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Picnic Kibun
12+ albums
chileelectronicindieexperimentalTechnicolor Pogo Punk
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Picnic Kibun (PK) was an electrodance duo based in Santiago, Chile. The group was formed in 2007 and ended in 2013. It consisted of Harvey Tatsuyasu Jones AKA (Tatsu) (vocals, controllers) and Juan Necochea (synthesizers, controllers). Picnic Kibun (japanese for ¨the feeling of picnic¨) sang in English, Spanish and Japanese, and transcended digital rock, pop, J-hop, and electronica. Their essence is an internationally flavoured hedonism: a sexy and sophisticated expression that comes at you through irresistible beats and sublime sociopolitical lyrics, expressed for example in the debut single ¨Drop Your Panties¨. The band began performing throughout Santiago, Chile in late 2006. It wasn’t long until they stamped their raw sample based sound by winning Super45’s Best New Sound pick for 2007, Chile´s prestigious music blog. The band released their five-song demo in 2007 called simply ¨Picnic Kibun EP¨. The EP was remixed by Matanza and Moustache! among many other local artists. In August 2009, the band released its debut album, Fiebre Tagadá, which was acclaimed as one of the most exciting Chilean releases of the year. It was downloaded more than 120,000 times from the band´s official website http://www.picnickibun.com. After the release of ¨Fiebre Tagadá¨, bandmembers Blit and Herbie West left the band to pursue personal projects causing the band a brief hiatus from live performance. After the breakup, the band took to a new form, incorporating Fran Straube (Miss Garrison,
