King Electric

King Electric is Chris Isepp and Peter Hartwig. They took their first musical attempts at the end of 1980s / beginning 1990s and first met each other at the upcoming and flourishing Viennese techno scene back in '92. While Hartwig was touring with the well known noise-pop band the Basket Boys, Isepp made first attentions as Electro DJ & Producer.
Due to the new influences the Basket Boys soon split and Hartwig founded BASK with his old bandmate Manny Montana; which within a few years opened the way from an Underground live act to an official recording contract. At least since the albums Dark Monkey Moods (1997, Spray Records) and World Slow Down (1999, Spray Records), the band finally is counted as pioneers of the Vienna Downtempo School. At the same time, Isepp stopped his own musical career and started as editor the "trailblazing graphic arts / technology magazine" (MTV, 1994) ENVELOPE. The magazine reached, especially in Germany and Japan, cult status and still is regarded as the first German-language print media, which united electronic music, graphic design and multimedia with each other.
In mid-2000, after several studio sessions together, the pair decided to join forces and found Sultans of Swing. The first single, "Summerbreeze," was successful, receiving reviews in the press (UK, Germany, Japan), one reviewer remarking about the "charming 1970s MFSB Phillysound." The single reached Nr. 1 at Belgium Radio Charts and was followed by further releases on the band's own label, Top10 Records.
2009: release of the first King Electric single Da King. The Radio Mix was also available on the FM4 Sound Selection 20 (feat. MGMT, Animal Collective, Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, etc.) and reached Nr. 5 at the official Austrian Compilation Charts. The official video clip with the two clowns was even presented as part of the Diagonale 2010 (Festival of Austrian Film).
Until the end of 2012, the debut album King Electric & 2 further singles Commit Yourself & Out of Reach have been released. In December 2013 the first part of the album Remixes Remixology Vol 1 was released. Chris Isepp has announced that the new King Electric album Pluto will be released in Spring 2021. 2 singles will be released as well: Satellite Of Hate (a Depeche Mode cover version) and Oh So Quiet, based on the legendary U.N. Speech by Greta Thurnberg