SOUTHKILL

SOUTHKILL IS:
John Dudley – Drums/Samples
Jason Kerr – Guitar/Vocals

SOUTHKILL can simply be described as an odd couple.  Coming from opposite corners of the world, Guitarist Jason Kerr (Dunedin, NZ) and John Dudley (Syracuse, NY) the two met through a classified ad in the Washington City Paper. Bound together by only a few common musical interests, the two began experimenting as a two-piece in 2001 and gradually developed a sound that combines their vastly different influences.  The result is what one friend of the band described as being struck in the stomach by a “velvet hammer” of pounding rhythms, while being swept away by a “storm surge of all-encompassing guitars.”  Others just feel its like standing at the end of the runway with a fully laden jumbo jet lifting off into the stratosphere. SOUTHKILL first presented the results of their experiment to live audiences in late 2001 and have shared the stage with the likes of Washington, DC’s Carlsonics and Pines of Nowhere as well as Hamilton, ON’s Kitchens & Bathrooms.

BEFORE THERE WAS SOUTHKILL
Prior to re-locating to Washington, DC, Jason Kerr played guitar in the New Zealand post-depression outfit, My Deviant Daughter.  Jason also worked with Dino Karlis and Neil Phillips of High Dependency Unit on an untitled recording project. He also has worked with the infamous Nigel Bunn.

John Dudley was a founding member of Glitter of Cohoes, and recorded and toured with Hail Mary. In John’s previous life, he was the lead vocalist for the indie rock quartet Carbondale and Houston hardcore band, Vice Grip.         

PRODUCTION VALUES
SOUTHKILL’s debut self-titled EP was captured live on to two inch analog tape by Phil Manley (Trans Am & Golden) with assistance from Nikhil Ranade at Washington, DC’s National Recording Studio. The final cut was then personally delivered to Dale Cotton for mastering at York Street Studios, Auckland, New Zealand.  Better believe it.