Kim Abrams is an electronic artist and rock drummer (formerly Keith Abrams), known mostly for her work with

Time of Orchids Time of Orchids was an American, New York City-based experimental rock band founded in 1999 and disbanded in 2007. Two of the band's albums feature renowned female vocalists. Kate Pierson (of The B-52's) performs on "Much Too Much Fun" while Jul ...

and PAK. She was a frequent collaborator both with Ron Anderson and

Jesse Krakow Jesse Krakow (born April 12, 1977) is an American musician, bassist, producer, and composer based in New York City. Career Krakow has toured with Shudder to Think, playing bass on their 2009 live album ''Live From Home''. He collaborated with ...

. Abrams was recruited, along with Jesse Krakow, into

in 1999. In 2003, PAK's bassist Krakow asked band leader Ron Anderson to audition Abrams for PAK - Abrams impressed Anderson with her ability to play a difficult passage, without warming up, much faster than its regular tempo, and so she was admitted to the band. Most recently she has joined fellow PAK member Tim Byrnes in

Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-garde metal group. Formed in 2003 by Toby Driver after the break-up of ''maudlin of the Well'', they released their debut album ''Choirs of the Eye'' on John Zorn's Tzadik Records that same year. Since then, Kayo ...

. Following 2016's release ''

Plastic House on Base of Sky ''Plastic House on Base of Sky'' is the eighth studio album by avant-garde band Kayo Dot. It was released on June 24, 2016 via The Flenser. Critical reception ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' called ''Plastic House on Base of Sky'' a "fundamentally disorien ...

'' they left the band and drumming and began to release minimal techno music made almost completely with analog equipment and minimal editing/overdubs.

Discography

with Time Of Orchids

* ''Melonwhisper'' (2001) * ''Much Too Much Fun'' (2003) * ''Early as Seen in Pace'' (2004)

with PAK

* ''

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'' (2005) * ''The Ashfield Sessions'' * ''

Secret Curve ''Secret Curve'' is a 2011 album by Ron Anderson's PAK. It was released on John Zorn's Tzadik label as part of the composer series. Track listing #"Overture" #"Let Me Tell You Something" #"Caffeine Static Rendezvous" #"No Future" #" Caro-Kann" ...

'' (2011)

with Hybegnu

* ''Hybegnu''

with Giggle the Ozone

* ''Order''

with Kayo Dot

* ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Hubardo ''Hubardo'' is the sixth studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot. It is a concept double album self-released and funded through pre-orders on frontman Toby Driver's Ice Level Records in 2013. It is the follow up to ''Gamma Knife'' ...

'' (2013) * ''

Coffins on Io ''Coffins on Io'' is the seventh studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot, released in the UK on August 14, 2014 and in the US on October 13 through experimental metal label The Flenser. It is a follow up to 2013's Hubardo. It's ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) * ''Live at Reggie's, Chicago, March 21, 2014'' (2020)

with Fotgjengeren

* ''Distained and Untwined'' (2014)

with Infantephant (on bass guitar)

* ''Cyclelicoptippopacalypse'' (2013)

with Psalm Zero

* ''Sparta'' (2020)

as BOLKENYOLTE

* ''PreDeter'' (2017)

as KM Abrams

* ''All Set'' (EP) (2018) * ''Rename/Replace'' (2020)

References

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