Kommunity FK


Kommunity FK is an American post-punk/gothic rock band which formed in 1978. The band helped establish what came to be known as the deathrock scene in Los Angeles.

History

The band was formed in 1978 by singer Patrick Mata, who was influenced by musicians Throbbing Gristle, David Bowie and Joy Division as well as other artistic inspirations like Dadaism, anti-art, noise, musique concrète and the Brion Gysin/William Burroughs cut-up technique.
Though initially named "Kommunity Fuck", after a piece of paste-up art created by Mata, the moniker was soon shortened. Mata has stated that the name was inspired by rejections from unimaginative local media venue talent buyers and industry powers.
Kommunity FK's debut album, The Vision and the Voice, was released in 1983 by Independent Project Records, featuring a lineup of Mata, drummer Matt Chaikin and bassist CE CE.
The follow-up, 1985's Close One Sad Eye, garnered significant attention when a video clip for the song "Something Inside Me Has Died" received significant play on MTV. By this time, Mata and Chaikin had been joined by bassist Kevin Kipnis and keyboardist Margaret Arana.
After departing the band, Chaikin became the drummer for an early lineup of Jane's Addiction.
Later Kommunity FK lineups included bassists Cam Campbell, Eddie Branch and Dave Roberts.
In 2008, Kommunity FK returned with their third effort, the collection Abandoned Here... Planet Ruled By Bastards, issued on the Invisible Records label. Now a duo of Mata and guitarist/keyboardist Sherry Rubber, they followed it up with La Santisima Muerte on KommunityPM Rekords and Thee Image & Thee Myth on Crysella Records.
During a Kommunity FK hiatus in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mata led the band Sativa Luvbox, who released two albums: The Bad Sleep Well and Beloved Satellite. Mata had earlier issued a 1979 single, "The Queen of Beverly Hills," under his own name. Using the name Texylvania, he also covered songs on several tribute albums.

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Vision and the Voice
  • Close One Sad Eye
  • La Santisima Muerte
  • ''Thee Image & Thee Myth''

    EPs

  • ''5 Song Free Sampler''

    Compilation albums

  • ''Abandoned Here... Planet Ruled By Bastards ''

    Compilation appearances

  • "Let's Die" on Mystic Sampler #1
  • "Poisoning" on Radio Tokyo Tapes - Volume Two
  • "Something Inside Me Has Died " on Scream
  • "Is It Your Face" on Viva Los Angeles II
  • "Junkies" on The Whip
  • "Something Inside Me Has Died" on Art of Gothic
  • "We Will Not Fall" on Gothik: Music from the Dark Side
  • "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" on Children of the Damned
  • "Hang on to Yourself" on Goth Oddity - A Tribute to David Bowie
  • "23rd Curse" on Witchcraft: A Gothic Compilation
  • "Undulate " on Songs of Terror - A Gothic Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe
  • "To Blame" on A Life Less Lived
  • "We Will Not Fall" on Kaliffornian Deathrock
  • "We Will Not Fall" and "Tribulations" on ''Mobilization - Archive Series 2009 Sampler''

    Members

;Current members
  • Patrick Mata – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Brian Keith – bass
  • Tom Coyne – drums
  • Thin Man - keyboards, synth
;Former members
  • Matt Chaikin – drums
  • CE CE – bass
  • Kevin Kipnis – bass
  • Margaret Arana – keyboards
  • Gadhi Elias – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kevin Barnhill - bass
  • Mark Pritchard – guitar
  • Cam Campbell – bass
  • Eddie Branch – bass
  • Dave Roberts – bass
  • Heather Dunham – bass
  • Jack Atlantis – synth, samples)
  • Dave Bats – bass
  • Jeffrey P. - bass
  • Johnny Indovina – bass
  • Christian Omar Madrigal Izzo – drums
  • Shane Talada – synth, samples
  • Eric Blitz - drums
  • Julian Martinez – drums, electronic drums
  • Larry Rainwater - bass
  • Christopher Mele - drums, electric drums
  • Sherry Rubber - guitar, backing vocals, synth
  • Linda Rainwater - keyboards
  • Dee Madden - guitar, drums/synth programming