Koven (group)

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Koven
OriginLondon, England
GenresElectronic Dance Music, drum & bass, dubstep, trap, house, pop
Years active2011–present
LabelsMonstercat, Viper, NCS, Liquicity, UKF
Members
  • Max Rowat
  • Katie Boyle
Websitewww.kovenuk.com

Koven, sometimes stylized as KOᐯEN or KOVEN., are an English electronic dance music duo made up of producer Max Rowat and vocalist Katie Boyle.[1][2] They are especially known for their drum and bass and dubstep, but also make trap, future bass, house, pop and other styles.[3] The duo are signed to Monstercat[4] and hail from London, England.

Rowat started the project in 2011 and had several vocalists prior to Katie Boyle joining in 2014.[5][6][7] They have guested on BBC Radio 1 shows including BBC Radio 1 Dance Presents with Hybrid Minds.[8][9] They released their debut album Butterfly Effect in 2020,[3] which was nominated for Best Album at the 2020 Drum & Bass Arena awards.[10]

History[edit]

Max Rowat began the Koven project in 2011, posting his debut free EP "Wake You Up" on SoundCloud, with the title track including vocals by Kate Ashton. Rowat and Ashton released two more songs together: "Take It All" with Modestep and the project's streaming debut "More Than You". The duo also supported Modestep on their 2013 tour, before Ashton left the project later that year.[11] Meanwhile, vocalist Katie Boyle was performing under the alias Katie's Ambition, and had provided vocals for several artists including Hybrid Minds, Rollz and High Maintenance.[12]

In early 2014, they announced that Boyle would be joining Koven, and released their first single "Another Home".[13] This was succeeded by a two part EP titled "Hereinafter", released on Viper Recordings.[14] A follow up EP titled "Sometimes We Are" was released in 2015.[15]

Koven made their debut on Canadian electronic music imprint Monstercat in 2016 with the song "Silence", followed by a 4 track EP titled "Come To Light", released on November 11 that year.[16] They continued to release on Monstercat, with their 4th EP "Reality Reach" being released in 2018. In October 2019, they announced their debut album "Butterfly Effect", and the lead single "Your Pain" was released in November of 2019.[17] The album was released on 13 March 2020. A Deluxe edition was released almost a year later in March 2021, including 3 new original tracks and remixes by several artists, including The Prototypes, Fox Stevenson and Grafix.[18]

In 2022, they announced a two-part EP titled "Higher Ground", with part 1 being released on Monstercat on 4 August 2022 and part 2 on 2 March 2023.[19][20]

Koven have performed at some of the biggest music festivals in the world, including Tomorrowland,[21] Glastonbury[22] and Reading and Leeds.[23] Since 2018, Boyle has performed alone due to Rowat suffering from travel anxiety, and offers a hybrid DJ set alongside live vocals.[24]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK UK Dance UK Indie
Butterfly Effect [25]
  • Released: 13 March 2020
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 — — —
Butterfly Effect (Deluxe) [26]
  • Released: 11 March 2021
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — —

Compilations[edit]

  • Retrospective (Viper, 2018)

Extended plays[edit]

  • Hereinafter, Pt. 1 (Viper, 2014)[27]
  • Hereinafter, Pt. 2 (Viper, 2014)[27]
  • Sometimes We Are (Viper, 2015)[27]
  • Come to Light (Monstercat, 2016)[28][29]
  • Reality Reach (Monstercat, 2018)[30][31]
  • Higher Ground (Part 1) (Monstercat, 2022)[32]
  • Higher Ground (Part 2) (Monstercat, 2023)[33]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Label Released Album
"Take It All"

(with Modestep)

Polydor Records 11 February 2013 Evolution Theory
"More Than You" Viper Recordings 3 March 2013 Non-album single
"Make It There"

(ft. Folly Rae)

Viper Recordings 27 October 2013
"Another Home" Self-released 14 February 2014
"Pessimist"

(with Memtrix)

Viper Recordings 14 December 2014 Decade of Viper
"Revenant"

(with Dabin)

Kannibalen Records 8 April 2016 Non-album single
"Silence" Monstercat 9 September 2016 Come To Light
"Lasting (Pt. 2)" Viper Recordings 24 February 2017 Retrospective
"You Me And Gravity"

(With Crystal Skies)

Monstercat 2 August 2017 Non-album single
"Figure" Viper Recordings 15 September 2017 Retrospective
"Figure (Unplugged)" Viper Recordings 29 September 2017
"Worth the Lie"

(with MUZZ and Feint)

Monstercat 10 November 2017 Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3
"With You" Viper Recordings 13 December 2017 Retrospective
"My Love" Monstercat 19 March 2018 Rocket League X Monstercat Vol. 2,

Reality Reach

"Made of Glass"

(with Joe Ford)

Shogun Audio 23 March 2018 Colours In Sound
"Board Game" Monstercat 31 May 2018 Reality Reach
"Voices" Monstercat 27 July 2018
"Never Have I Felt This" NoCopyrightSounds 4 December 2018 NCS: Reloaded
"Love Wins Again" Liquicity 24 April 2019 Non-album singles
"About Me"

(with Roy Knox)

NoCopyrightSounds 7 June 2019
"Your Pain" Monstercat 21 November 2019 Butterfly Effect
"Give You Up / Followers" 10 December 2019
"All For Nothing / Shut My Mouth" 16 January 2020
"Gold / Yes" 18 February 2020
"Good Enough / For Me (BCee Remix)" 1 October 2020 Butterfly Effect (Deluxe)
"Numb / Worlds Collide (Grafix Remix)" 18 February 2021
"Feel"

(with Delta Heavy)

UKF 16 June 2021 Non-album single
"Say What You Want" 25 August 2021 Non-album single
"Looking For More"[34] NoCopyrightSounds 8 October 2021 Non-album single
"Take It Away"[35] Monstercat 5 May 2022 Higher Ground (Part 1)
"Lions"[36] 24 June 2022
"All We Needed"[37] 22 July 2022
"I'm Delighted"

(with Cookie Monsta & Flux Pavilion)

Circus Records 29 September 2022 Non-album single
"Collecting Thoughts"

(with ShockOne)

Monstercat 17 November 2022 Higher Ground (Part 2)
"Lions (VIP)" 5 December 2022
"Get Through" 20 January 2023
"The Outlines"

(with Circadian)

23 June 2023 Non-album single
"Chase The Sun"[a] UKF 27 July 2023 Non-album single
"Never Have I Felt This (VIP)" NoCopyrightSounds 27 October 2023 Non-album single
"Hooked"

(with A.M.C)

UKF 25 April 2024 UKF15

As featured artist[edit]

Title Lead Artist Label Released Album
Take It In Feint Liquicity 14 October 2016 Liquicity Alchemy 2
Only Good Mistake Alpha 9 Anjunabeats 31 March 2017 Non-album single
Take It In (Hybrid Minds Remix) Feint Liquicity 10 November 2017 Liquicity Escapism 4
Another Lover Ilan Bluestone Anjunabeats 17 November 2017 Scars
In Your Arms Hybrid Minds UKF 8 March 2019 UKF10
Lost PhaseOne Disciple 17 April 2019 Transendency
Catharsis MUZZ Monstercat 3 September 2020 The Promised Land
Catharsis X MUZZ Monstercat 3 Feb 2022 The X Saga

Remixes[edit]

Title Original Artist Label Released
Suffocate The Prototypes Shogun Audio 11 November 2011
Levitate Hadouken! Hadouken Partnership 10 March 2013
Bump [38] Baby Blue Self-released 22 September 2013[39]
Move Into Light Juventa (ft. Erica Curran) Cloud 9 Music 30 December 2013
The Wolves Amy Steele Coleteel Music 29 March 2015
Getaway Tritonal (ft. Angel Taylor) Enhanced Music 8 July 2016
Cold Skin Seven Lions, Echos Monstercat 13 July 2017
Another Lover Ilan Bluestone (ft. Koven) Anjunabeats 17 April 2018
New Blood Steve Aoki, Sydney Sierota Dim Mak Records 22 May 2020
Someone To Love You Tritonal (ft. Brooke Williams) Enhanced Music 3 July 2020
Drifting Tiësto UKF 21 August 2023
Past Life Felix Jaehn, Jonas Blue Virgin Records 24 November 2023

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Cover of the 2001 song Chase The Sun by Planet Funk

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tryon, Oliver (11 March 2021). "Where It Started: Koven". Cultr.
  2. ^ "Koven Release Long-Awaited Album, "Butterfly Effect"". 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Scilippa, Phil (27 March 2020). "KOVEN Talk All Things Butterfly Effect, Influences, and More [Interview]". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists.
  4. ^ "Monstercat". www.monstercat.com. 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'Koven' the Talent and Voice". 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ Nguyen, Lisa-sun (15 March 2019). "Koven Talk RAMPAGE, Their Production Process, Upcoming Album, & More!".
  7. ^ "Interview: Koven - 'I prefer songwriting to horrible synths'". 20 August 2014.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1 Dance Presents..., UKF: Hybrid Minds B2B Koven". BBC.
  9. ^ Jenkins, Dave (8 March 2019). "A conversation with Katie Koven & Hybrid Minds".
  10. ^ C, Maja (10 December 2020). "Drum&BassArena Awards 2020: The Results".
  11. ^ "Koven - Viper Recordings". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Rollz – Burn Up (Ft. Katie's Ambition) (Music Video)". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ Jenkins, Dave (11 March 2014). "Koven: Two's Company". UKF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ^ Jenkins, Dave (11 March 2014). "Koven: Two's Company". UKF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  15. ^ "KOVEN – SOMETIMES WE ARE EP - Viper Recordings". 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. ^ Steer, Rachel (18 November 2016). "Koven's "Come To Light" EP Enriches Duo's Drum And Bass Roots". EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. ^ Kaushik, Rohit (1 November 2019). "KOVEN Announce Upcoming Debut Album 'Butterfly Effect'". EDMLI. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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  19. ^ Benders, Thorsten (7 August 2022). "Koven Releases Part One of 'Higher Ground' EP". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Koven Offers Fresh Sounds on 'Higher Ground (Part 2)' | EDM Identity". edmidentity.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Koven Setlist at Glastonbury Festival 2022". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Koven Setlist at Leeds Festival 2023". setlist.fm. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  24. ^ Trusspublished, Si (30 June 2023). ""I know that I've got to put on a show. I want it to feel like a performance" – How Koven balance live vocals and DJ mixing". MusicRadar. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Koven Release Long-Awaited Album, "Butterfly Effect"". 13 March 2020.
  26. ^ Scilippa, Phil (18 March 2021). "Deluxe Edition of Koven's Stunning "Butterfly Effect" Lands on Monstercat". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  27. ^ a b c "Koven – Artists".
  28. ^ "Koven - Come to Light EP". 12 November 2016.
  29. ^ "Your EDM Interview with Koven, on Their 'Come to Light' EP". 16 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Koven launch and release its Reality Reach EP in Space- Yes, Space!". 14 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Koven Takes Listeners on Music Adventure with New EP 'Reality Reach'". 24 August 2018.
  32. ^ "Koven Releases First Part of 'Higher Ground' EP on Monstercat". EDM Identity. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  33. ^ Peters, Emily (4 March 2023). "Koven Offers Fresh Sounds on 'Higher Ground (Part 2)' [Review]". EDM Identity. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  34. ^ "Looking For More - Single by Koven on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  35. ^ "Acclaimed UK Duo Koven Return To Monstercat With Poignant Drum & Bass Single "Take It Away" Off Forthcoming Package". The Music Essentials. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  36. ^ "Koven Continue Their String Of Monstercat Singles With Emotively Fierce Record "Lions" Off Forthcoming EP 'Higher Ground (Part 1)'". The Music Essentials. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  37. ^ "Mobil 1 Collaborates with Cinematic Bass Duo Koven to Drop the Summer Drive Soundtrack "All We Needed" on Monstercat". Business Wire. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  38. ^ Baby Blue - Bump (Koven Remix), retrieved 22 April 2021
  39. ^ @KOVENuk (22 September 2013). "'decided to upload a remix I did yonks ago.'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

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