damien finally
left to be replaced by Graham. 2002 has seen the band play across the
waters, a weekend in North Wales in October and a 12 day tour of
Holland at the start of November, taking in Appeldoorn, Haarlem,
Hengelo and Amsterdam. July '02 saw them play once again with the
legendary Wailers, and a t present they're recording our second LP in
Johnaton Yeates studio, Banned Productions, Donaghmede. The first
single hopefully will be 'pop song' if they can get the funds to push
it out (painfull thing these releases...) 2003 will see a wind down in
'Catch a Fire' operations and more attention to the #kingsativa side
of things. a full Irish and UK tour is planned for this Autumn...