kREEPA was founded in 2000 by John Richards and Hilary Jeffery and began with recordings where extended instrumental improvisations were combined with simple electronic textures. The recorder player Cesar Villavicencio joined the group after meeting Jeffery in the Meta Orchestra at Dartington International Summer School, 2000. Recording continued throughout 2001 at kreepastudio in Leicester (UK), including sessions with the contrabass recorder player Cesar Villavicencio and the phenomenal saxophonist Paul Dunmall. These original recordings became part of two limited edition CD-R releases. During 2002 kREEPA collaborated with the American dancer, choreographer and designer Aurora Corsano. This work included a residency at STEIM which culminated in a performance at the Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam with Paul Dunmall. In 2004 kREEPA took part in a special one-off concert with Walter Fabeck at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London with a kRUISE taking the audience along the Thames to and from the venue. Since October 2000, kREEPA have performed internationally with various line-ups. Current activity includes collaboration with 'grindcore' specialists Black Galaxy (Nicholas James Bullen and Simon Mabbott). In 2007 kREEPA released their debut album inside-a-sekt on the label Monium.

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