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A.R. Kane (or A R Kane or A.R.Kane) were a British dream pop band. Their name derived from the “A” in Alex (Ayuli) and the “R” in Rudi (Tambala), the band’s core multi-instrumentalist duo. The duo hailed from the East side of London. Often surrealist and usually danceable, due to its strong dub influence, the band’s music is seen as a seminal influence on genres such as dream pop, trip hop, acid house, and post-rock. Their lyrics frequently dealt with such topics as water/oceans, love, colors, childhood, and dreams.
Alex was formerly an advertising copywriter, one of the very few black creatives working in the London ad business (1983-1990). He started his ad career at JWT before moving on to TBWA where he was associated with the creation of two pan-European Lego tv commercials. The director of one of these commercials, Matt Forrest, invited Alex and his art director team mate to write a music video for Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy’s track “Unkiss that Kiss”. The music video was filmed inside and outside the historic L’Escargot restaurant in London’s Soho.
Although they spent only a brief period on 4AD, A.R. Kane had a hand in the most freakish success in the label’s history. The studio-based outfit comprised East London duo Alex Ayuli and Rudi Tambala, who described their music as “dreampop”. After releasing their debut EP on the One Little Indian label, they moved to 4AD in 1987 and issued the Lollita 12”, which was produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. Alex and Rudi then left for Rough Trade.
Alex was formerly an advertising copywriter, one of the very few black creatives working in the London ad business (1983-1990). He started his ad career at JWT before moving on to TBWA where he was associated with the creation of two pan-European Lego tv commercials. The director of one of these commercials, Matt Forrest, invited Alex and his art director team mate to write a music video for Stephen “Tin Tin” Duffy’s track “Unkiss that Kiss”. The music video was filmed inside and outside the historic L’Escargot restaurant in London’s Soho.
Although they spent only a brief period on 4AD, A.R. Kane had a hand in the most freakish success in the label’s history. The studio-based outfit comprised East London duo Alex Ayuli and Rudi Tambala, who described their music as “dreampop”. After releasing their debut EP on the One Little Indian label, they moved to 4AD in 1987 and issued the Lollita 12”, which was produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. Alex and Rudi then left for Rough Trade.
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