Kittens was a Canadian

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."The Garden of Hardcore Sprouts Three Sonic Unyons"
''Drop D'' - Issue 18, July 25, 1996 The band was known for their intense live performances and

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-influenced sound."Blunderspublik :: An Homage to 90s Winnipeg"
''Stylus'', October 16, 2014. by Victoria King

History

Shawn Fedorchuk, Russ Desjardine and Steve Kellas started Kittens together after they disbanded their previous band, Batsweat, recruiting drummer David Kelly and releasing the album Like A Plough on cassette. Desjardine (who went on to play bass in Artificial Joy and helped found The Bonaduces as drummer) and Steve then left the band and Jahmeel Russell joined on bass. Kittens released several albums on

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in the late 1990s. Of all of their albums, the only ones to be released as a vinyl LP were 1997's "Bazooka and the Hustler" and their split release with Shallow North Dakota. All other albums were released either on cassette or compact disc. The group disbanded in 1999. Kittens played two reunion shows in 2006 with KEN mode's Jesse Matthewson replacing Russell on bass. Russell is now a member of

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after stints in Projektor and

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. David Kelly died in Los Angeles, CA in March 2008. In 2014, Blunderspublik released a cover album, ''Kittens and Shit'', commemorating Winnipeg's 1990s bands, including Kittens.

Members

*Jahmeel Russell - vocals, bass (1995—1999) *Shawn Fedorchuk - vocals, guitar (1992—1999, 2006) *David Kelly - drums (1992—1999, 2006) *Russ Desjardine - bass (1992—1995) *Steve Kellas - guitar, bass (1992—1995) *Jesse Matthewson - bass (2006)

Discography

Studio albums

*''Doberman'' (1994) *''Tiger Comet'' (1995) *''Rhinoceros Love'' with Shallow North Dakota (1996) *''Bazooka and The Hustler'' (1997) *''The Night Danger Album'' (1998)" Kittens ( ) The Night Danger Album"
''!Earshot'', By Christine Leonard Jul 23, 2001

Singles & EPs

*''Like A Plough'' (1992) * ''Pony'' (1993) * ''Grizzly'' (1993) *"Calico" (1995) *''Hawaii'' (1997)

Compilations

*''Low-Fi Classics & Other Rarities'' (1998)

References

External links

Kittens
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