Kinky Machine were a 1990s indie rock band with members including Louis Eliot and Johnny Bull who went on to form Rialto, and Julian Fenton who later joined The Lightning Seeds.
[1][2] After signing to the Lemon label and releasing two singles in 1992, both hits on the UK Independent Chart,[2] third single "Supernatural Giver" was a minor hit, and they were signed to MCA Records offshoot Oxygen.
[1] They toured with Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Manic Street Preachers, and drew comparisons with Pulp and Mott the Hoople, with Allmusic identifying influences from glam rock, punk rock, and Sergeant Pepper-era Beatles, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music author Colin Larkin also comparing the band to The Only Ones.
[1][2][3] They moved on to East West Records for a final single, "London Crawling", before splitting up in 1995 after Fenton had joined The Lightning Seeds, to be briefly replaced by Anthony Christmas.
[1][2] They had become disillusioned with the Britpop sound, with several of the bands that had supported them in the past (including Supergrass and Elastica[4]) overtaking them and becoming prime movers in the scene, Eliot explaining "When we started, we were delving into British pop music for influences, from the Kinks and the Jam and Clash to the Beatles.