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Kim Salmon
12+ albums
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Kim Salmon is a renowned and influential Australian indie rock musician and songwriter. Formed Perth's first punk band Manikins He is most noted for his work with The Scientists, and later with the Beasts of Bourbon, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists and Kim Salmon and the Business. Salmon's work in the 1980s was influential in the development of grunge music, first recognised around Seattle, USA, before impacting on popular music in the early 1990s through bands such as Nirvana and Soundgarden. The Scientists relied on unorthodox bass-heavy rhythms and distorted guitars, the latter being a direct precursor for grunge. In fact the term itself was coined by Salmon in the mid 1980s to describe The Scientists' sound, as noted in a documentary on Australian music, “Long Way to the Top” (2001). The Scientists disbanded in 1987, after which Salmon focused primarily on Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, which included in its original line up bass guitarist Brian Hooper and drummer Tony Pola. The Surrealists continued a similar musical style, releasing “Hit Me With The Surreal Feel” (1988), “Just Because You Can’t See It... Doesn’t Mean It Isn’t There...” (1989) and “Essence” (1991). The Surrealists guitar-driven approach evolved further in later releases, the acclaimed “Sin Factory” (1993) and a self-titled album released in 1994. This period also allowed a productive phase for the on-again, off-again Beasts of Bourbon, which gained significant cult followings in Australia and parts of
