Biography
Greg was born in Tasmania, Australia in 1954. Lived and worked in Adelaide (1978 - 1982), Oxford, England (1985 -1988) and Benissa, Spain (1988 - 1990). Now resident in Hobart, Tasmania.
"Since Greg discovered that the sporadic and explosive short-circuiting in his basal ganglia was probably the cause of his disturbingly speedy chops while driving his music (Greg has Tourettes syndrome) he has been creating performances of such energy, humour, sadness, stupidity, shallowness and wisdom that it makes him cry (along with the audience). Greg is Tasmania's resident musical genius, and one of the great iconoclastic guitarists in improvised music. He is not so much do-it-yourself as being-done-over-by-yourself." Australia Adlib
http://www.abc.net.au/arts/adlib/stories/s861553.htm
Photo by Giles Hugo
Hills Hoist: Greg Kingston
Hills Hoist (CD, Antboy, antboy02), a duo with percussionist Will Guthrie recorded at the Make It Up Club in Melbourne in July 2002, documents his hard-edged, solid-body guitar playing of recent years. This is gestural music - Kingston has a physicality that is wonderfully unique. Phraseology is short, often violent, although the overall feel of the music is whimsical. Toys and the use of a radio bring about moments of irony and lightness....
Greg Kingston remains an isolated figure. For months at a time he has no activity in music, and it is criminal that his career hasn't been better documented by releases. He admits 'staying with it is difficult'. Perhaps because of this isolation he has produced music unhindered by the vicissitudes of fashion".
(extract from Denley, Jim (2009) "Networks, playfulness and collectivity: Improv in Australia, 1972-2007" in Priest, G. (ed.) Experimental Music: audio explorations in Australia (pp 145-147). Sydney: UNSW Press.) http://www.experimentalmusicaustralia.net/